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Towards Car-free Cities Keynote Speech: Gil Peñalosa


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Published July 2, 2008 at 6:27 a.m.
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Gil Peñalosa kicks off the World Car-free Network's first ever conference in the United States with an inspirational Keynote address. Bikescape recorded it and attended the press conference that followed ... As Commissioner of Parks, Sports and Recreation Peñalosa initiated Bogata Columbia's trailblazing Ciclovias, where each Sunday ninety one km of streets are returned to the commons for non-motorized use. 1.5 Million people use the ciclovias each week as the practice migrates to Paris,

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Bloomberg, Sadik-Khan and Friends Unveil “Summer Streets”


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Published June 16, 2008 at 3:23 p.m.

David Byrne, Janette Sadik-Khan, Paul Steely White, Lance Armstrong, and Scott Stringer look on mirthfully as Mayor Bloomberg announces "Summer Streets." ... New York's Ciclovía-style car-free event will go by the name "Summer Streets," Mayor Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan announced at a press event this afternoon. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was on hand to [ ... ] ...

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Photo Issues


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Published June 15, 2008 at 9:23 a.m.

velospace upgraded a few days ago to a more powerful server and some issues have popped up with regards to thumbnails and photos not syncing up ... The following is a quick two-step process to fix the photos in the mean time while a site-wide solution is worked on.To fix mismatched thumbnails do the following:1. [ ... ] ...

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Bad news brewing for the bike industry?


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Published March 27, 2008 at 1:00 a.m.

(Cross-posted over at my other blog ... ) ... For years now, the bike industry has been riding a wave of popularity not unlike the "bike boom" of the 70's. Not only has this boom been good to the US bike industry, but the entire worldwide bike industry as well. It's been a really good ride, but almost all of us in the idnustry knew it would have to come to an end one day ... The world is not going to come to an end for the bike industry or for cycling enthusiasts and consumer, but there is going

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Pay tribute to the mighty Sheldon Brown


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Published Feb. 4, 2008 at 10:37 p.m.

Earlier this evening I learned with great sadness that Sheldon Brown, the mighty, generous and wonderfully eccentric cyclist and repository of so much bicycle knowledge, has died. On behalf of everyone who helps to make The Bike Show, I extend our deepest sympathies to Sheldon’s family and friends.Despite being a regular visitor to his encyclopedic [ ... ] ...

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Bummer


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Published Feb. 4, 2008 at 3:38 p.m.
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I was getting my jollies reading today's Bike SnobNYC and the comments and amidst the comments was the news that Sheldon Brown has died ... I think most any interested cyclist has referred to Sheldon's extremely good site on cycling gear, technique and history ... He was very engaged in the community and even commented on my blog a couple of times, which made me feel honored ... I never met the guy, never talked to him personally, exchanged emails just a couple of times, but his loss leaves a

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19 November 2007: Tales of the summer


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Published Nov. 21, 2007 at 8:38 a.m.

The Bike Show returns for its winter season with guest in the studio Buffalo Bill reporting on this year’s Cycle Messenger World Championship in Dublin and Kieron Yates on taking part in the epic and grueling 1200 kilometer non-stop race from Paris to Brest and back.Ogg Vorbis 64Kbps MP3 ...

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U.S. Pro Team Sponsorships


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Published Sept. 20, 2007 at 6:06 p.m.

A lot has been made about the demise of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team and the impact that may have (or just signify) on our business sector ... It’s surprising how long Discovery and its’ infrastructure survived in this game, and it seems likely that not only had they made their marketing point, but that winning Tour after Tour (even Lanceless) became boring for the VIPs of all parties ... But have you noticed the developments that are happening? ... Three domestic teams are on the

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Floyd Landis: The Drugs Don’t Work


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Published Sept. 20, 2007 at 5:44 p.m.

Earlier today the American Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Floyd Landis’s positive doping test and awarded a two year ban, which will mean Landis will be able to compete again in 2009. Spain’s Oscar Pereiro was declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France. “You never want to win a competition like that [ ... ] ...

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The Tour de France is good for cycling


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Published Aug. 5, 2007 at 7:49 p.m.

Velo News has done a rough analysis of the very positive numbers coming out of this years Tour de France - fortunately not the positives we usually think about - it was all crowd numbers, television audiences and print media, all of which appear to have experienced solid increases, and in the case of bike sales there is anecdotal evidence that, doping or not, the Tour is good for anything connected to cycling ... I was also very interested in web viewing numbers, knowing that my own blog stats

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