Archive for the 'Cycling Advocacy News' Category

US: Spinning its wheels no more on bicycle-friendly policies

Boston.com: Spinning its wheels no more on bicycle-friendly policies
The bicycle racks may just be the beginning. About 100 people turned out on Oct. 22 for a forum on the “Role of Bicycling in World Class Cities,” one of several sessions that are being held to gauge public opinion on bicycling issues in Boston. [...]

South Africa: Cycling has proven itself locally and internationally as one

Rekord.co.za: Cycling has proven itself locally and internationally as one
Cycling has proven itself locally and internationally as one of the best marketing tools. Yet few people seem to realise it.
OUTsurance has made an exception to the rule in the Tshwane Mayoral Ride taking place in Pretoria on July 29. According to Salim Yusuf, president of [...]

National Bicycling Achievement Awards

Cycling Promotion Fund: National Bicycling Achievement Awards 2007
Making Australia more bicycle friendly requires action, commitment, innovation, vision and persistence. Without the work of dedicated individuals and organisations, many of the facilities and initiatives we take for granted today would not be there.
The Cycling Promotion Fund, an initiative of Bicycle Industries Australia Ltd, believes that recognising [...]

UK: Mayor tells cyclists ‘yes, Ken do’ in pledge to help cause

Hendon Times: Mayor tells cyclists ‘yes, Ken do’ in pledge to help cause
Barnet cyclists met the Mayor of London this week to discuss the lack of provisions and investment for cyclists in the borough. A delegate from Barnet London Cycling Campaign, which has more than 300 members, met with Ken Livingstone on Tuesday to ask [...]