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Beijing plans to add 10,000 more bikes this year. There was a time, of course, when China was known as the "kingdom of bicycles". In 1980, more than 60 percent of commuters rode bikes.
How a new generation in Beijing is rediscovering the humble bicycle As more people in China use cars for transportation, some are rediscovering an old way to beat rush hour and destress -- bicycles.
BEIJING — The shiny bicycles in bright orange, yellow or blue are everywhere in China’s most prosperous cities, even in places they probably shouldn’t be. The two-wheelers are unlocked and ...
Beijing-based stationless bike-sharing startup Ofo is crying foul at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency over its decision to have an exclusive pilot program with startup JUMP.
Reader Collin Roughton (whom you might recall from the “Money for Miles” bike tour he did in 2009) is recently back from a study trip in Beijing, China where he spent a few days observing their cargo ...
A pedal through Beijing's small alleys and side streets brings bright glimpses of life in this massive city. Biking used to be commonplace in China before it became the world's largest car market ...
First, a taxonomy. Beijing has at least three definable species of bike lane. The most luxurious, which we’ll call Business Class, is a ribbon of designated asphalt set off from the car world by ...