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Miami’s Green Mobility Network

The Green Mobility Network is an organization dedicated to making Miami-Dade County a better place to walk and bike in. According to a..

July 27, 2009 with 1 Comment

NYC: Buy a Dahon, Get a Free Transportation Alternatives Membership

Now through October ’09, buy a Dahon in New York City and get a free Transportation Alternatives membership. Dahon has paired with TA..

July 16, 2009 with 0 Comments

Free Ride Mobile Bike Repair Project

The following is a guest post courtesy of Urban Velo’s good friend, Rachel Ding: Free Ride!, Pittsburgh’s bike co-op, is..

July 13, 2009 with 0 Comments

Safe Routes to School

Deb Hubsmith is not your typical bicycle advocate. In fact, there is very little about Deb that is typical. For this interview, I go to..

July 9, 2009 with 0 Comments

42Below Sponsors The 42Ride To Benefit Alliance for Biking and Walking

The riders for the 42Below sponsored 42Ride across the United states have been selected, the ride is ready to get underway on June 25th...

June 19, 2009 with 2 Comments

Auckland GetAcross Protest

We learned about the Auckland GetAcross protest from Sammo in New Zealand. He writes: Today we took part in a protest to gain cyclist and..

May 26, 2009 with 2 Comments

Denton, TX Community Bike Shop 501c3 Celebration

After two years, the Querencia Community Bike Shop just received their IRS 501c3 tax exempt status. To celebrate, they’re hosting a..

May 17, 2009 with 0 Comments

LA Cyclists Rise Up For Their Rights

According to the Burbank City Buzz Examiner: A group of cyclists called the Bike Writers Collective gathered at Van Nuys City Hall on the..

May 6, 2009 with 1 Comment

Mauritania Bicycle Repair Class Fund Drive

Bicycle author Sam Tracy recently wrote to us from his current outpost in Africa working with the Peace Corps to bring a bicycle repair..

April 28, 2009 with 1 Comment

Is Boston Ready For a Revolution?

The Boston Globe asks the question, Can Boston really go from being the worst city for bicycling to the best?” The mayor and his..

April 13, 2009 with 5 Comments