Top 5 U.S. Cities For Bicycling
People for Bikes has published the top 5 cities, perhaps happier cities than most, for bikes in the US, out of a total of 567 cities.
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New Orleans — “Biking Boomtown” — Doubled Rate Of Bicycle Commuters In 10 Years
New Orleans rivals and surpasses other America cities in so many ways. Music first comes to mind — oh, to be the birthplace of Jazz — but there’s also the city’s French and Spanish Creole architecture, its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage, cuisine, annual celebrations such as the colorful, magical Mardi Gras.
New Orleans also deserves praise for propelling itself so rapidly ahead in terms of transport — doing what it takes other cities many years to do.
Bike & Transit News
Missing out on some bike news lately? Transit news? Here’s a roundup of some top stories from around the interwebs. Bicycling Bicycle Culture Mythbusting — The Complete Guide Over the years we have realised that a large part of our work at Copenhagenize Design Co.in working towards bicycle-friendly cities is the … [continued]
Tesla, Other Electric Vehicle, Bike, & Transit News (Link Drop)
A one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica electric vehicle (especially Tesla), bicycle, and transit stories that I think … [continued]
Chicago 2030: Green Or Ashen?
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here … [continued]
Bicycle Friendly Community Infographic
This article was originally published on Bikocity. Several years ago, I was the director of an organization in the Charlottesville, Virginia region that got Charlottesville designated as a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFA). There were great guiding documents that the League of American Bicyclists supplied as part of the application process, … [continued]
More Bicycle Friendly Communities for the U.S. — Los Angeles, Miami, and Nashville
Bicycle friendly communities are exactly what it says on the tin — communities taking steps to make cycling safer and more accessible for everyone. The League of American Bicyclists recognizes and awards five levels of BFCs (Bicycle Friendly Communities, of course) — Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. As of this month, 47 of the 50 states can claim to host BFCs. […]
Top 10 Bicycling States in the US Are…
The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) has just released its 2012 state rankings on bicycle friendliness. I’m sad, but not surprised, to say that my home state, Florida, is not in the top 10. And neither are the two other states where I lived for the longest time — … [continued]
