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National Bike To Work Day

The League of American Bicyclists started Bike-to-Work Day in 1956 as a part of National Bike-to-Work Week, which in some cities has turned into Bike Month. We had cameras in many cities so check out how Bike-to-Work Day 2008 went in Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Portland, Oregon.

RAB Ladies Repair

Every Tuesday evening after Recycle-A-Bicycle closes, Susan Lindell teaches bike mechanics 101 to women.

Animation: Diverter

Learn the benefits of diverters in this traffic calming stop-animation.

Kicking-Off Bike Month

City Commissioners & Transportation Alternatives kick off bike month with ride down the 9th Avenue's protected bike lane.

Paris Skates!

Twice a week Parisians can take the streets and see their city on skates. And they do, by the thousands!

Lady Liberty Marries Mr. Transit

Rev. Billy Preaches Bikes & Transit at the NYC Auto Show in a performance with Transportation Alternatives.

Roller Race for Queens

The first Tour de Queens will take place June 8, 2008 and to raise money the Queens Committee hosted a fundraising Roller Race. Watch this video and find out what a roller race is.

Taking a Bite out of Traffic in Istanbul, Turkey

What can we learn from a city with a population of 12 million plus people, 2.4 million cars and at least 100,000 new vehicles each year? We talk with Urban Planner, Kevser Üstündag.

Raised Crosswalk

Raised crosswalks explained with the help of stop-animation and the classic 80s video game, "Frogger"

Block Party NYC!

Get to know your neighbors. See how differently your block can look. Apply for your 2008 block party grant today!