Bici por Barcelona: New bicycle lane at Placa Tetuan

Bici por Barcelona: New bicycle lane at Placa Tetuan

I wanted to post about this before, but Bici por Barcelona has a Estrenando del carril bici de Tetuán post up already with nice pictures already: La plaza Tetuán tiene nuevo carril bici, que permite atravesar la plaza de lado a lado por la Gran Vía de una manera mucho más rápida, sin tener que pasar …

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536.000€ for bicycle infrastructure in Barcelona

536.000 is not much for a city like Barcelona, but it is a start. Mayor of London Boris Johnson, just recently announced a £913 million (1077 million €) plan for London. Compared to the amount that is spent on car infrastructure in Barcelona this is obviously not a lot. elperiodico.com: BCN …

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El Periódico: ¿Casco? No, gracias

El Periódico: ¿Casco? No, gracias: El ayuntamiento admite que el Bicing quedaría muy tocado y también se opone al nuevo código Los ciclistas rechazan la imposición de la DGT y reclaman más esfuerzo para evitar los accidentes

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ECF: The Pain in Spain: Revisited

ECF: “The Pain in Spain: Revisited”: Spain is proposing some rather nasty legislation, which includes a compulsory helmet law. ECF’s Road Safety Officer, Ceri Woolsgrove, explains why this is bad news. “If I were looking to introduce cheap and easy laws to devastate cycling in a country …

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Sightline Daily: Two Wheels and High Heels

Sightline Daily: Two Wheels and High Heels

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 …

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