Continuum Ubicycle

The Ubicycle public bicycle service system by design firm Continuum (who worked on the Hundred Dollar Laptop project) will give commuters a new way to get around town. The unmanned bike rental kiosks are topped with solar panels for power, and use RFID-embedded Smart cards for tracking and security. The distinct look and green color of the bikes will also make them easy to spot on the street, so they'll be harder for thieves to sell or ride around on freely.

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Electric Bike Pilot Option

    TORONTO, Oct. 4 /CNW/ - The McGuinty government is testing a clean,
healthy transportation alternative with the launch of a pilot allowing the use
of e-bikes on Ontario roads, Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield announced
today.

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New Dynamic Transport

A revolutionary way of looking at cost effective, zero emissions, and a fun way of getting around. With gas prices on the rise, traffic congestion, and the rise of carbon emissions... why not look into cleaner, healthier and convenient modes of transportation. New Dynamic Transport offers plenty of solutions with its wide selection of Bikes and Trikkes.

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School Bus Tricycle in India

In human history, poverty is the default state. Only in the recent past did the average person (and only in certain countries) emerge from what we would now consider 'abject poverty' (back then it was just normal). This tricycle 'school bus' from India is an example of 'getting by with what you've got'.

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IKEA's Bicycle Trailers

IKEA of Denmark is now starting a new concept at their Danish stores.

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Mayor of London Announces the 'Summer of Cycling'

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Building a Better World, One Delivery at a Time

More Cargo Biking


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Barcelona’s Bike Sharing System

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Finding Liberté on Two Wheels

MY plane landed at Charles de Gaulle airport. I took the RER train into Paris, dropped off my bag and, two hours after landing, I was riding a bicycle down the Boulevard Saint-Germain.

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S.F. moving to catch up with European bike-share programs

San Francisco is one push of the pedal closer to offering residents and visitors a bike-sharing program in an effort to ease traffic congestion and to promote health through exercise.

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Cargo bikes

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Bikes Ahoy

UW grad students win $25,000 environmental prize for play to start innovative sharing program that could be a North American first.

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