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Bicycle Parking Code Update

2016-03-09 21:03:28| PortlandOnline

Update to City's Bicycle Parking Requirements for New Development (Title 33.266.200)

World bicycle ownership going downhill

2016-02-17 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Bicycle ownership around the world is declining amid rising wealth levels and increased use of motorised vehicles in developing countries, a study has found. Four out of ten households on the planet own a bike, according to a paper based on surveys from 150 countries between 1989 and 2012. But the growing popularity and affordability of motorised transport, such as cars and scooters, "have disfavoured bicycle use', the researchers say. China in particular experienced a collapse in bike ownership...

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Crossing Asia on my bike, I met countless others out to see the world on a bicycle

2016-02-16 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A new grant, launched by well-known adventurer Tom Allen last week, aims to get young people exploring the world but with a bicycle and a map, rather than a bus pass and a guidebook. And Im not surprised. If you ask me, the Janapar Grant formalises a quiet revolution that has been taking place in budget travel for some years. Maybe bike touring is the new backpacking, I remember thinking, as I sipped beers with a pair of Dutchmen in an Irish bar in Hong Kong back in 2012, reminiscing about...

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