Green way to go
13 years, 3 months ago

Green way to go

China Daily  

Unfortunately China, which was once known as the "kingdom of bicycles", has become one of the most hostile places for cyclists. More and more cities in developed countries are starting to encourage people to forgo their cars in favor of environmentally friendly bicycles and it is time for Chinese cities to recall the country's strong bicycle legacy and seek to end the tyranny of automobiles on our streets. Even though Beijing's subway system already carries 7.5 million passengers a day and people make 20 million trips by bus on average each day, they are still not enough to meet the needs of the city's growing population. The city government created 61 bicycle rental service spots near public transport hubs with 2,800 bicycles in 2008. The government will add 200 more rental service spots and 5,000 bicycles at the end of 2011, making Hangzhou the city boasting the most public bicycles in the world.

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Growing cycle of adventure
1 year, 10 months ago

Growing cycle of adventure

China Daily  

An engineer conducts a bike-frame test at the Xidesheng Bicycle Co in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Riders share their favorite routes, health tips or arrange meet-ups with others on lifestyle and fashion opinion-sharing platform Xiaohongshu and microblogging site Sina Weibo. On Xiaohongshu, there are more than 2.5 million posts with the cycling tag, and on Weibo, the hashtag has been viewed …

Bicycle industry profits up sharply at 43%
3 years, 3 months ago

Bicycle industry profits up sharply at 43%

China Daily  

A worker places tires on bicycle wheels at the Golden Wheel Group factory in Tianjin. Chinese bicycle enterprises reported a sharp rise in revenue in the first 10 months of 2021, with profits increasing dramatically, thanks to huge demand for green transportation, according to an industry association. According to sources with the China Bicycle Association, total revenues from Chinese bicycle …

Bike usage is increasing in cities across Asia as Singapore tops the list
7 years, 6 months ago

Bike usage is increasing in cities across Asia as Singapore tops the list

Firstpost  

The two biggest bike-share operators, China-owned Ofo and Mobike, plan to be in more than 200 cities by end-2017 and end-2018, respectively. Orange, yellow and other brightly coloured bikes have been popping up in cities across Asia, surprising residents and frequent visitors with their sudden ubiquity outside train stations and condo gates over the last two years. In an informal …

Make cycling safer in China
7 years, 6 months ago

Make cycling safer in China

China Daily  

The renaissance of bike-riding is a welcome development, so let's improve conditions for the users Orange, yellow, blue, green, rainbow. Lowering the speed limit of vehicles where bike users are present, narrowing the width of intersections and installing protected bicycle lanes with traffic-calming measures - especially, in suburban or peripheral areas where heavy vehicles roam the streets and cars travel …

Beijing draws line on shared bicycles
7 years, 6 months ago

Beijing draws line on shared bicycles

China Daily  

People face a jungle of shared bikes near the Lishuiqiao subway station in Beijing in June. The Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport decided on Thursday to stop adding new shared bikes to the city's streets and to strengthen the management of existing bikes. "While they make travel more convenient, too many bikes causes problems such as improper parking, especially near …

Beijing draws line on shared bicycles
7 years, 6 months ago

Beijing draws line on shared bicycles

China Daily  

People face a jungle of shared bikes near the Lishuiqiao subway station in Beijing in June. The Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport decided on Thursday to stop adding new shared bikes to the city's streets and to strengthen the management of existing bikes. "While they make travel more convenient, too many bikes causes problems such as improper parking, especially near …

Beijing to use e-fences to tackle haphazard shared-bike parking
7 years, 9 months ago

Beijing to use e-fences to tackle haphazard shared-bike parking

China Daily  

BEIJING - Around 300 virtual fences have been planned in Beijing's Tongzhou district to operate as parking lots for shared bikes, after badly parked bikes have caused complaints. "These e-fences with special marks both on the ground and in mobile app maps are located near residential communities, schools, subway stations, bus stops and commercial blocks, for the convenience of bike …

Beijing likes shared bicycles－however ...
7 years, 11 months ago

Beijing likes shared bicycles－however ...

