Great bicycling quotes Life is like a bicycle, to stay balanced you must keep moving When in double pedal it out Bicycling is life with the volume turned up Turn it off! Ride your bike Studies that show that Life is too short for traffic Bikes run on fat and save you money. Cars run on money and make you fat. Two wheels are better I don't ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days See the world differently from a bicycle Turn it off. Ride your bike Cycling: side effects include sweating, euphoria and general awesomeness Work to eat. Eat to live…live to bike…bike to work My bike takes me places my car never will Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his

Surveys of city residents show they overwhelmingly approve of spending more money on improving bicycle infrastructure in their towns

By Erica Puisis

Make way for more bicycles - plus bike lanes and outdoor bike racks, in cities across the United States.

As two-wheeled commuters, errand-runners, and leisure riders continue to increase the number of bikes in cities of all sizes, the demand for bike infrastructure continues to grow.

The collective pedal power of these cyclists is more than just eco-friendly. It can be economically-friendly also since communities and businesses that support a biking lifestyle can attract new residents and customers who value an outdoor-oriented lifestyle.

What are the benefits to embracing the bicycle movement, and how can cities meet the unique infrastructure challenges posed by an increase

The Park Catalog's newly invented commercial bike rack called the "UpLift" was featured in an article on the Palm Beach County Business Development website

The Park and Facilities Catalog was recently mentioned in an article on the Palm Beach County's Economic Development Resource website about the company's successful invention of a commercial bike rack called the UpLift.

The site is operated by the 

"Road diet" cities place more emphasis on pedestrians and bicycles than cars. Photo source: Sixthreezero.co

Whether you recognize it or not, wide, open roads psychologically trick you into driving a little faster and that is why cities are deciding to go on a "road diet."

Many roads in America are designed to accommodate a significant number of cars moving quickly, but sometimes the road is wider than is really necessary.

Downtown main streets are especially effected by this. As areas of high pedestrian activity, they are usually not accommodating to foot traffic or bicyclists, with high-speed roads and wide lanes taking up all of the space, leaving narrow sidewalks as an afterthought.

If drivers naturally feel like they need to increase their speed because the

The UpLift Bike Dock, an innovative bike rack invention designed by Sustainable Sites and offered by The Park and Facilities Catalog, was recently mentioned in an issue of  Bicycle Retailer magazine.

Bicycle Retailer is the "bible" for the bicycle industry. Their website generates 225,000 monthly visits on average and their print magazine is distributed to 27,000 readers. The magazine has been connecting suppliers to customers since 1992.

The UpLift Bike Dock was featured on Page 1 of the website in a feature titled, "New Products." Here is a link to the article.

 

Bicycle Retailer magazine features UpLift Bike Doc

Created by experts in bicycle planning, the UpLift Bike Dock is designed to be one of the highest density bicycle parking racks a