Amsterdam is one of the most cycle-friendly cities in the world so it shouldn’t be all that surprising that the Dutch capital will soon get its own bike mayor. Cycling-advocacy group CycleSpace came up with the initiative…
Bikes now rule the streets of Denmark’s capital, having outnumbered cars for the first time. In the past year an additional 35,000 two-wheelers joined the ranks, catapulting the number to 265,700 in comparison to 252,600…
Madrid is upping its game when it comes to reducing pollution from cars; the city has announced it will invest €44m by the end of the year in a new cycle network, which will introduce 33 new bike paths. (Pollution levels…
The Lebanese have a knack for solving problems through private enterprise: where municipality fails it’s often business that steps in to plug the gap. Such is the case with the new bike-sharing scheme that’s slowly being…
Whether it’s economic or ecological forces driving the gears of change,two-wheeled transport is on the up. At Europe’s largest trade show, one particular trend is putting traditionalists’ spokes out of joint – the buzz…
Despite being hot, humid and rapidly built, Singapore is a haven for cyclists and this week residents are recognising the role that its landmark Park Connector Network (PCN) played in turning the city onto pedal power. Over…
As city government initiatives help kick-off a cycling boom in the Brazilian metropolis, we look at the converging urban elements that are rapidly making Rio a pedal-power paradise. Then on the following pages we go global…
Innovative designers and visionary city planners are breathing new life into the much-mocked electric bike – today’s power-assisted two-wheelers are hand-crafted, ultra-efficient, lightweight and, most important of all,…
Traditional bike sales may have peaked a decade ago but sales of electric bikes are gaining momentum. With innovation in the industry increasing, it seems that the market can only go in one direction.
Checking in at an intimate bolthole in a Portuguese hilltop town, a shrine to wine in a former newspaper building in Arizona and more, we survey some of the world’s most characterful new hotels.
Pedal power in Zürich, Singapore-style workouts, Detroit’s architectural resurgence and an unexpected tea accompaniment in Beijing: we’ve scoured the globe for our news round-up.
Spain’s economic woes are creating a spirited entrepreneurial culture in its capital. We meet the people turning their fortunes around and revitalising neighbourhoods in the process, and speak to the mayor about the new…
A hard-won peace, falling crime and growing foreign investment are reasons to be optimistic about Colombia – but the age-old problems of inequality, corruption and coca production refuse to go away.