Watching Barcelona's bike sharing system since 2007
La Vanguardia: Barcelona se propone reducir un 30% el tráfico privado: La situación de partida tomada para la elaboración del plan de movilidad urbana es el reparto modal que había en el 2011. Aquel año, los vehículos privados motorizados concentraban el 26,7% de los desplazamientos que se hacían en …
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 …
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 …
bcn.cat: Bicing services are to close an hour later on Thursday and Friday nights: As from Friday, 8 March, Bicing services will be staying open an hour longer on Thursday and Friday nights, closing at 3 am. See also the original notice on the bicing website.
El Pais: La síndica reclama bonificar los viajes de Bicing a las zonas que hagan subida: La síndica de Greuges de Barcelona, Maria Assumpció Vilà, ha lanza hoy diversas recomendaciones al Ayuntamiento sobre el Bicing. Vilà se muestra partidaria de tarifar por minutos los tramos de usos superiores a …
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 …
from Cycling Dope: Counting Cyclists in Barcelona: "Not bad at all. A Bicycle Counter in Barcelona, on Passeig de Sant Joan. We pass it every day on the way to the beach. It's the busiest bicycle lane in the city but it's slow these days with everyone on holiday." continue on Cycling Dope ...
There are controls all over town, so be care not to skip a red light (which you shouldn’t do anyway). I wish they would take that much attention of the motorists. El Periodico also has an article about it. Controls on Passeig de Sant Joan on Tuesday