bicingwatch

About time! Sadly I don’t live in Eixample any more, but this would have made my commute to work much easier and safer two years ago. We need more of these bike lanes connecting the sea with the hills. bcn.cat: Work begins on extending C/ Girona’s bicycle lane: This week saw the start to …

The recent BACC survey results are in. The answers are not unexpected and reflect what is happening in other cities. Safety and theft are the number one problems. La Vanguardia: Los ciclistas de Barcelona sólo aceptan dejar la acera si no se ven expuestos al tráfico: "Nueve de cada diez (91,4%) …

bcn.cat: Barcelona sees a fall in the number of road accident deaths: The number of bicycles involved in accidents also rose to 691 (an increase of 32.12%) caused mainly by traffic light violations and drivers not paying sufficient attention. However, bicycles were only involved in 3.84% of the …

via bcn.cat “Bicing scheme to have commercial sponsorship and a free space for non-profit organisations”: Recasens also announced that from 2013 a new tariff system will be introduced, replacing the current single tariff of 45 euros per year. "It will be fairer because it will …

via Sightline Daily: Two Wheels and High Heels: "Bike-share programs are sweeping the world but not, as yet, Cascadia. They are very successful at boosting bike numbers. Apparently, people used to point and stare if you were pedaling in Barcelona. Bicing, Barcelona’s bike share program, has changed …

via heraldo.es “El servicio Bizi supera los 7 millones de usos desde su inicio”: "En 2011, el servicio Bizi sumó 3.200.000 usos más y llegó a los 7 millones de desplazamientos, desde que comenzó en 2008. El año pasado, se amplió el servicio, llegando a 130 estaciones, 1.300 bicis y …

via bcn.es - Traffic fatalities in the city drop by 20% : "While motorcycle- and moped-related accidents have dropped by 1% and 16% respectively, the number of bicycle-related accidents has risen, representing 3% of all vehicles involved in accidents. With more than 106,000 bicycle journeys made …

Via el pais: “Muere una ciclista en Barcelona arrollada por un camión” The cyclist was using bicing on the cycle-lane on C/Diputació. The truck driver turned right crossing the lane and hitting the bicing user. The 49 year old woman was killed instantly. More coverage: el pais: "Muere …

via abc.es: Bicing amplía el horario nocturno tras cerrar el año con un 30% más de viajes : "El servicio municipal de alquiler de bicicletas "Bicing" ampliará dos horas más el horario entre semana, hasta las 2 de la madrugada, después de cerrar 2011 con un aumento del 30 por ciento de los viajes, ha …

via bcn.cat “Bicing will have a compulsory, 4-euro insurance policy”: "Bicing users will have to take out a mandatory 4-euro insurance policy that covers third-party claims, first-party damage and injury, and legal assistance. This is in addition to the rise in the Bicing charge from 35 …