IN CONVERSATION WITH MATTHEW BALDWIN
Matthew Baldwin is the Deputy Director – General of DG MOVE at the European Commission and was appointed in 2018 as European Coordinator for Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility.
WHY IS THIS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE UP CYCLING
As cities prepare to re-open for work and business, socio-physical distancing will be a pre-requisite in the post pandemic life. The current modal choices for reaching workplace involves risks as one would need to travel safely. Thus, resuming normal life will be tough as political leaders are far from ready with a solution to tackle traffic jams, packed transit vehicles, […]
SET-UP TEMPORARY CYCLE LANES IN 10 DAYS USING MOBYCON GUIDE
In a twitter chat I asked Carlton Reid, a veteran in the field of Transport Journalism from UK – Are temporary bike lanes durable? to which he responded “Tactical Urbanism is all about speed with a stated or unstated desire for permanency i.e., as happened at Times Square in New York City. Temporary quickly becomes … we should keep this”.
COVID-19: HERO CYCLES EARMARKS 100 CRORE CONTINGENCY FUND
With the Covid 19 outbreak expected to unleash long-term economic consequences, Hero Cycles in a press release yesterday announced that it is setting aside Rs 100 crore as contingency fund to address and mitigate its impact on partners and the community at large.
DEFLATE THE TYRES
No one is stronger at this point. The invisible organisms have overpowered the mighty ego of the human race who so far ruled the planet.
THE COLLISION
The Copenhagenize Index latest edition places Mumbai at 5th rank in the overall ranking of ‘Best Bicycle Friendly Cities’ on this planet. Mumbai, overtook Strasbourg, which has long been recognized as a premier destination for cycling in France. Copenhagen retained 1st place, followed by Amsterdam at 2nd position, Utrecht 3rd and Antwerp at 4th rank.
BICYCLE ON SALE
Two bicycles were talking to each other – The first bicycle said, “I was bought 20 years ago. My illustrious career has fond memories of adventures and touring. I can recollect impressions of crossing many miles, living a life of a nomad.
IN CONVERSATION WITH LIZ CANNING
Filmmaker Liz Canning cycled everywhere until she had twins in 2008. Hauling babies via car was not only ‘unsustainable’, but it took the freedom and adventure out of life; and Liz felt trapped. She Googled “family bike” and uncovered a global movement of people replacing cars with cargo bikes. Liz set out to learn more and MOTHERLOAD was born.
IS TWITTER A GOOD PLATFORM FOR CYCLISTS?
Some say Twitter is a waste of time. However, it is the world’s largest platform to strike conversations globally and is a very effective way for cyclists to network, campaign and communicate. I have been very keen to embrace Twitter. Like many cyclists I am IT savvy. It has been useful to network with cycling organisations, cycling media; print, internet […]
CYCLE RIDE WITH SIX VISIONARY CYCLISTS
Do you remember the poem ‘The Blind Men And The Elephant’ by John Godfrey Saxe, where six blind men were partially exposed to an elephant and had their own interpretations on what an elephant would be like. In the story, each blind man created his own version of reality and were correct in their narrations based on the limited exposure […]
