Urban Greeks: It’s a bike time!
Heavy rains didn’t stop cyclists, young and old, from taking to the streets yesterday in Athens, as many are fed up with the lack of bike lanes throughout the highly vehicle congested city. Athens is one of Europes worst cities when it comes to cyclist-friendly traffic code – it’s one [...]

Marlborough Express: Council gets moving on cycle strategy
Marlborough’s cycling strategy has kicked off – with a consultation period looking for feedback on how to get more people pedalling in the district. The strategy could see marked cycle lanes and allocated cycle space at intersections, off-street cycle paths, cycle routes on low volume roads and [...]

China Post: Taipei city government urged to build bicycle path network
Three Taipei city councilors called yesterday for the establishment of a comprehensive network of bicycle paths in the capital city, out of concern for the safety and benefits of cyclists. Councilors Wang Chih ping, Dai Hsi-chin and Chen Yu-mei of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) [...]

Billings Gazette – Letter: City would do well to encourage bicycle use
I write in response to the “Lewis bike lanes run into resistance” article in the Sept. 29 Gazette. First of all, as a resident, I am excited to see Billings’ citizens get involved and influence community decisions. We can all learn something from [...]

News-Record: Fast Forward: A bike-friendly city
College students returning to Greensboro this fall found a much more bicycle-friendly city. The city’s bike lanes and trails, which have been spreading throughout the city, are making it much easier for freshmen to leave their cars at home. “As a college student, it’s really expensive and kind of [...]

The Age: Another freeway a must, new roads chief urges
Victoria’s roads boss believes Melbourne needs another east-west freeway. VicRoads chief executive Gary Liddle said Melbourne needed another crossing to supplement the M1 — the West Gate-CityLink-Monash Freeway corridor — and join its fragmented freeway network.

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Lochaber News: Path linking communities is a triumph
The new cycleway and footpath linking Fort William and Torlundy finished on schedule and has been warmly welcomed in the community. Transport Scotland invested £1.5million to create the new link, which serves a safe route off the A82 for cyclists and pedestrians, not only to the Nevis [...]

Register Guard: New pedestrian/bike plan
Here are some of the concepts recommended in an updated statewide plan to improve traffic configurations for bicyclists and pedestrians
Bicycle Boulevard: A local street that provides good through access for bicyclists while discouraging heavy motor vehicle use. This is accomplished through such modifications as lowered speed limits, “traffic-calming” devices such as [...]

West Seattle Herald: Sharrows are on our streets
On our city streets, bicycles pedaled by human power and weighing a few pounds for each skinny frame, must maneuver among speeding cars, trucks and buses. With growing numbers of cyclists, the city of Seattle has introduced lane markings called sharrows, reminding drivers to share the streets with [...]

Boston Globe: On Beacon Street, it’s bike lane interrupted – Cyclists hampered by road’s quirks
Bicycle lanes, part of the broad-ranging Beacon Street Reconstruction Project, are a significant achievement for the town, in which Harvard Street is the only other street with special accommodations for cyclists. Based on early reactions, however, it could take some time [...]