New York City’s bike lanes bring mobility, economic vitality. Photo by Michael Gradinger

Mexico City’s bikeshare system, EcoBici, will add 3,000 more bikes in the months ahead. Photo by Dani Simons.

China added more than 2 million kilometers of road in the past two decades, encouraging personal vehicle usage. Photo by Joe Dunckley.

The World Urban Forum will be held in Naples, Italy. Photo by Jen.

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Due to car restrictions, Beijing cut carbon emissions by tens of thousands of tons during the 2008 Summer Games. Photo by Kathy Zhuang.

Enter your project now for the Urban Prototyping Festival happening this fall in San Francisco. Photo by Matt Kroneberger.

In Copenhagen, more than 30 percent of commuters bike to work. Photo by Martti Tulenheimo

Bogota routinely shuts down its streets for pedestrians and cyclists only, in a community event known as Ciclovia. Photo by Cidades para Pessoas.

Independence Day in the United States creates millions of trips. Photo by Jeff Krause.

Today marks Independence Day, commonly known as Fourth of July, commemorating the United States’ independence from Great Britain.