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 [...]