I know winter is coming and it's not the perfect timing for bicycle talking... But I found it very interesting and better weather will come back anyway! For all cycling lovers, and for those that are just tempted by the possibility of cycling as a transportation way; CBC has a very interesting documentary talking about it.
"Pedal Power investigates the conflict between bikes and cars." Bicycles thefts, the critical mass, Velib, Bixi and a travel around cities like Amsterdam, NY, Montreal, Toronto or Paris with their different ways to deal with this way of transportation.
PS: Strongly recommended to coach potatoes or car drivers ;)
Even in Tokyo ecofriendly exists! The city per se is not very "green" but I´ve noticed that some initiatives and efforts have started to be done. My aim is to show you the little things that I´m discovering here during my 7 days treep .
Pedestrians in Tokyo share their sidewalk with bikes on the main streets. But people here are used to it, so there´s no problem for anybody about sharing their space and it makes it safer for cyclists.
As you can see there are plenty of bike users, but still not as much as if you compare the number of users per capita with other cities such as Amsterdam or Montreal.
