Beijing to install 500 bike rental kiosks with 20,000 bikes to encourage bike use and ease traffic jams in the city. Beijing transportation officials say they’ll also install bike lanes, although residents say bike lanes are often used by cars. More –> Xinhua: More rental bikes, subway lines to ease Beijing traffic congestion. Via Transportation read more
Texas native Lela Rose shows off her whimsical side with her bike wrapped in colorful cords at the New York Fashion Center’s bike share launch on Wednesday, September 7.
The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission Regional Bicyle Share Program may finally launch “next year.” Which is what they said last year. And the year before that as well. A planned “bike share” in San Francisco and various Peninsula cities have been in the works for “next year” since at least 2007. But this time read more
BMJ.com (nee the British Medical Journal) published a study today showing that a bike share program in Barcelona, Spain saves human lives while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The benefits from increased physical activity far outweight the risks from increased exposure to traffic and air pollutants.
The Midtown Business Association in Sacramento have created a small scale bicycle share program for the Midtown Sacramento area.
Streetfilms showcases the amazing bike share system in Hangzhou, China.
