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Can you imagine what it would be like if there weren’t noisy cars everywhere spewing out smelly exhaust? Sounds nice, right? Well, apparently, there is a place that is just like that, and even ...

https://bikocity.com/mackinac-island-city-where-cars-have-been-outlawed-since-1898/

Donald Shoup pointed out many years ago that if companies pay the costs of parking for their employees, a common fringe benefit (and an expensive one, at that), those employers are essentially g...

https://bikocity.com/paying-employees-not-drive-washington-dc/

Montreal’s car-free network will continue growing in 2017, with 3 more street segments slated to be added to the network this year. To be more specific, the city’s mayor, Denis Coderre, has a...

https://bikocity.com/car-free-montreal-getting-3-streets-2017/

Here’s a bright note for many and needed news for those concerned about politicians keeping their promises, especially their environmental promises. All is well in London on this account. Lond...

https://bikocity.com/london-mayor-doubles-bicycling-budget/

The city of Buffalo, New York, has completely eliminated parking minimums in its new zoning code, becoming the first large city in the US to do. To explain, some cities — such as Rochester, for...

https://bikocity.com/buffalo-banishes-parking-minimums/

Also published on CleanTechnica. Those of us who try to keep abreast of urban planning and clean transportation news are familiar with the benefits of bicycling in terms of pure air, livability,...

https://bikocity.com/bicyclists-surpass-drivers-copenhagen/

Via CleanTechnica: There’s good news on the transit front from Atlanta. Atlanta, long infamous for its car-oriented development, is now focused forward with an eye toward sustainable redevelo...

https://bikocity.com/marta-modernizing-transit-fleets/

It’s the time of year in Florida that is perfect for bicycling. From now until July, it is a refreshing active transport option without the worry of torrential summer downpours. I recently stop...

https://bikocity.com/electric-bicycle-shop-offers-safe-progressive-transit-options-conversation-community/

Denver City Council has shown some heart and is conscientiously planning redevelopment within underdeveloped areas of the city. Incentives toward development all too often exclude those most in n...

https://bikocity.com/denver-include-affordable-housing-want-build-higher/

Via CleanTechnica. $200 billion in funding for public transportation could make a big difference in the air everyone breathes. It could make a difference in the day-to-day mobility of many trav...

https://bikocity.com/200-billion-funding-public-transportation/