International Herald Tribune: South Korea promoting bicycle use
South Korea, one of Asia’s industrial powerhouses, is turning to an old-fashioned way to solve the problem of its traffic-clogged roads: encouraging people to ride bicycles. The Home Affairs Ministry announced a campaign Monday to promote bicycle use as a way to cope with heavy traffic, air […]

Quick Release.tv: Cyclists: vote for Sustrans from November 26th
You may not live in Britain, but you could help us win $100m to transform 79 communities across the UK. The BIG Lottery Fund has unveiled the final shortlist for the People’s £50 Million Lottery Giveaway. The contest will be a public vote which will see one […]

CityNews.ca: Amazing Bike Dispensing Machine Aids Commuter Travel
It’s an amazing idea and technology has made it possible. Dutch commuters are now able to rent a bicycle to get to work using a device that actually dispenses the two-wheelers like a gumball machine.
The bike dispenser isn’t designed for someone looking to take a leisurely ride around […]

Moreland Leader: Refugees on the right path
Bicycle mechanic is helping asylum seekers go the distance. Bill Bretherton has been donating bicycles to refugees for four years through his volunteer-run collective, Human Powered Cycles, where he repairs and sells pre-loved and broken bicycles. Last month Bretherton received a $1000 grant from Cycling Promotion to run a […]

The Age: Education News - Chain reaction
1. How popular is cycling?
According to the Melbourne City Council, there has been a significant increase in bicycles entering the city. In March, bikes accounted for 7.9 per cent of all vehicles, an increase of 3.9 per cent since 2006. Lobby group Bicycle Victoria reports membership at an all-time […]

Spiegel Online: Paris Bike Rental Scheme Goes Global
A French advertising company hit upon the simplest self-service scheme. It won over thousands of Parisians and is now being exported across the worldChicago is interested, and so is Moscow. Geneva and Sydney are in negotiations, and the mayor of London has called by twice. All eyes are […]

Cafe Babel: Velib: bicycle + freedom on city streets
The French capital has been enjoying the success of the Vélib’ adventure since summer 2007, and the urban rent-a-bicycle-for-next-to-nothing fever has caught the rest of Europe. An invasion. A flood. On 15 July 2007, more than ten million bicycles were installed in 750 bike stations all over […]

Roanoke.com: Organizers of Sharebike venture aim to provide two-wheelers for area use
A Roanoke group is almost ready to begin a bike-sharing enterprise that wants to provide cheap and environmentally friendly transportation. Sharebike founder Ron McCorkle looks at a pile of donated bikes Wednesday at his home. ‘’We have many bikes, and they’re all ready,’’ he […]

Tribune de Genève: Ad dispute delays bicycle plan
Geneva’s hopes of copying Paris and Lyon with a free bike rental system are on hold as a US company challenges the city’s way of handling advertising. A plan to launch a free bicycle system in Geneva has been held up by a dispute over advertising. Vélib’ in […]

SMH: City slickers are the new city thickers
Large shopping centres, elevators and the dominance of the car are driving Australia’s obesity epidemic, an Australian report has found. The report, to be released tomorrow by Research Australia, says changes to our physical environment are resulting in obesity.
Professor Anthony Capon, one of 12 researchers who worked on […]

SMH: Cycle commuters a larger tiny minority
More and more Sydney workers are using bicycles and motor scooters to get to work. Census figures released yesterday show that the number of people who cycle to work has risen by 18 per cent. The number of scooter and motorbike riders rose by 27 per cent.
But the figures […]

Ekathimerini.com: Hundreds of cyclists braved heavy rainfall
Hundreds of cyclists braved heavy rainfall on Saturday to join a protest through central Athens calling on local authorities to create special bicycle lanes on congested roads in the city center. Blowing whistles and shouting anti-car slogans, cyclists of all ages rode through the streets despite the heavy downpour. […]

CNW Media Release: Two-thirds of Montrealers support carbon tax to fund cycling infrastructure
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) today released the results of a survey, showing that an overwhelming majority of Montrealers (82%) believe that using bikes to commute to work can be an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases and fight climate change. […]

LA Times: A pioneering ‘clean’ city
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any effect beyond the town limits. A few melting glaciers later, Vaxjo is attracting a green pilgrimage of politicians, scientists and business leaders from as far […]

Courier-Mail: Cars lose the race to work
The Inner City Bypass is quickly turning into the inner-city car park after traffic grew by almost 25 per cent in the past year, according to a survey by Rivercity Motorway, builders of Brisbane’s North South Bypass Tunnel. The number of morning traffic delays jumped by 25 per […]

Channel 4 News: Time to buy a bicycle? Oil prices rise
Why has the price of oil has hit a new high and what it’s going to do to the economy? It’s what drives global economies and the cost is shooting up - the price of a barrel of oil has broken records now for […]

The Age: Bendigo pedestrians get right of way
Ripping out traffic lights, throwing out signs and wiping out the road markings doesn’t seem the logical way to improve road safety. But, in a radical scheme to be unveiled by Planning Minister Justin Madden today, Bendigo City Council has decided to do just that. It […]

SMH: 10,000 Sydneysiders cycle in to work
About 10,000 people pedalled in to work in Sydney during National Ride to Work Day today, Bicycle NSW’s Elizabeth Hole said. “We have contributed to less congestion on the roads today, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and first-time cyclists are every excited they can do this,” she said. Before today, […]

Sightlines Institute: Wheels of Fortune (Bicycle Neglect #10)
The benefits to you mount even faster if your community is bike-friendly enough to let you shed one of your cars. Then, you’ll save at least an additional $5 a day in car payments and other costs of ownership. (It’s astounding how much we spend on transportation, mostly […]

The Age: Pedal power pays as Bike Account interest rises
The number of cyclists entering central Melbourne has doubled in the past year, according to the first comprehensive study of cycling in the City of Melbourne.
Melbourne City Council’s inaugural Bicycle Account summarises cycling trends, behaviour and safety in the CBD and inner suburbs.
A copy of the […]