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Groningen: The World’s Cycling City 7

Groningen: The World’s Cycling City
Groningen: The World’s Cycling City – Screenshot from Streetfilms film on vimeo Clarence Eckerson Jr. from Streetfilms recently took a trip to Groningen, Netherlands and documented its widespread bicycle culture in a wonderful 15 minute film. Groningen, a city of about 192,000 people has the highest mode share of bicycle users of anywhere in the ...

Quote Of The Week: “Now I Know Why You Ride Your Bike Everywhere” 1

Quote Of The Week: “Now I Know Why You Ride Your Bike Everywhere”
Angry driver photo courtesy of Joseph Mietus  Some friends from out of town were visiting Toronto last weekend for a wedding. At the wedding, one friend said to me: “Now I know why you ride your bike everywhere. If I had to deal with this traffic every day, I would shoot myself” James D. Schwartz ...

Stettler, Alberta Bike Share Program Suspended After Its One Bike Goes Missing 5

Stettler, Alberta Bike Share Program Suspended After Its One Bike Goes Missing
Stettler, Alberta’s bike share program has been suspended after the program’s single bicycle went missing in that town of about 5,700 people. Bike Share Program Director, Harold Bruce spoke to the CBC about the program he founded after returning from a visit to Toronto, where he had thoroughly enjoyed Toronto’s BIXI bike share program. He ...