Bike to Work

Should We Make the 'Yield, Not Stop' Bike Practice Universal?

Graham Hill | Posted 08.27.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

The 'Idaho Stop Law' specifies that cyclists are not required to come to a full stop but must roll up to and yield right of way at stop signs or blinking red lights.

Urban Biking Safety Tips: Commute Safely

GOOD | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green


Plenty of people--including us--will gladly tell you to get out of your car, and get on a bike: You'll winnow your carbon footprint to a baby step; yo...

Hybrid Cars Get Compliments -- Why Not My Bike?

Mark Klempner | Posted 04.23.2009 | Green


Mark Klempner

Strange how people think it cool to drive a "green" car, but if they meet someone who doesn't own a car, they infer financial limitation, not ecological choice.

No, Seriously: Republicans Don't Get It

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green


Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Investment in bike paths will not only improve our economy, and take our country in the right direction for the future; it is exactly the kind of investment the American people want.

2009 -- A Banner Bike Year, We Hope

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Name one industry that hasn't yet suffered from the global gray economy. Personal hygiene? Snacks for couch potatoes? Nope, it's the global bicycle industry.

Tech-Enabled Bike Sharing Rolls Into North America

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Time just gave Montreal's public bike system Bixi an award as one of the 50 best inventions of 2008.

U.S. Cities Cozy Up to Cycling

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.09.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

Never mind the banks -- it might be time to start worrying about a run on your local bike shop.

Cycling Is To Transportation As Efficiency Is To Energy

Treehugger | Andrew Posner | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


Until the recent spike in gas prices, much of the discussion about solving our transportation problems--namely, emissions from cars and dependence on ...

Bikes: An Exercise in Frustration

Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal | Rhonda L. Rundle | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green


LOS ANGELES -- Paula Rodriguez, who lives in the San Fernando Valley, got so disgusted with soaring fuel prices last spring that she stopped driving, ...

Oil Prices Rising, Bike To Work: 12 Tips To Get Started

The Green Guide | Ben Jervery | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green


Now that the winter snow and April showers have finally subsided, it's the perfect time to tune up the old two-wheeler and pedal your way to work. It ...