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Streetfilms: Thousands Play in Oakland’s Streets at First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’

By Janel Sterbentz and John Hamilton | Jul 7, 2010 | No Comments

On Sunday, June 27th, downtown Oakland opened two miles of its streets to fun and activities—zumba dancing, circus arts, BMX bike competitions and performances from local musicians. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) partnered with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Oaklandish, Oakland YMCA, Cycles of Change, and other civic organizations to create the East Bay’s first […]

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Streetfilms: Copenhagen Bike Parade at Velo-City 2010

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 29, 2010 | No Comments

Last week, Copenhagen hosted the Velo-City Global 2010 conference featuring over 1,000 attendees, advocates, and bike enthusiasts from all over the world. It was awesome and awe-inspiring. The city that loves biking welcomed us with open arms. On the third night of the conference, Copenhagen did something it doesn’t do often: it held a spectacular bike […]

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Boston Rising: Boston Bikes’ Nicole Freedman

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 27, 2010 | No Comments

The Boston metro area has always had plenty of cyclists. But other than some fantastic greenways like the Minuteman Trail, riding along the Charles, and some ahead-of-its-time traffic calming & bike lanes in Cambridge, cyclists have had very little to crow about. In fact, it wasn’t uncommon to hear murmurs that Boston was the worst […]

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San Jose Hosts Inaugural “ViaVelo” Event Celebrating Cycling

By Matthew Roth | May 25, 2010 | No Comments

San Jose recently joined cities around the world in promoting car-free streets by hosting its first ciclovía, the Mattson Technology ViaVelo, which opened a portion of San Fernando Street in downtown to pedestrians, bicycle riders, and skaters. San Jose’s first foray into ciclovía events was a hit with sponsors, elected officials and the throngs of […]

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Cycle Chic in Copenhagen and Beyond

By Elizabeth Press | May 24, 2010 | No Comments

You can trace the term "cycle chic" back to 2006, when Mikael Colville-Andersen launched his Copenhagen Cycle Chic blog. It means different things to different people, but basically, "cycle chic" is about riding in everyday clothes instead of specialized gear like spandex or cycling shoes. When I was in Copenhagen last December I had the chance to […]

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Streetfilms: Bay Area Street Portraits Profiles Antonio Mendoza

By Bryan Goebel | May 19, 2010 | No Comments

Today, we wrap up the first wave of our series of Bay Area Street Portraits by filmmaker Charlotte Buchen with a profile on Antonio Mendoza: Antonio has been living in Oakland and sending money home to Mexico for 13 years, but these are especially hard times. For him, riding his bike is a way […]

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