The Bicycle Revolution in Paris, Five Years Later
In July 2007, many Parisians laughed at their mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, when he announced the creation of a public bicycle sharing system aimed at reducing traffic in the French capital. The system was...
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Trailer Trashing as South Africa Considers Outlawing Bicycle Trailers
The road between Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls and Livingstone, in Zambia, is a well-traversed one, criss-crossed by bicycle riders towing trailers of bread and other supplies, with their bicycle spokes...
View ArticleRiding Towards Sustainable Development, on Bamboo
In Ghana, a country burgeoning with traffic congestion, increasing economic growth, and a stark urban-rural divide, making frames of bicycles out of bamboo could be the key to promoting sustainable...
View ArticleBicycles No Longer Mere Recreation in Argentine Capital
A programme launched in Buenos Aires three years ago to encourage the use of bicycles has already brought results: the use of this environment-friendly means of transport has increased fivefold in the...
View ArticleBetter to Ride These Bikes Than Make Them
Cambodia’s export business is in the process of changing due to shifts in manufacturing in Asia. A business publication in the country has reported unexpected growth in the “machinery and transport...
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Bicycle Use Booming in Latin America
Bogotá is famous for its vast network of bike lanes. Credit: Helda Martínez/IPSBy Estrella GutiérrezCARACAS, Dec 17 2013 (IPS)“I ride 43 km a day and I love it,” said Carlos Cantor in Bogotá, Colombia....
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