Bike New York, organizers of the popular Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City, yesterday announced several security measures in response to the Boston bombings.

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Happy Earth Day, you bike riding hippies. Did you know today is also the birthday of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (pictured to the left with a bicycle)? He was an enthusiastic cyclist and photographer, combining both of these hobbies while traveling before beginning his second career as architect of the Red Terror.

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Free bikes for the proletariat: The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are giving away bicycles provided by La Dolce Velo bike shop in San JOse. To enter the contest, “like” VTA’s Facebook page follow the directions on this page for contest entry.

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Update: As reported by Angie in Streetsblog, it appears the architectural firm that dreamed up this “joke” concept is pitching the idea for real as a means to win buy-in for the Pipeline.

Landscape architect firm proposes a 5,000 mile bike path that utilizes the right-of-way of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline in this brilliant April Fools joke.

More images and details at Factodesign: What If The Keystone XL Pipeline Was A Bike Path? This tongue-in-cheek proposal turns 5,000 mile pipeline into opportunity for localized development.