26th Apr 2013
This case study "Shared (parking) space for bikes and cars in Copenhagen" was published in March 2013 and hosted at Eltis.org. It provides an innovative way to reallocate parking space between bicycles and cars using pop up bicycle parking.
23rd Aug 2012
This research report, published in March 2012 by Pike Research, provides a comprehensive analysis of the worldwide e-bicycle and e-bicycle battery industry including an examination of market forces, technology issues, government policy influences, the competitive landscape, and key drivers of growth. The study includes global forecasts for e-bicycle units and e-bicycle batteries through 2017, segmented by world region and key countries.
17th Aug 2012
The Swedish designed Hövding, commonly referred to as the 'invisible bike helmet', went on sale in Europe in August 2012. Hövding is a collar for bicyclists, worn around the neck. The collar contains a folded up airbag that you'll only see if you happen to have an accident. The airbag is shaped like a hood, surrounding and protecting the bicyclist's head.
15th May 2012
The Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge was a bicycle design/build competition held in September 2011. The project challenged some of the US’s best custom bike craftsman and select student teams to create the ultimate modern utility bike. The project website provides details about the challenge and the winning designs.
13th Jul 2011
In June 2011 SoBi (Social Bicycles) announced they are developing a streamlined, dock-free bike sharing system. Their design could eliminate the need for docking stations and integrate tracking and security directly into the bicycles, in the process cutting up-front costs by as much as 75%.
03rd May 2011
A team of five mechanical engineering students at the University of Pennsylvania have set out to create a bicycle that has an electronically controlled clutch that allows the rider to switch between fixed-gear and freewheeling configurations.
17th Mar 2011
by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 03.15.11
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
09th Mar 2011
by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 03. 2.11
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes) More at Slidepad
09th Mar 2011
Darren Quick, February 24, 2011, Gizmag - URBAN TRANSPORT
09th Mar 2011
Ben Coxworth, February 23, 2011, Gizmag - SPORTS
22nd Feb 2011
In 2011 the TNO Research Institute, in cooperation with the Province of North Holland, Imtech and the Ooms Avenhorn Group, announced they had developed a solar cycle path. The bike path is scheduled to be constructed in the town of Krommenie, which is near Amsterdam.
10th Feb 2011
Darren Quick, February 3, 2011, Gizmag - URBAN TRANSPORT
03rd Feb 2011
by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA on 02. 2.11
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
03rd Feb 2011
By Ben Coxworth, January 31, 2011, Gizmag - SPORTS
10th Jan 2011
by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California on 01. 7.11
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
06th Jan 2011
by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 01. 5.11
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes) via Hase Klimax, via IF Design
22nd Dec 2010
by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 12.21.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
21st Dec 2010
by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 12.14.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
20th Dec 2010
By Ben Coxworth, 10 November 2010, Gizmag - OUTDOORS Via Dirt Rag.
17th Dec 2010
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 11. 3.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
17th Dec 2010
By Ben Coxworth, November 3, 2010,
Gizmag - Urban Transport
17th Dec 2010
by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California on 12.14.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
29th Oct 2010
Christian Madera, Oct 21st, 2010, Next American City - Open Cities via Planetizen
29th Oct 2010
Alissa Walker, October 21, 2010, GOOD - Design
29th Oct 2010
Theo Schell-Lambert, October 28, 2010, GOOD - Culture
29th Oct 2010
By Ben Coxworth, October 7, 2010, Gizmag - Urban Transport
29th Oct 2010
By Ben Coxworth, September 8, 2010, Gizmag - Sports
29th Oct 2010
By Ben Coxworth, September 8, 2010, Gizmag - Urban Transport
29th Oct 2010
By Ben Coxworth, September 9, 2010, Gizmag - Urban Transport
27th Sep 2010
In March 2010 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd announced that it had installed two “Solar Parking Lots,” incorporating solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems, and provision of 100 electric hybrid bicycles, “eneloop bike,” in Setagaya, Tokyo Japan. The “Solar Parking Lot” is a completely independent and clean system eliminating the use of fossil fuels, and the clean power generated from the solar panels installed on the roof is stored to be used to recharge the electric hybrid bicycle batteries and illuminate the parking lot lights.
27th Sep 2010
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