There were several obstacles to active commuting in the four US cities where the study participants lived -- including no bike lanes and crumbling sidewalks ...
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Campaign encourages biking to work
Starting Tuesday, companies can sign up for the Active Transportation Alliance's "Commuter Challenge" for Bike to Work Week June 13-19. The challenge allows businesses, nonprofits and other organizations to compete to see who can get the most workers ...
Hundreds sign up to walk and bike to work
More than 250 people have signed up to give walking and biking to work a go. The Toi Te Ora - Public Health Active Transport campaign, which aims to ...
Study of the Day: Biking to Work Could Save 1100 Midwesterners
By Hans Villarica New research from U. Wisconsin projects the benefits of active transport in terms of improvements in air quality and physical fitness PROBLEM: Biking is a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to commute. But what are the health-related ...
$4 a gallon? Four more reasons to bike to work
With a gallon of gas topping $4 in many parts of the country, it may be time to start biking to work. / Associated Press file Associated Press Bike commuters travel along a street Thursday in Portland, Ore. A bike commuter can avoid a traffic jam. ...
The soul (and sense) of biking to work
And with money tight, it sure beats paying to bike inside at a gym. On these roads built for metal beasts of burden, more and more bicycles are appearing. Across the country, bikes come and go in steady streams. A commuter with a backpack full of work ...
UW Commuter Solutions partners on Bike to Work Week
UW Commuter Solutions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is encouraging the campus community to take part in Bike to Work Week - which runs from Saturday, June 6-Friday, June 12 - to support the two-wheeled alternative to driving alone. ...
Commuter bikes: Balancing roads, personality
"I was inspired by my co-workers and other people I saw biking everywhere. It made me think, 'I can ride a bike and a boat to work?' It's like a vacation! And it changes the way you look at life. It also gives you confidence. I like that my bike has a ...
Metro falls behind schedule on bike lanes
BY GREG WESTON The City of Moncton is expanding its network of bike lanes as part of its active transportation master plan, but cyclists, environmentalists and planners agree it remains a work in progress. Cyclists ride on the riverfront trail in ...
NH commuter says "no" to snow biking; will drive
CONCORD, NH (AP) - A Manchester man who rode his bike to work every day from March until last week, is hanging up his bike up until spring. ...
New National Study Finds Mountain Bike-Related Injuries Down 56 Percent
Columbus, OH - Mountain biking, also known as off-road biking, is a great way to stay physically active while enjoying nature and exploring the outdoors. ...