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The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms
of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in
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-Iris Murdoch, writer (1919-1999) (more quotations on
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On Your Bike - How To:
- 40+ Reason For Cycling
- Infants, Kids, Bicycles and Trailers
- Why Bicycle 101 (PDF)
- Women and Girls Women and girls are typically under-represented in bicycling. Here are some links to people trying to change that.
- Ten Tip For Bike Commuting
- Group Bicycle Riding Safety and Etiquette Safety tips and good manners in the presence of fellow riders.
- Bicycle Racing "Bike Racing #101" and overview of what's going on so you can understand it better and get involved if you want.
- Bike Safety, Bike Buying & Bicycle Helmets
Travel and Touring:
- Responsible Travel Using bicycle travel, tourism and cultural programs to improving international understanding and encourage bicycling in all corners of the planet.
- Airline Baggage Regulations for Bicycles Summary of baggage regulations for forty major airlines.
- Cultural Bicycle Tours and Multi-day Charity / Fundraising Rides Enrich yourself, see the world and support organizations working for a better world.
- Selecting And Preparing Your Bike For Travel In Remote Areas And Annotated Packing List
- More travel articles
Community Involvement:
- 20+ Ways Businesses Can Increase EarthSmart Commuting
- Bike To Work and Other Encouragement Programs
- National Night Out (Wheel) Block Party
- Starting A Bike Club Forming a bicycle club and doing something as simple as scheduling weekly rides can be an effective way for building a base for bicycle advocacy in a community.
- Community Free Bike Programs Dozens of communities in Europe and North America now have free bike programs. All the programs are cut from the same wheel, but each has its own spin, somewhat reflected in the names: white bike, pink bike, yellow bike, green bike and checked bike. Take a look and start one in your town.
- Youth and Young People Bicycle Recycle Programs Programs teaching young people a vocation, personal management, business management and give them self-esteem, while promoting bicycling. A great program for any community.
- Recycling - Shipping Surplus Bikes Overseas Here is a win-win program that generates positive community involvement around bicycles and help keeps bikes out of the landfill.
- Critical Mass: A Mess or Master Tactic?
- Celebrities on Bicycle Some lend their good names to the cause, others are out for fresh air.
- Environment, Health & Transportation
Political Advocacy and Activism
- Bicycle Advocacy: Institutional Structure Local institutions to look for that will help speed improvement to the bicycle infrastructure in your community.
- Bicycle Awareness Campaign Themes Fifty ideas to choose, mix and match for developing a bicycle awareness campaign
- Bicyclist / Motorist Share the Road Campaign A public safety campaign to increase motorists' / bicyclists' awareness shared responsibility for road safety.
- Developing A Bike Map By educating and increasing confidence bicycle maps help to encourage additional bicycling.
- Planning For Livability Organizing society so it is bicycle-, pedestrian- and environmentally-friendly
- Pollution Tickets / Environmental Summons Street theater highlighting behavior against humanity
- Quotations on Bicycling and Transportation
- Advocating Bicycles: Affecting The Political Process Developing An Issue / Making Contacts in the Community / Whom To Contact / When To Contact / How To Contact / What To Say
- Writing An Effective Letter-to-the-Editor
- Media: Giving An Effective Interview
- IBF's Bicycle / Development / Sustainability Bibliography / Reading List
- Bicycle / Pedestrian / Non-Motorized Engineering, Urban / Community / Neighborhood Planning and Facility Design, Policies, Laws, and Statutes
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