Utility and sustainability intersect at Green Machine Cycles, which opened in late September in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood. With a focus on cargo bikes and accessories for everyday use, owner Ezra Hozinsky also aims to reduce the ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
The new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge, located north of New York City, is now under construction after more than a decade of delay. Steel company Gerdau made its first delivery to the project in August, and will supply ...
BMC's urban commuter, the AC01, was redesigned for 2014. As with the previous edition, fast commuting was the goal. The AC01 borrows aero technology from BMC's timemachine aero road bikes, and geometry from the company's gran fondo bikes. ...
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Fabrics for the great outdoors are leaving the mountaintops, rivers, stadiums and trails...and coming to the city. And they're taking on urban sports as well as slipping into everyday lifestyles. From jeans makers to sport specialists to ...
Tucker & Bloom, a Nashville-based commuter and travel baggage maker, has signed?Groundswell PR to head up their public relations efforts. Groundswell PR will handle all media relations, brand communications and social media outreach. ...
Tags: Messenger Bag, Cases, Bags
New retailer Rolling Hills Bikes recently opened in downtown Moscow, home of the University of Idaho. Andrew Pratt and Collin Priebe moved to Moscow from Bellingham, Wash., where they both worked for several years at Kulshan Bikes. Pratt ...
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The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to the [Women in Engineering (WiE) Program at The Ohio State University to support the WiE CHEER (CHEmical Engineering Rocks!) summer day camp for girls about to enter ninth grade. For a third ...
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Bustling new public Plaza Features Plexineon-illuminated Benches In downtown Denver, a $4.7 billion redevelopment of Union Station will create a bustling urban center and multimodal transit hub that integrates light rail, commuter rail, ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda will start testing the Micro Commuter Prototype β electric vehicle (EV) in collaboration with the Japan's City of Saitama during fall 2013. Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) ...
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The latest Chevrolet Spark is the most recent EV to attempt to shatter electric cars' reputation as anemic and inept. And it succeeds, being the best version of this small hatchback. Unlike the Mitsubishi i, this is no glorified golf cart. ...
Tags: Chevrolet Spark, EV, Transportation
Dad has always been there to provide guidance in life, so Father's Day might be as good a time as any to repay him with a GPS navigator. Choosing the best GPS can seem daunting, as there are many choices available, often with only slight ...
Tags: GPS Navigators, Father's Day
Cyclists in Brooklyn who get stuck with a flat tire after regular bike shop hours may not have to hail a cab or phone a friend, thanks to two new Express Biker self-service bike part vending machines. Riders can purchase tubes, CO2, tire ...
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Panache Cyclewear, best known for its custom team clothing program, is branching out with the addition of a casual clothing line designed for ... well, it might be easier to say what the line was not designed for. "It's not a commuter ...
Many adventurers and average street wanders love the thrill of abandoning the gas guzzling car for a ride on the ol’ bicycle. Cheap, easy to manuver and sometimes faster than rush hour traffic, the bicycle can merge your commuter trip ...
Representing a significant investment in aerodynamic testing, Specialized this week unveiled its own on-site bicycle-specific wind tunnel, enabling the company to apply aero principles across its full product line. Due to expense, ...