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"Sarah McCullough, a graduate student at the University of California at Davis who researched how people's feelings about biking - happy, scared, sad, etc. - relate to their likelihood of actually riding a bike. (She's finding that people with stronger emotions about biking - and not necessarily just positive ones - are more likely to do it. And people are more likely to bike when they perceive it as safe and socially normal.) "Just understanding how changes in cultural infrastructure have to accompany changes in physical infrastructure; it's not necessarily enough in many communities just to put in a bike lane. You also have to create a culture where people feel comfortable using it.""

This is a story about a forgotten working class pioneer cyclist in England that was made into a opera.  This guy's story was pretty amazing about how he would bicycle to a race and back home.  He won a silver medal in the 1920 Olympics.  The city is Scunthorpe and has a similar story too with factory jobs leaving the area.  I wonder about the story of our hometown hero, Otto Maya.

The city is considering creation of bicycles-only lanes on Penn Avenue through Downtown Pittsburgh, including the Cultural District. The lanes would occupy the eastbound side of Penn Avenue, replacing the existing traffic lane from Stanwix Street to 11th Street. Eastbound vehicles would be rerouted to Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, which run parallel to Penn. Westbound traffic and on-street parking would not change. The plan was outlined at a meeting Tuesday with business interests, bicyclists and others, hosted by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. "This is still very much conceptual, very much in the information gathering stage," said Jeremy Waldrup, the partnership's president and CEO. "It's by no stretch of the imagination a perfect concept," said Stephen Patchan, the city's bicycle-pedestrian coordinator. But the city intends to move quickly, hoping to have the lanes in place before Sept. 8, when it will host the 18th Pro Bike/​Pro Walk/​Pro Place conference, bringing an estimated 1,000 city planners, transportation engineers and bicycling and pedestrian advocates here. Mayor Bill Peduto announced in April that he wanted bikes-only lanes in Downtown in time for the conference. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/06/11/Wheels-are-turning-to-build-bike-only-lanes-in-cultural-district/stories/201406110055#ixzz34Lph7CNO

From 2000 to 2010, bicycle commuting rose 40 percent in the U.S. But, in the 38 largest BFCs, the rise in bike commuters was almost double the national rate, growing a staggering 77 percent over the same time period. Cities like Portland, Ore.; Boulder, Colo; Davis, Calif., and other leading BFCs are almost ready to join the ranks of world-class bike communities - and the League has been working with BFC representatives to envision a higher standard that challenges and charts new heights for bicycle-friendliness in the United States. "If it sounds like we are moving the goalposts, it's because we are," says Andy Clarke, League President. "Communities are doing so much more, and the state of the practice in innovative infrastructure and programs has developed so rapidly in recent years, that it really is time to challenge communities to do even more to make biking better." Attaining Diamond designation will involve an individualized challenge tailored to each community. The League will conduct a detailed audit for each city and work with community leaders to create clear 5-, 10- and 15-year goals for important factors like bicycle mode share, land use, crashes, network connectivity and bike culture. The primary measure to Diamond designation: The number of people riding and citizen satisfaction. Cities will delve into a more detail evaluation of ridership and level of service, using standard methods of measure like the American Community Survey and National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, but also more challenging and broader tools such as Copenhagen's Bicycle Account. The end goal: American communities that rival top international cycling cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam with world-class facilities, like protected bike lanes - and so much more. "In Portland, bikes mean business," says Tom Miller, Director of the Portland (Ore.) Bureau of Transportation. "Our commitment to bike-friendly streets has helped to attract a wealt

You might have noticed some shiny new bikes parked outside the Ruth Lilly Student Center. Marian University has started a new bicycle sharing program and the bikes are available to students, faculty, and staff. "We want to start a cycling culture on campus that extends beyond our 19-time championship cycling team. We want Marian University students, faculty, and staff to embrace cycling for fun, exercise, transportation and competition. These bikes are a great way to build on the cycling culture that is already a part of the Marian University community," said Deborah Lawrence, Senior Vice President Head Cycling Coach Dean Peterson worked with Marian University cycling team partner, Matthews Bicycles, to find bikes that everyone could easily use. They selected a beautiful fleet of Electra bikes that reflect the school: new and cutting edge with a vintage flair. In addition to the bikes, a former cycling team member, Miles Chandler, is leading an effort to start a cycling club on campus, and they have agreed to maintain the Electra bikes for the campus community. "It's quick, it's easy, it's free, and healthy for you, too!" said Scott Ralph, Marian University's Chief of Police. The bicycles will be available each day from dawn to dusk, seasonal weather permitting. For more information, contact the Office of Campus Safety and Police Services in the Ruth Lilly Student Center at 317.955.6789. Happy cycling!

"Bike Cleveland has urged the city to move faster in adding bike-friendly features, especially bike lanes. Promoting a bike culture boosts a city's image, advocates say. "

More Americans are cycling A vibrant bike culture is growing across North America, but its scope is miniscule when compared to Europe. In Denmark and Holland cycling is the norm for both general transportation and commuting to work or school.

Article originally published on 19 November 2007. Revised November 2015. Over the years we have realised that a large part of our work at Copenhagenize Design Co. in working towards bicycle-friendly cities is the simple art of mythbusting. While time-consuming and often frustrating, it still appears to a necessary part of the dialogue around the world.

Communities and schools are using Walk or Bike to School Day as the first step to change community culture and to create options for getting around that are more inviting for everyone, both young and old. Here are some reasons to support walking and bicycling to school:

Of all our wacky and agitated 21st century culture wars, the most ridiculous and unnecessary, to me, is Bike Haters vs. Bike Lovers. Look: I get that not everyone rides a bicycle, owns a bicycle, or showers with a bicycle (what, you don't shower with a bicycle?

Bikes for Goodness Sake is a charity with a mission to share to Goodness of Bicycles with underprivileged children. We are a registered 501 c(3) non-profit. We work local bike shops and corporations to create events and distribute bikes to local children. We aim to create a cycling culture in North America by giving a bike to a child. Each bike we give comes along with a custom fit a helmet. The charity was started by Mark Smith and Pete Buck of Bucks Bikes in Austin, Texas. Our first event was on July 4, 2008. We worked the the Texas Military Family Services and identified 50 recipient children. Our goal for that event was to honor the silent sacrifice of children whose parent serve in the Armed Forces. Here is a video that honored that event.

Affirming a trend seen in other cities, Indianapolis's eight-mile Cultural Trail has been a boon to the neighborhoods adjacent to it - as well as the city as a whole - increasing property values of homes and businesses and giving residents and tourists a convenient, attractive, unbroken path to walk, bike and move around the city.

The Senatorial Advisory Committee on Arts and Culture, under direction from State Senator Sean Wiley, requested exhibits from Erie County that could be featured in the State Capitol in Harrisburg. The Erie Art Museum partnered with Senator Wiley and is highlighting six bike racks that will be on view for the month of February as an exhibit that emphasizes the Museum's commitment to Erie and the community.

Cloudburst in Copenhagen. July 4, 2011. Photo via DJ Ladze on Flickr. With permission. Climate change challenges are clearly defined in Copenhagen and in Denmark. 1000 km of dikes protect many parts of the country from the sea, but the new threat is the water from within and from above.