On AlterNet: bikes

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bikes"

New York's New Bike-Sharing Plan is a Model for the Country

Ken Podziba, Comment Is Free. September 15, 2011.

A city known for its sea of yellow taxis and crowded streets, New York is becoming a place no one thought was possible: bikeable.

As Gas Prices Rise, Bicycle Ridership Is Up -- So Why Are Lawmakers Gutting Bike Programs?

Jay Walljasper, People for Bikes. May 25, 2011.

The price tag for more than 3,000 federally funded bike and pedestrian projects last year amounted to less than half the cost of one highly contested highway project.

How Portland Is Planning to Become the First World-class Bike City in America

Jay Walljasper, YES! Magazine. December 1, 2010.

Portland may be the only large city to earn the League of American Bicyclists' coveted platinum status as a bicycle-friendly city, but they have even bigger plans.

How We Can Ignite a Bicycle Revolution in the U.S.

Jay Walljasper, AlterNet. September 21, 2010.

A trip to the Netherlands offers insight into how American cities should transform our transportation culture and infrastructure to be bike-friendly.

Are U.S. Cities Ready For Bike-Sharing?

Adam Doster, In These Times. January 8, 2008.

Car-sharing has caught on in the U.S., but the European-influence bike-sharing idea may be ready to take off, too.