bicycles

The Past, Present, and Future of Electric Bicycling

Journalist Carlton Reid, Dillon Fitch of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and Andrew Brown of iGo Electric Bikes joined the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network to take a look at the evolution of e-bike technology, how communities are responding to the increase in e-biking demand and usage, and what the future holds for these vehicles.

Get to Know Bike Easy

Laissez le Bon Temps Rouler with Bike Easy Bike Easy works to make bicycling easy, safe, and fun for everyone in Greater New Orleans.

Get to know Bikemore

Bikemore believes in building a city designed for face-to-face interactions, serendipity, mobility, and sustainability. A city designed for people. All people. In a city where isolation and segregation define the past and present, Bikemore believes it’s time for connection to define our future.
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#ForewordFriday: Bike to Work 2019

In honor of National Bike Month and Bike to Work Day, Island Press is celebrating the power and the freedom of cycling.

Webinar: Unlocking Multimodality in N America

In recent years, some urban planners have begun to explore ways to unlock Dutch-style multimodality, hoping to utilize the bicycle as a tool to increase public-transit ridership and decrease car dependency. In fact, the case could be made that—with the right conditions—bikes are better placed to deal with the lower population densities and longer distances traveled in North America.

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