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A lunch on urban (re)generation and in praise of cities
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More than half of the world's population now lives in cities, and that number is growing. Even in the U.S., while the 20th Century can be seen as the era of the American suburb, this century- marked by uncertain gas prices, a mortgage crisis, and changing values- is ...
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4 months, 1 week ago by: kirstendirksen staff 2 comments
Slow Biking: "if you think you're going to sweat, slow down"
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"First there was Slow Food and then Slow Travel, Slow Companies, Slow Planet, etc. The time is ripe for Slow Bicycle."In 2008, a group of relaxed cyclists founded the Slow Bicycle Movement as a way to "take cycling back" from the spandex-wearing, 21-gear-using, speed-loving weekend warriors and return it ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
How Barcelona is slowly becoming a cyclist's city
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While only 3.5% of Spaniards cycle every day, in one year- 2007- daily use in Barcelona jumped by 81%. Most would credit this startling rise to the success of the city's bikesharing program, Bicing, which was implemented that same year, but there are other factors at play.
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
The SUV of bikes
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It's easy to assume once you have a couple of kids, your days of
freewheeling are numbered. One kid seat might be doable, but two, and
with groceries? The Dutch have a cyclist's answer to the minivan. It's
called a "bakfiets"- a cargobike that resembles a rideable ...
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1 year, 5 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
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Dutch bikes: appliances, not sporting goods
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There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands: 18 million bikes for 16.3 million people. There are less than 7 million cars. The average Dutch person cycles 902km, or 560 miles, per year. In a country where there are more than twice as many bicycles as cars, most ...
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1 year, 6 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
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Commute bikes 2008
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New gear makes it easier to ditch the car. Shiftless gearing, electric boost, micro-foldable models to cycle to the train and cargobikes for getting the kids to class. Here's a list of commuter bikes.As more cities, like London, Chicago, Melbourne and New York, invest in cycling infrastructure (see ...
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2 years, 4 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Bike commuting goes broadband
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Beyond Amsterdam, cities like Chicago aim to convert drivers to cyclists. Lance Armstrong and Barack Obama back human-powered commutes. Ready for green waves and two-wheeled highways?As city centers grow more congested and contaminated, a push to get commuters onto two wheels is becoming not just good environmental policy, but ...
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2 years, 4 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
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