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Berlin’s Bicycle Boom
Committed to making cycling a viable form of transportation, the Berlin Senate measures the success of that city's bicycle network by the prevalence of cyclists in the overall traffic mix -- rather than the way New York's DOT does, by the miles of bike lanes built. Via TreeHugger:
July 2, 2007
Just What India Needs: The $3,000 Car
The Sierra Club points out that in India, there are currently about 7 cars per 1,000 persons (as compared to nearly 500 per 1,000 in the US). With the advent of the $3,000 car, that is surely about to change. The Independent's Andrew Buncombe reports:
June 28, 2007
Permanent Pricing Gets Green Light in Sweden
Stockholm has just completed its congestion pricing trial. Thanks to broad public support, parliament voted to make the fee permanent. Will New York be in the same position years from now? The Local (Sweden) reports:
June 26, 2007
Auto Insurer Creates Traffic Mayhem With Gasoline Give-Away
Sean Roche of Newton Streets and Sidewalks sends along a good one:
June 25, 2007
Toronto Cycling Activists Build Their Own Bike Network
Fed up with city government, which is two years behind schedule implementing a 1,000 kilometer bicycle network, Toronto's Other Urban Repair Squad have begun striping their own bike lanes -- in hot pink. The Toronto Star reports (via ibiketoronto):
June 22, 2007
Biking [on the Wrong Side of the Road] is “Normal” [in London]
Emily Thornberry, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury in London and chairwoman of the all-party parliamentary cycling group, debunks 10 persistent myths about bicycle commuting in this op-ed for London's Guardian:
June 18, 2007