Bike Citizens is a positive double-whammy for more cycling-friendly sustainable cities - it's a navigation app that shows cyclists the best routes around town, while simultaneously collecting data on bicycle movement and behaviour for more bike-friendly cities. We talked to Elisabeth Felberbauer from Bike Citizens to find out more.
When cycling, you’re always generating power - however, it usually never leaves your bike. An Amsterdam startup, S-Park, now wants to change this with a special bicycle stand.
There's something that every cyclist - I included - fears when riding a bike in the city: dooring. The small but smart "Life Sticker" could help.
Tourism on two wheels is a great way to visit a new city, but renting a bike can be expensive for people on a budget. Bikesurf, a trust-based bike sharing platform, wants to change that.
When it comes to news and stats on e-mobility, electric cars and buses get the lion’s share of attention. But it’s actually their two-wheeled cousin, the electric bike or e-bike, that’s the top-selling electric vehicle worldwide. Are e-bikes about to usher in a whole new era of transportation?
Bike share schemes are all the rage these days. They’re good for the environment, reduce traffic congestion and keep urban cyclists fit – unless they get in an accident, of course. The possibility of spontaneously renting a bike usually comes with the downfall that users do not carry a helmet. But a lightweight, foldable and cheap helmet could be a game changer.
Urban planners in Montgomery County in Maryland, USA, have developed a Bicycle Stress Map that rates the “traffic stress level” of the county’s streets, paths and bike trails.