The United Nations will host bike ride this Friday in New York City to promote low carbon sustainable transport.

Photo by Ed Yourdon.

The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has published a free report that identifies best practices and program characteristics in communities where many people walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means of travel.

The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has published a free report that identifies best practices and program characteristics in communities where many people walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means of travel.

Rio de Janeiro unveiled the first station of its forthcoming bus rapid transit system, which conntects Barra da Tijuca (pictured above) to other city neighborhoods. Photo by Rodrigo Soldon.

A Embarq Brasil, empresa de assessoria para problemas em mobilidade e transporte, definiu como estes, os 4 principais desafios a serem trabalhados:

A Embarq Brasil, empresa de assessoria para problemas em mobilidade e transporte, definiu como estes, os 4 principais desafios a serem trabalhados:

The city may soon get a dedicated bicycle track to promote cycling. In a bid to reduce road congestion, accidents and pollution, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is looking at possibilities to implement the public bicycle sharing (PBS) scheme on the lines of Barcelona's 'Bicing' and London's 'Boris Bikes'.

The city may soon get a dedicated bicycle track to promote cycling. In a bid to reduce road congestion, accidents and pollution, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is looking at possibilities to implement the public bicycle sharing (PBS) scheme on the lines of Barcelona's 'Bicing' and London's 'Boris Bikes'.

Ciclovías (car-free street events), such as this one in San Francisco, bring health benefits outweighing their financial costs. Photo by Frank Chan.