Posts by Alison Dewey

Ever wonder how your local engineers determine how wide to make your bike lane? Have you pondered why your local planners made your bike path the width that it is?…

We all know that riding a bike is good for the environment, our health, and our pocketbooks, but here’s one more way it pays to bike – The Bicycle Commuter…

According to a new survey and report, platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) in Bloomington, Minn, has improved employee health and has helped the company save an…

Technology is amazing and typically makes everything easier – information sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, and now bike sharing! Bike sharing by iphone joins the extensive list of bike-sharing systems…

From Alison Dewey’s June 25, Velo-City journal entry: The conference wrap up was this afternoon, and so I have a few minutes to reflect on the morning events before filling…

Another sunny beautiful day here in Copenhagen, we couldn’t be asking for better weather.  All three days at the Velo-City Global conference have been perfect conditions – sunny, blue sky,…

One of the overall themes from yesterday at Velo-City Global was that bicycling is about people. “I don’t give a sh*t about bikes. I care about people on bikes,” was…

Here I am, Velo-City Global – Copenhagen, the city of bikes. Even at the airport, the depot for planes, taxis, and travelers, you get a sense of how in-grained bicycles…

In just a few days I will be departing for Copenhagen to attend Velo-City Global 2010 – what an opportunity! Andy Clarke, Jeff Peel and I will join the 870…

Google Bike Doodle – Vote Now! Google is taking votes for their upcoming Google image. In the spirit of Bike to Work Week, vote now and put bikes, wind-power, composting…