China Daily  

Various bicycles are parked at a subway entrance in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 4, 2017. Proposed regulation for managing clutter put out for public comment Seeing the boom in the bike-sharing business, along with the resulting clutter created by randomly parked bikes, the Beijing municipal government has published a draft guideline for public comment, the top transport official said on …

Beijing likes shared bicycles－however ...
7 years, 11 months ago

Beijing likes shared bicycles－however ...

China Daily  

Various bicycles are parked at a subway entrance in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 4, 2017. Proposed regulation for managing clutter put out for public comment Seeing the boom in the bike-sharing business, along with the resulting clutter created by randomly parked bikes, the Beijing municipal government has published a draft guideline for public comment, the top transport official said on …

Beijing likes shared bicycles－however ...
7 years, 11 months ago

Beijing likes shared bicycles－however ...

China Daily  

Various bicycles are parked at a subway entrance in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 4, 2017. Proposed regulation for managing clutter put out for public comment Seeing the boom in the bike-sharing business, along with the resulting clutter created by randomly parked bikes, the Beijing municipal government has published a draft guideline for public comment, the top transport official said on …

Beijing to regulate thriving bike-sharing industry
7 years, 11 months ago

Beijing to regulate thriving bike-sharing industry

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Beijing authorities are considering measures to regulate the ubiquitous shared bikes that benefited commuters but challenge urban management. Beijing began to solicit public opinion Friday on a draft rule that will cap the number of shared bikes on the city's streets and promise orderly parking. The bike-sharing business, which took off in big Chinese cities less than two …

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen
7 years, 11 months ago

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen

China Daily  

Bicycles of Mobike and Ofo, two major bike-sharing service providers in China, are parked outside a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Police in Shenzhen said over the weekend that they are considering restrictions on the use of shared bikes, especially during holidays, to prevent road congestion and public disorder. Over the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday earlier this month, for example, …

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen
7 years, 11 months ago

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen

China Daily  

Bicycles of Mobike and Ofo, two major bike-sharing service providers in China, are parked outside a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Police in Shenzhen said over the weekend that they are considering restrictions on the use of shared bikes, especially during holidays, to prevent road congestion and public disorder. Over the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday earlier this month, for example, …

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen
7 years, 11 months ago

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen

China Daily  

Bicycles of Mobike and Ofo, two major bike-sharing service providers in China, are parked outside a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Police in Shenzhen said over the weekend that they are considering restrictions on the use of shared bikes, especially during holidays, to prevent road congestion and public disorder. Over the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday earlier this month, for example, …

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen
7 years, 11 months ago

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen

China Daily  

Bicycles of Mobike and Ofo, two major bike-sharing service providers in China, are parked outside a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Police in Shenzhen said over the weekend that they are considering restrictions on the use of shared bikes, especially during holidays, to prevent road congestion and public disorder. Over the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday earlier this month, for example, …

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen
7 years, 11 months ago

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen

China Daily  

Bicycles of Mobike and Ofo, two major bike-sharing service providers in China, are parked outside a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.Lai Li / For China Daily China imposes some of the world's toughest driving restrictions for cars, and now the checks and controls are expanding to the bicycle-sharing industry. Police in Shenzhen said over the weekend that they are considering …

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen
7 years, 11 months ago

Where to leave shared bike? Rules rolling into Shenzhen

China Daily  

Bicycles of Mobike and Ofo, two major bike-sharing service providers in China, are parked outside a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.Lai Li / For China Daily China imposes some of the world's toughest driving restrictions for cars, and now the checks and controls are expanding to the bicycle-sharing industry. Police in Shenzhen said over the weekend that they are considering …

Shenzhen: Police to restrict shared bikes to prevent congestion, chaos
7 years, 11 months ago

Shenzhen: Police to restrict shared bikes to prevent congestion, chaos

China Daily  

Various bicycles are parked at a subway entrance in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 4, 2017. Police in southern metropolis Shenzhen Friday said they were mulling restrictions on the use of shared bikes, especially during holidays, to ward off road congestion and potential public chaos. Police said about 520,000 bikes had been put on the streets in the city in just …

Shenzhen: Police to restrict shared bikes to prevent congestion, chaos
7 years, 11 months ago

