Parliamentary debate offers kick-start for Times cycling appeal as the Dutch ...
Times Online
A campaign for safer cycling led by The Times has resulted in MPs securing a debate on the issue later this month. As the number of pledges in support of the campaign reached 22000, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling secured a three-hour ...

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ESCONDIDO: Students receive bicycles
North County Times
Escondido Auto Park dealers recently donated 100 bicycles to local students. Pictured are Tim Brecht, co-owner of the BMW of Escondido and MINI of Escondido auto dealerships and Oak Hill Elementary School fourth grader Isabel Ramirez, age 9, ...

Chicago Entrepreneur Vivian Valtas Schmidt Donates 15 Bikes to Area Children
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
For the second year in a row, Valtas Schmidt sponsored the "12 Days of Christmas Bicycle Essay Contest". She sent a letter to Chicago Public Schools administrators, letting them know that she wanted to donate 12 bikes to students in need.

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Bicycling Increases in San Francisco, reports SFMTA
California Newswire
/California Newswire/ — Today SF Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced that the number of people riding bicycles in San Francisco increased seven percent since last year and increased 71 percent ...

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Bike-sharing debate overshadows growing number of cyclists
Calgary Herald (blog)
Amid all the debate about bike sharing, more people seem to be riding their bikes to work downtown. Monday's decision by city council to further study a bike share program until the fall can be seen a couple of ways. The plan is by no means dead, ...

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'Bike boulevards' can get Baltimore rolling
Baltimore Sun
By Jeremy Steeves Cycling has long been promoted as an activity with the potential to improve community wellness through its health benefits and its ability to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. Monday through Friday, rain or shine, ...

Bike Doping: Can Plasticizers Nab a Cheater?
Discovery News
The problem is that DEHP and other phthalates are also commonly used in PVC piping, floor tiles, meat wrappers and kids' toys, according to Charles Pelkey, an attorney and journalist who has been following cycling and doping for the past two decades.
Contador's stripped title is no justice for SchleckThe Roar
Breaking: Tour de France Champion Stripped of WinsChicagoNow (blog)

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New leader sought for bikes program
The Coloradoan
Former FC Bikes assistant coordinator Molly North has been named interim coordinator of the city's bicycle program while the city conducts a national se-arch for a permanent coordinator. After six years as the city's bicycle program coordinator, ...

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Seeking Revenge In 'Underworld Of Vanished Bikes'
NPR
By some estimates, more than one million bike thefts go unreported annually. The annual value of stolen bikes is as much as $350 million, according to the FBI and the National Bike Registry. Still, some police departments are not following up on the ...

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A Bay Area Experiment in Electric Bike Sharing
New York Times (blog)
Rather than zigging and zagging to avoid steep inclines, e-bike users will be able to pedal up and over with help from an electric motor. For those hauling cargo, electric bicycle trailers will be available for hourly rentals, too.
San Francisco to Deploy E-Bike Share NetworkEV World
Electric bikeshare coming to San FranciscoSmartPlanet.com (blog)

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