This documentary is about ghost bikes that are placed on the side of the road where a cyclist life was lost. This bikes are placed in memory of those lives, and also as a reminder to drivers to be careful and watchful with cyclists. Filmed in Austin, TX –Jeannette rodriguez on YouTube.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Biking’ Category
Austin, TX: Ghost Bikes Documentary
Monday, May 27th, 2013Infographic: Who’s Using Alternative Modes of Transportation?
Friday, May 24th, 2013
View original infographic (GOOD.is): Who’s Using Alternative Modes of Transportation? -Column Five on GOOD.is
View this complete post...2013: The Year of the Bike Share
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BIKE SHARE
The year of the snake? Nope. It’s the year of the bike share.
In 2013, North America will likely see the addition of eighteen new bike share programs, growing approximately 50 percent from 2012. This will bump the total number of bike share programs on the continent to 53.
View this complete post...Innovative Cities – Eugene, Oregon
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013Guest on The Infra Blog: Eben Weiss, BikeSnob NYC Blog
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Eben Weiss (a.k.a. BikeSnobNYC) is the blogger behind bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com, a massively popular cycling blog (started in 2007). Topics include:
New World of Cycling
Bike Snob Abroad: Ripple Affect
Cycling Infrastructure in the US
Shocked into Engagement
NYC’s First Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane!
Monday, April 29th, 2013NYC’s First Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane! from Streetfilms on Vimeo. A few years ago, it was pretty big news when on-street bike parking or a bike oasis were installed in any city. Today, though it is always welcome news, it hardly merits a report. However, on New York City’s 9th Avenue protected bike lane […]
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: Bikes and Buses – Sharing the Road
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Feasibility of Using GPS to Track Bicycle Lane Positioning
Monday, April 1st, 2013
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
Researchers have shown that GPS units in smartphones can be used to identify routes taken by cyclists, including whether cyclists deviate from shortest paths to use bike lanes and other facilities. Researchers previously have not reported whether GPS tracking can be used to monitor whether and how bicyclists actually use lanes on streets, where these lanes have been provided, or other types of facilities.
King County, WA: Buses and Bikes – Sharing the Road
Thursday, March 28th, 2013Cities throughout King County are installing new types of bicycle facilities to create a safer, more pleasant environment for cycling. Bike boxes, shared transit/bicycle lanes, transit islands and streetcar tracks are just some of them where cyclists and transit operators need to be prepared for each other’s movements. –KCDOTVideo on YouTube.
View this complete post...The New York Times: D-Plus Solutions For D-Plus Problems
Monday, March 25th, 2013
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