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Trial and Guilty Verdict by NY Post of Cyclist in Pedestrian Death
Sept 21, 2014 – By Jen Benepe The NY Post wasted no time in serving as jury, holding the trial and presiding over the guilty verdict of a cyclist in a collision with a pedestrian last week. It was an...
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Richard Fries to Head MassBike
Richard Fries by Russ Campbell at RussCam.com Race announcer, director and former publisher Richard Fries has been named new executive director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, also known as...
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When Pope Francis Comes to NY He’ll be Riding a Bicycle
When Pope Francis comes to New York City this September, he’ll be riding a pedal-powered vehicle. Pedal Powered Pope mobile used by Pope Francis now. Well, we’re just joking. “We would love to see the...
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Live in Manhattan? Get on the Board!
Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President, issued an invitation to residents to apply to their community boards. The Manhattan Borough President’s Office is currently accepting applications or Manhattan...
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High Bridge Talk in March
The High Bridge that spans the East River and connects Washington Heights in Manhattan to the Bronx, will open this summer as a pedestrian and cyclist walkway. You can go hear Bryan Diffley, the...
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Cyclists Party Candidates to Run for Office in Australia
March 18, 2015, By Jen Benepe Fifteen Australians will be running for office under the rubric of the Australian Cyclists The Australian Cyclists Party is vying for about 22 seats in elections March 28....
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Tempers Flare in Seattle Over Bike Lanes
A video going viral on YouTube shows a foul-mouthed driver asserting her God-given right to park in the bike lane in Seattle, Washington. “I don’t give a f–k,” she yaws back to the cyclist after he...
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Ride to the Water Source
April 14, 2015, New York, NY Two New Yorkers will be taking cyclists for a bicycle tour to the Old Croton Aqueduct situated at Highbridge Park on May 9. The old Croton Aqueduct that spans the East...
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How Bicycles Gave us Freedom
July 14, 2015 – Washington, D.C. A new exhibit about the role of bicycles in American freedom and innovation has opened and it’s not to be missed. A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute explores...
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TA Looking for Summer Streets Volunteers
July 29, 2015 – New York, NY One of New York’s biggest bicycle advocacy groups is looking for volunteers to perform outreach to the public during the three Summer Street events to be held this August....
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Bronx Teacher is Killed While Riding Across America
July 30, 2015 – Elk City, OK A 25-year-old teacher from the Bronx who was riding a bicycle from Maine to Santa Barbara, CA to raise awareness for education, was hit and killed by a driver yesterday who...
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Parking in the Bike Lane? There’s an App for That
August 3, 2015- New York, NY Cars parked in the bike lane on Saturday on the route to Summer Streets included about 30 police cars. Does the city really care about cyclists? That obnoxious driver is...
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In the Case of the Piermont Five, is Chalking a First Amendment Right?
By Frank LoMonte (Special to Cyclists International) On Sunday, five cyclists were stopped from chalking their remembrances of slain cyclist Patrick Wanninkhof in Piermont, NY, and threatened with...
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Los Angeles’“Complete Streets” Meets Driver Resistance
In the News: Sept. 8, 2015 A new plan to add bike lanes to one of the most congested cities in the world –Los Angeles–is meeting new opposition from guess who? Drivers of course. A rendering of what...
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Cyclists are Blessed
Cyclists are blessed because they are saving the earth from harmful carbon emissions every day they get on their bicycles. Thank you Pope Francis for bringing attention to our struggle to save the...
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More Reasons to Be Jealous of the Netherlands
January 2, 2016 More women in the Netherlands bike than men–a testament to the safety of the bike infrastructure there. Women are often accompanied by small children. Today there are more reasons than...
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BCycle Chosen for Las Vegas Bikeshare
January 20, 2016 The Trek Bicycle Corporation’s BCycle was awarded a contract by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) to install the city’s first bike share system. This will...
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The Elephant in the Room
And now for something completely unrelated to cycling. Or maybe not. Elephants walk through the Mufwe Lodge hotel in Zambia so they can gorge on the fruit lying on the other side of the garden. When...
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Oregon Seeks Bike-Ped Plan Input Before Feb 18
The State of Oregon is seeking public input to its draft bicycle pedestrian plan by Feb. 18. Says a statement in the plan, “Oregon has demonstrated that walking and biking are viable and desirable...
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Gale Brewer Responds to Negative Cruz Comments About NYC
February 4, 2016 Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer In response to remarks made by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) to ABC News Monday evening, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer issued the...
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