Shenzhen: Police to restrict shared bikes to prevent congestion, chaos

China Daily  

Various bicycles are parked at a subway entrance in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 4, 2017. Police in southern metropolis Shenzhen Friday said they were mulling restrictions on the use of shared bikes, especially during holidays, to ward off road congestion and potential public chaos. Police said about 520,000 bikes had been put on the streets in the city in just …

Sharing puts bikes back on the street
7 years, 11 months ago

Sharing puts bikes back on the street

China Daily  

People ride shared bikes along the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing on March 10, 2017. The report, issued by Beijing Mobike Technology Co Ltd and Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute, found that shared bikes had reinvigorated the nation's love for bikes as more Chinese people will opt for bikes rather than cars to make short urban journeys. A …

Shared bikes perfect example of win-win mode of transport
7 years, 11 months ago

Shared bikes perfect example of win-win mode of transport

China Daily  

People ride shared bikes along the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing on March 10, 2017. To reduce traffic pressure and prevent further environmental damage, many cities' authorities have urged the local people to reduce the use of cars and ride bikes instead. In Beijing, for example, the authorities have announced that till November 2018 people buying bikes will get a 10 …

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market
7 years, 11 months ago

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market

China Daily  

People ride shared bikes along the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing on March 10, 2017. China's emerging bike-sharing operators have begun to test the waters in several US states, demonstrating China's innovative ability to the citizens in the country half a world away. In China, once called a "bicycle kingdom", shared bikes have become the newest battlefield for global capital, with …

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market
7 years, 11 months ago

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market

China Daily  

People ride shared bikes along the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing on March 10, 2017. China's emerging bike-sharing operators have begun to test the waters in several US states, demonstrating China's innovative ability to the citizens in the country half a world away. In China, once called a "bicycle kingdom", shared bikes have become the newest battlefield for global capital, with …

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market
7 years, 11 months ago

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market

China Daily  

People ride shared bikes along the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing on March 10, 2017. China's emerging bike-sharing operators have begun to test the waters in several US states, demonstrating China's innovative ability to the citizens in the country half a world away. In China, once called a "bicycle kingdom", shared bikes have become the newest battlefield for global capital, with …

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market
7 years, 11 months ago

China's bike-sharing firms test the waters in US market

China Daily  

People ride shared bikes along the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing on March 10, 2017. China's emerging bike-sharing operators have begun to test the waters in several US states, demonstrating China's innovative ability to the citizens in the country half a world away. In China, once called a "bicycle kingdom", shared bikes have become the newest battlefield for global capital, with …

Beijing's green and pleasant bike ways
7 years, 11 months ago

Beijing's green and pleasant bike ways

China Daily  

In the springtime, a young man's heart turns to. And, the mountains north of the city, where the Great Wall runs, are stunningly beautiful and could be made into a world-class area for bicyclists by adding a few road shoulders and bike paths. The Olympic Forest Park rivals New York's Central Park, and there is a 13-km walkway and canal …

Bikesharing growing pains in Shanghai
8 years ago

Bikesharing growing pains in Shanghai

CNN  

Beijing, CNN CNN — They seem like a perfect solution to China’s traffic-clogged streets and toxic air: Bikesharing schemes. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “Despite making citizens’ lives easier, the overwhelming number of shared bikes has paralyzed existing bike parking and management, ” a statement from the Huangpu district government said. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Cao Guoxing, a spokesperson for bikeshare operator Mobike …

Beijing electric bike-sharing service ordered to stop after four days
8 years, 1 month ago

Beijing electric bike-sharing service ordered to stop after four days

China Daily  

Electric bike sharing is mirroring the boom in regular bike sharing services. A Beijing based electric bicycle-sharing service has been ordered to stop trading just four days into operation. The service also aroused public safety concerns as electric bicycles travel at much faster speeds than regular bicycles. Responding to the ruling, the electric bicycle-sharing company involved said their service was …

Promising start to managing bike sharing
8 years, 3 months ago

Promising start to managing bike sharing

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2016-12-29 07:40 A cyclist parks a bike rented through a bike-sharing service at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Dec 27, 2016. The authority in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, released draft rules on bike-sharing services on Tuesday and solicited public opinions. Unlike traditional government- Such an innovative design not only allows users to cover short- …

