Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance (CABA)

Gaining traction world-wide

Reports from Time Magazine and NYTimes say – “Detroit may be introducing electric cardesigns and China may be pushing forward with a big expansion of its highways and trains. But …..delivery workers in New York, postal employees in Germany and commuters from Canada to Japan — are among the millions taking part in a more accidental transportation upheaval It began China where an estimated 120 million electric bicycles now hum along the roads, up from a few thousand in the 1990s. They are replacing traditional bikes and motorcycles at a rapid clip and, in many cases, allowing people to put off the switch to cars. In turn, the booming Chinese electric-bike industry is spurring worldwide interest and impressive sales in India, Europe and the United States. From virtually nothing a decade ago, electric bikes have become an$11 billion global industry.

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Bicycle study tour

Dateline: Oct 26, 2009 -I am on my last leg of a two-week tour which has taken me to Denver, Seattle, and now Vancouver. Leave later today for Victoria BC. These are all good models (as are so many other cities going west from the Rocky Mountains) for Charlotte. Am taking LOTS of photos and am meeting with other bike advocates along the way. A summary to be prepared when I return – Martin Zimmerman, CABA Exec. Director

Vancouver has its act together