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Bike Sales Outstrip Car Sales in Spain
For the first time on record, bicycles have outsold cars in Spain. “Last year, 780,000 bicycles were sold in the country — compared to 700,000 cars. That’s due to a 4 percent jump in bike sales, and a...
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Cyclist Fatality Highlights Dangers for Young Cyclists
A 19-year-old cyclist was killed in Saugerties, NY on October 14 possibly while trying to turn off a major roadway onto another road leading to his home. Michael Wiley, 19, died while trying to take a...
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Want to Attend the National Bike Summit Free?
A national trade group will be offering 25 scholarships to eligible bicycle retailers to attend this year’s National Bike Summit, being Janette Sadik Khan at the 2011 National Bicycle Summit Photo ©...
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How the Car Industry Outlawed Walking
In the News–By Jen Benepe Women running across the street in Reno, Nevada, where pedestrian deaths are at an all time high. Car lobbyists successfully ran a campaign against pedestrians to shift the...
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Meeting to Decide Fate of Route 9W and Palisades
By Jen Benepe On Monday, the commissioners in charge of the Palisades Parkway –and the area along Route 9W–will be voting on whether to allow a $23.7 billion foreign corporation to build a high rise...
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Commissioners Reject LG’s Proposal to Ruin Palisades Park
By Jen Benepe – February 25, 2014 –Fort Lee, NJ The commissioners of the Palisades Park system unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday rejecting LG’s proposed building Exec. Dir. and Commissioner...
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Steve Faust, Well Known Bike Advocate, Mourned
Steve Faust with his wife Linda at the first Five Boro Bike Tour in 1977 where Steve was a volunteer and photographer, according to Ed Sobin. Photo courtesy of Steve Bauman. By Jen Benepe–April 1, 2014...
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Cyclists Ride to Protest LG Electronics’ Monstrosity
Cyclists took to the road today to protest LG Electronics’ proposed building over the Palisades. About 75 cyclists gathered in the cool spring morning, and donned vests that read “Lower LG” for a...
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Were Back in Business — A Message From the Editor
January 2, 2018 — New York/ New Jersey Dear Reader: We’re back in business! That is, after being hacked to death by either a competitor or someone who had nothing better to do. Success attracts many...
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New Year’s Gift: Prospect Park is Now 100% Car-Free!
Jan. 2, 2018 BROOKLYN, N.Y. —New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that Prospect Park’s entire loop drive will be permanently car-free for the first time since the inception of the...
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