Shenzhen: Share bikes but don't park them illegally
8 years, 3 months ago

Shenzhen: Share bikes but don't park them illegally

China Daily  

A cyclist parks a bike rented through a bike-sharing service at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Dec 27, 2016. Shenzhen is considering disgracing unruly cyclists in efforts to control bike sharing services, reported Xinhua News Agency. Bike-sharing services, bolstered by ride-on-demand service apps, have sprung up in an increasing number of Chinese cities over the past year. According to …

Chinese tech industry bets on next big craze called "Uber for bikes"
8 years, 5 months ago

Chinese tech industry bets on next big craze called "Uber for bikes"

Firstpost  

China’s tech industry giants are sloughing hundreds of millions of dollars into what they’re betting will be the country’s next big internet craze - ‘Uber for bikes’. Now Shanghai’s MoBike and Beijing-based ofo - both use customised Anglicised branding - have raised big money in the past month alone from bullish investors on the hunt for China’s next tech ‘unicorn’. …

Hangzhou abuzz over bike sharing
8 years, 7 months ago

Hangzhou abuzz over bike sharing

China Daily  

A Hangzhou resident uses a public bike to commute. A week ahead of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, a bike-sharing service moved a step closer to embracing the mobile internet era by enabling anyone with a smartphone to rent a bike by simply scanning a QR code. First-time users only need to scan the QR code …

Hangzhou abuzz over bike sharing
8 years, 7 months ago

Hangzhou abuzz over bike sharing

China Daily  

A Hangzhou resident uses a public bike to commute. A week ahead of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, a bike-sharing service moved a step closer to embracing the mobile internet era by enabling anyone with a smartphone to rent a bike by simply scanning a QR code. First-time users only need to scan the QR code …

City improves on its reputation for bicycles
8 years, 8 months ago

City improves on its reputation for bicycles

China Daily  

Public rental bicycles are available to foreign visitors in Hangzhou, with help of an audio system in English. "More updated bicycles providing a safer and more comfortable cycling experience will appear on the streets ahead of the G20 summit, while the old baskets will be replaced with new ones made of aluminum," said Wu Guoxiong, deputy manager of Hangzhou Public …

City improves on its reputation for bicycles
8 years, 8 months ago

City improves on its reputation for bicycles

China Daily  

Public rental bicycles are available to foreign visitors in Hangzhou, with help of an audio system in English. "More updated bicycles providing a safer and more comfortable cycling experience will appear on the streets ahead of the G20 summit, while the old baskets will be replaced with new ones made of aluminum," said Wu Guoxiong, deputy manager of Hangzhou Public …

28 Chinese cities, regions to promote green cars
11 years, 4 months ago

28 Chinese cities, regions to promote green cars

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Twenty-eight Chinese cities and city clusters that will promote the use of new energy vehicles were announced on Tuesday. The decision on the 28 cities and city clusters was reached after a group of researchers examined and reviewed application plans on how to promote new-energy, which had been submitted by local or regional governments from across the country, …

Bicycle rental plan falls flat
15 years, 5 months ago

Bicycle rental plan falls flat

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Bicycle rental companies in Beijing are going broke because nobody wants to hire their services. "The company's turnover was almost zero last month," a spokesman from the Bird of Freedom Bicycle Rental said. Wang Wenkun, who is stationed at a bicycle rental outlet in Dingfuzhuang, near the East Fifth Ring Road, said not one single customer had rented one …

Bikes a lost passion in the age of cars
15 years, 6 months ago

Bikes a lost passion in the age of cars

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 The world's "bicycle kingdom" is gradually abandoning its healthy habit and embracing the era of the automobile. The presentation of bicycle statistics from the ministry is double-edged: It is calling on everyone to walk and ride bicycles on the third annual national Car Free Day on September 22. "With the shortage of energy and annoying traffic jams, we call …

Bike Beijing, Green Olympics-英语点津
17 years, 3 months ago

Bike Beijing, Green Olympics-英语点津

China Daily  

Bike Beijing, Green Olympics Download China is known as the "Kingdom of Bicycles", with a world-record 470 million bicycles on the road. As the nation pushes towards a "green" Olympics for next summer's Games, host city Beijing is trying to get more of its residents out of cars and onto bikes. A staff of Bike Rental Center said, "It just …

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