DreamBikes Teaches Job Skills and Boosts Bicycling in Urban Neighborhoods

May 17, 2012 No Comments by

DreamBikes started when John Burke, president of Trek BIcycle Company, suggested the idea and then donated the seed money to open the first DreamBikes shop in Madison four years ago.

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Citi To Sponsor NYC Bike Share Program

May 08, 2012 No Comments by

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and CitiBank announced that the financial services giant will pay $41 million over five years to sponsor NYC’s new bike sharing program.

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Swedish Cities Close to Building a Bicycle Superhighway

Jan 20, 2012 2 Comments by

Sweden’s transportation authority has approved a four line bicycle superhighway between the southern cities of Malmö and Lund.

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Bamboo Bicycle Races for Affordability and Sustainability

Sep 18, 2011 No Comments by

Yanko Design and Paulus Maringka have come up with a design for a bamboo bicycle that not only is sustainable, but is affordable as well.

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Bicycling in Uruguay The Ticket to Enjoying South America

Sep 08, 2011 No Comments by

Starting in Montevideo, bicycling in Uruguay means long swathes of white sandy beaches that are devoid of people and invite you to take a break from your two wheeled journey.

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A Capital Idea: See DC By Bicycle

Feb 23, 2011 1 Comment by

Capital Bikeshare has 1100 bicycles available for short- and long- term rental in DC. They are in tourist heavy areas like the national mall, are in chic neighborhoods like Dupont Circle, and are often placed by Metro stations.

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The Business Case for Bicycling

Dec 16, 2010 No Comments by

Tom Bowden, a conservative attorney who lives in Virginia, gives some talking points about bicycles and bike paths that some of us can use when talking with those who might be dubious. His talking points begin with bikes’ greatest benefits: the freedom of movement, efficiency, and the legacy of entrepreneurism.

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A Two-Wheel Beamer? BMW Releases Bicycle Line

Oct 28, 2010 No Comments by

Now auto manufacturers are going back to their roots. Peugeot, which got its start making bicycles in the 1880s, launched a new bicycle line 10 years ago, and after some stumbles, will re-introduce that line into the United States in January. Mini Cooper has a posh collection of bikes. And now BMW launched its line of bicycles, too.

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