Bike Cities – Shifter

The little compromises that can ruin your bike commute

by Tom BabinCities July 12, 20182 Comments

If you commute by bike, you’ve come across the little compromises. These are the little bits of missing bike infrastructure – a lane that ends prematurely, a painted lane instead of a separated lane, a gap between two bike paths. In many North American cities, these little compromises are everywhere. On their own, they are …

Cold and car-centric Moscow is starting to open up to bikes

by Tom BabinCities February 20, 2018February 21, 2018Comments are Disabled

It was the Russian dude in full furs riding a replica penny-farthing (kopeck-farthing?) that did it for me. When I saw this guy roll by the famous St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square yelling shout-outs to hundreds of fellow cyclists around him, I knew this wasn’t the city I once thought it was. That …