Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Sep 21, 2009

Detroit’s longtime mayor urges a new focus on transportation reform (Free Press)

Denver’s environmentally sustainable public housing effort gets $10 million federal grant (D.Post)

Bike advocates jumpstart ambitious new project in Las Vegas (Bikes Belong Press)

How did Thomas Jefferson make it into Planetizen’s list of Top 100 urban thinkers? (TNR)

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Mayor Wu Plans Announcement on Boston’s Bike Network

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 6, 2022

Mayor Michelle Wu’s press schedule for Tuesday includes “a press conference on Boston’s bike network and street safety at the Tobin Community Center” in Roxbury, according to the Mayor’s press office.

STOP THE PRESSES: Joe Biden Rode a Bike!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 14, 2020

President-elect Biden and the future First Lady Dr. Jill Biden rode bikes today as part of an outing near their Delaware home. Meanwhile, President Trump drove past an anti-democracy gathering in Washington.

Eyes on the Street, Presidential Campaign Edition

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2008

The Associated Press reports that Senator Barack Obama, taking a brief respite before launching his general election bid, enjoyed a bike ride with his family this weekend: The Illinois senator and his wife, Michelle, rode to a neighbor’s house with their daughters, Malia and Sasha, on Sunday and the group then headed out for the […]

Streetfilms: Copenhagen’s Climate-Friendly, Bike-Friendly Streets

By Elizabeth Press | Dec 14, 2009

Tens of thousands of people from nearly every nation on earth have descended on Copenhagen this month for the UN climate summit. As the delegates try to piece together a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they’re also absorbing lessons from one of the world’s leading cities in sustainable transportation. In Copenhagen, fully 37 percent […]

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Amtrak Allows Bikes on More Trains Throughout New England

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2020

Amtrak has added new in-car luggage racks to accommodate bicycles for more passengers on its Northeast Regional, Hartford Line, Valley Flyer and Downeaster routes. Several of these routes had previously not allowed bikes on their trains at all; the Downeaster had allowed bikes on its trains, but only if passengers were both boarding and disembarking […]

Secure Bike Parking at Union Station

By Elizabeth Press | Apr 13, 2010

Washington, D.C.’s Bikestation is one of the sleeker and more fully-featured bike parking facilities that Streetfilms has ever seen. Located at Union Station, the Bikestation provides secure parking for more than a hundred bicycles, offers repair, rentals, lockers, and a changing room. Members get 24/7 access. Have a look and see how D.C. has made their […]