Opinion https://momentummag.com/category/news/opinion/ smart living by bike Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 As Car-First Premier Talks Bike Lane Removal, Toronto Set to Send a Message at Rally https://momentummag.com/as-car-first-premier-talks-bike-lane-removal-toronto-set-to-send-a-message-at-rally/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:15:19 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=40436 When it comes to transportation planning in Ontario, it is the work of municipalities. But, apparently, Premier Doug Ford didn’t get that memo, and is set to rudely intrude on city business to not just block the creation of future bike lanes, but rip out three of the most crucial in Toronto. As a result, […]

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]]> Everything You Need to Know to Bike Like a Boss https://momentummag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-bike-like-a-boss/ https://momentummag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-bike-like-a-boss/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:25:44 +0000 http://momentummag.com/?p=6723 Here are a few answers to common questions that can help anyone ride a bike "like a boss".

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]]> https://momentummag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-bike-like-a-boss/feed/ 11 Women Really Need to Talk About Taking Back Our Streets in Portland and Beyond https://momentummag.com/women-really-need-to-talk-about-taking-back-our-streets-in-portland-and-beyond/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:18:04 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=38944 More research is needed on the impacts of gender on mode choice and traffic violence. That is why BikeLoud PDX decided to do a survey of women who bike in Portland. I also got involved for more personal reasons. Many decades ago, when I was 14, I took a class at my local university a […]

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]]> Conservative government official urges cities to prioritize cycling and walking right now https://momentummag.com/government-official-urges-cities-to-prioritize-cycling-right-now/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:15:23 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=38833 Clapping back at all the “plan for drivers” rhetoric in the UK, Nicholas Boys Smith, chair of the UK government’s Office for Place, is advocating for a significant shift in urban planning to prioritize cycling and walking in cities and towns with the release of a new report. In the report titled “Move Free,” Boys Smith […]

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]]> 12 reasons why biking is better than any dating app https://momentummag.com/12-reasons-biking-better-tinder/ https://momentummag.com/12-reasons-biking-better-tinder/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:00:38 +0000 http://momentummag.com/?p=10214 Dating game getting you down? Try bicycling!

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]]> https://momentummag.com/12-reasons-biking-better-tinder/feed/ 6 A new bicycle economy in London could net 25,000 jobs https://momentummag.com/a-new-bicycle-economy-in-london-could-net-25000-jobs/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:43:58 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=32751 The case was made at the recent COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland that the bicycle can fight the climate crisis, and a new report suggests that not only can it kick climate butt, an increase in cycling will also provide a huge economic boost along the way. A new report commissioned by the Bicycle […]

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]]> What Makes a City Great for Cycling? https://momentummag.com/makes-city-great-bicycling/ https://momentummag.com/makes-city-great-bicycling/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:29:55 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=30954 North American cities rarely make the list of the world's best biking cities. So what can we do better?

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]]> https://momentummag.com/makes-city-great-bicycling/feed/ 4 Should Biking While Drunk Be Illegal? https://momentummag.com/should-biking-drunk-be-illegal/ https://momentummag.com/should-biking-drunk-be-illegal/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2016 23:34:42 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=27073 Biking intoxicated is illegal in some places and becoming so in others. But is that really what we need?

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]]> https://momentummag.com/should-biking-drunk-be-illegal/feed/ 22 Momentum Mag is Rebranding! https://momentummag.com/were-rebranding/ https://momentummag.com/were-rebranding/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:40:37 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=26672 Envisioning a world full of bicycles was a lofty and unrealistic misadventure. We're excited about our new direction, and hope you are too!

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]]> https://momentummag.com/were-rebranding/feed/ 6 One Biker’s View on Texting in Traffic and Running Red Lights https://momentummag.com/one-bikers-view-on-texting-in-traffic-and-running-red-lights/ https://momentummag.com/one-bikers-view-on-texting-in-traffic-and-running-red-lights/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:19:30 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=25422 Shouldn't we hold ourselves to the same standard we hold motorists to?

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