Initiatives, research and events where bicycles create positive social change
On ya bike for World Elephant Day 2018! How easily we forget or disregard that which is not part of our immediate daily experience….like the plight of elephants. Elephant populations have declined by 62% over the last decade, with 24,000 Elephants poached last year in Africa alone. Sunday (August 12th) was World Elephant Day 2018. To celebrate the …
Many cyclists are fanatical about bikes. There are umpteen ways for bicycle enthusiasts to exhibit and share their love of bikes. One of the most permanent commitments is to get it tattooed on your body. I posted my first bicycle themed tattooed blog post here on bicycles create change back in August 2016, called Cycle …
Happy Inaugural World Bicycle Day 2018!! I hope you, your bike and your riding mates had a great day yesterday. I had an awesome time riding Leki ALL DAY! Leki and I cruised around our local neighbourhood, caught up with friends, locals and other riders. In fact, I rode so much that I ended up …
This guest blog post is particularly special to me. It is written by KJ, whom I met at a local cafe. We were sitting next to each other outside and struck up a conversation, which quickly turned to the topic of bikes. We had a wonderful chat and she told me the amazing story below. …
This post come courtesy of Alexandros Nikitas, a Senior Lecturer in Transport at the University of Huddersfield. This article is an extension to a previous bike sharing article he wrote last year. A lot has changed since then! Thanks for giving permission to share this article Alexandros! Bike-sharing fiascoes Bike-sharing schemes are a fast-growing transport trend, with almost 1,500 operating …
For this blog post, we are heading to the U.S. -not for Halloween, but the night before – Witch’s Eve! I’ve been keeping my eyes open for one event in particular. I’ve been waiting in earnest to see what happened this year for Mala Bruja NYC Alleycat Race. This is an all-female charity Alleycat Bike Race. …
Granny, Wait for Me! is a beautifully illustrated children’s book. I first saw this book while at an independent publishing/meet the author book event at Little Gnome – my awesome local bookshop. This book is written by Sarah Owen and illustrated by Anil Tortop. It immediately caught my eye because of the bicycle on the cover – and …
Annette Dexter’s enthusiasm, support and fitness is unquenchable! Her last race post was on the 2017 Bayview Blast MTB 100km marathon . Here, she gives an overview of the popluar Queensland MTB event – the 3Plus3. Thanks to Annette for her time and energy. We wish her luck on her next amazing adventure! NG. SEQ 3Plus3 MTB …
On the weekend, I participated in Brisbane’s Bayview Blast MTB Event. This event is held by the RATS Cycling Club in conjunction with other partners. I signed up for the social ride ‘Havablast 25 kms Women’s Chicks in the Sticks’ event to help populate and support the category. Here is Zoe helping me ‘pack’ on …
This guest post is by Dr Mike Lloyd, a NZ academic who contacted me after I featured his article on the recent MTB bike rage incident that was caught on video and went viral. This post remains the one of the most popular BCC posts. His follow-up article examined ‘the spatial, temporal and interactional order …
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