Greg Raisman of the Portland Office of Transportation takes Streetfilms on a tour of bicycle parking facilities in Portland, Oregon. Watch the video and learn the pros and cons of on street bicycle parking (a bicycle corral) vs a sheltered bicycle parking oasis. And check out this article to read about the next bicycle parking amenities in Portland. Streetfilms has documented a variety of bike parking options. At many BART stations in the Bay Area you can park in outdoor lockers or insideBike stations. New York City has also started to explore granting more on-street space for cyclists to park like here on Bedford Avenue.
Every time we manage to snag an interview with Jan Gehl, it ends up being one of the coldest days of the Fall. But that didn’t stop the Danish livable streets maestro from grabbing a table in New York City’s new wonderful public space, Madison Square, to chat with Streetsblog’s Editor-in-chief Aaron Naparstek.
It was just a little over two years ago we talked with Mr. Gehl in the iconic Times Square “bowtie” where he offered up a sobering evaluation of the lack of public space in NYC. You can watch that here. But thanks to recent initiatives by the NYC DOT, these days the future looks more promising for pedestrians and cyclists. During their conversation Mr. Gehl and Aaron covered much ground including the rapid pace of the transformation of our streets, the concepts behind the fluidity of traffic, the release of World Class Streets: Remaking New York City’s Public Realm, and the democratic process - with a shout out to our future 44th prez!
Advocates from Transporation Alternatives, The Project for Public Spaces, and The Open Planning Project join “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz and Enrique Penalosa to call for New York City to consider experimenting with some form of physically separated bike lanes in the near future.
Featuring ample footage and photos from over a dozen cities worldwide, this video makes the case that America is woefully behind the curve in protecting its cyclists in big cities.
Though this video is NYC-centric in nature, all lessons and video easily apply to cities across the U.S.
Por fin llegó el día, Jorge King y su Koga se van a Mongolia este próximo domingo, 4000 km le esperan en las tierras de Genghis Khan, mucha suerte Jorge!!
Una de las revistas pioneras en el mundo de la bicicleta de montaña, hace un test del neumático Schwalbe Rocket Ron EVO en 2,4. Podéis leer el test en:
Most reasonable cyclists could pedal their way from London to Paris lycra’d up on a featherweight road racer or even on a multi-sprocket’d mountain machine. But if you’re up for something a bit more heroic, we invite you to come and join the inaugural Folding Bike Challenge™, and show our full-sized compatriots what you and your beloved folder are made of. Whether you’ve got a Dahon, Brompton, Mezzo, Dawes, Birdy, Bike Friday, Airnimal, Raleigh, or Pashley-Moulton; whatever it is-as long as it folds, you’re in.
In September the Folding Bike Challenge™ will take our troupe of over 100 hardened fold-up enthusiasts to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, with four days of pedal-pushing comradeship, some fine French food en route, a glass or two of bubbly at the finish, and if you’re still up for it, a bit of sightseeing with your folding friend. It’s not a race or some form of tortuous pusuit event - more of a rally with some great stop-offs. Places are limited, so sign up now and don’t miss out!
El passat 21 de gener es va realitzar el lliurament dels premis als guanyadors del sorteig de 31 de desembre dels Amics de la Barcelona World Race. Luis Oyagüez (vegeu foto), amb la bicicleta Brompton i Ramón Puigpinós, amb el rellotge TNG
Una de las revistas pioneras en el mundo de la bicicleta de montaña, hace un test del neumático Schwalbe Rocket Ron EVO en 2,4. Podéis leer el test en: