An occasional update on items from the Velo-city.
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CICLAVIA
The car-free event, closing 10 miles of streets in downtown Los Angeles and beyond, brought 100,000 people outdoors to explore different neighborhoods and enjoy the spirit of a citywide block party. Coverage here.
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DOUBLE DUTCH
Two Dutch students are visiting Vancouver as a part of their academic work and are looking for people to assist their data gathering. Their request is shown below. Your participation is completely voluntary.
For our graduate research we would like to get a picture of your commuting behaviour. The main point of interest will be your personal opinion regarding commuting by bicycle. Your opinion is very important to us; we would like to know what you think the main reasons or barriers to commute by bicycle are.
To get a better understanding of your thoughts about commuting by bicycle, we developed a survey. This survey should only take 10 minutes of your time. Your answers will be processed completely anonymous and your answers will only be used for statistical purposes.
If you have any questions about the survey or if you are interested in the results of the survey, you can always contact us at:
bheinen@urban-systems.com.Start the survey by clicking at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommutinginGreaterVancouver
We can process the results until the 30th of April 2012. Please complete the survey before this date.
Thank you very much for your time!
Bram Heinen & Maarten van Sluijs
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CYCLING IN MEXICO CITY
Muevete en Bici comes to the biggest city in the Americas.
This explains a lot about what you see in the cycling lanes on the Burrard Bridge:
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CARGO BIKES IN PORTLAND
They were everywhere in Portland a century ago, as this profile from an 1896 issue of The Oregonian illustrates:
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Am super happy to see these photos of L.A.’s car-free streets circulating all over… helping folks imagine how streets really could be! Thanks for getting the word out. (Minor spelling note: it’s spelled with an I not a Y – “CicLAvia” not “CycLAvia”)
– Joe Linton, organizer, CicLAvia, and fan of Gordon Price