Posts about 'Video'

Copenhagen Through North American Eyes

Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

Streetfilms recently posted a new video about cycling in Copenhagen, which was filmed and created during the recent Velo-City Conference.  The film features a lot of great footage of the cycling infrastructure in Copenhagen, as well as comments from a great number of cycling advocates and experts throughout the world.  You can also check out this great write-up over at BikePortland.

Cycling Copenhagen, Through North American Eyes from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

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First Ride

Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

At the recent Velo-City Conference in Copenhagen, people were asked to describe their first bicycle ride.  In the video below, Danish architect Jan Gehl describes his first ride of 100km at the young age of 6.  Wow!

My First Ride: Jan Gehl from hyumaf on Vimeo.

Via Bike Portland.

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Charlie’s Freewheels

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

In memory of Charlie Prinsep, a Toronto cyclist and urban renewal advocate who was killed while riding in 2007, a group of friends came together to form Charlie’s freewheels.  Charlie’s freewheels is a great organization that brings at-risk Toronto youth together to build and fix bicycles and learn invaluable mechanical skills.  Check out the video below to learn more.

Via Treehugger.

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DecoBike Is Fun

Posted on 25. Jul, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

Miami Beach is preparing to unveil its bicycle sharing and rental program this September, and the good people of South Beach are doing their part to make utility cycling even more attractive (by pointing out the benefits of healthy living and green transportation alternatives, of course). DecoBike, a 24/7 automated system, will serve the City of Miami Beach with approximately 100 solar powered stations with membership options as well as hourly and daily rentals.  Check out the video to learn more about how DecoBike will improve the quality of life in the City of Miami Beach!

A note on helmets and bike sharing: the DecoBike website does encourage the use of helmets for safety while riding, despite the fact that the producers of this video chose not to depict these riders in helmets.

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Bike Move – Barcelona Style

Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

Here is a fun video to enjoy over the weekend of a group of bike movers in Barcelona.  A group of friends with some very cool cargo bikes get together to move flats (apartments) by bicycle.  Very cool!

It’s great to see that bike moves are so popular around the world from Boulder to Barcelona!

Readers: Have you ever done a bike move?  We’d love to hear about your experience.

Moving House With Bicycles in Barcelona from Copenhagenize on Vimeo.

Via Copenhagenize.

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Rialto Bike Police

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

At Utility Cycling, we’ve written about many different services that can be accomplished on bicycles, including the work that police officers perform in our communities.  We’ve discussed the benefits and training that officers experience in bicycle patrol programs, and this video from the Rialto PD provides an additional perspective on how bikes can add elements of stealth and efficiency to patrols.

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Amsterdam Loves Bikes

Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

Here is a fun video for you to enjoy on your Friday afternoon.  This is Amsterdam, and this is my bike! Ok…well, I’m not in Amsterdam, but I sure would like to be!

Via Velo Mondial

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Joyride

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

Check out this promotional video via Bike Portland for Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet by Mia Birk.  Birk has played a major role in making cycling as transportation more mainstream in Portland and throughout the U.S. in the last 20 or so years.  Joyride is sure to be a good read.

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Barclays Cycle Hire

Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Melanie Meyers.

Bike sharing systems are gaining momentum around the world, with more and more options springing up in cities around the world.  The Bike-sharing Blog just posted the two videos below for the new Barclays Cycle Hire in London, which will launch later this month.  Not only do the videos sum up some of the important aspects of bike sharing, they are pretty entertaining.  Enjoy!

How it Works:

Cycle Smart:

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