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nyc traffic safety education takes a poetic turn
As the popularity of cycling in New York City continues to grow, street signage helps advance the trend toward safer streets. The latest example of creative thinking by the NYC Department of...
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8 favorites: nyc cycling art and culture 2011
The joys of cycling in New York City include not only communing with the urban landscape, but also with a vibrant creative culture. Art with a bicycling theme appears in galleries and museums, but also...
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Public Works: Art of the Bicycle Exhibit in NYC
Bicycles + art = love it! Especially when the designs are as bold and varied as in Public Works, a series of posters launched by Public, the San Francisco bicycle design company. An exhibition of the...
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SRAM Art Benefit for World Bicycle Relief
The bicycle component maker SRAM sent assorted parts to 80 noted artists, including Jan Chenoweth, John Kowalczyk and Rebecca Trevino, and challenged them to create original works for a worthy cause....
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Knitting and Politics Converge in Sweater Art
With Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in full swing in New York City, you might expect to find the knit sweater-and-skirt set (above and below) by Lisa Anne Auerbach on the runway. But rather than just...
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Scenes from Artcrank NYC Poster Show
Two-wheeled travel sparks creative expression, and one consistent sign is the Artcrank NYC show and sale of handmade, bicycling-inspired posters at Bicycle Habitat. Last week, the shop’s SoHo location...
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Series Captures NYC Cyclists in Motion
I’m just crazy about this photo series of New York City cyclists by Robin Gautier. By snapping each rider in motion at precisely the same point in the middle of the Williamsburg Bridge, the...
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Mural Ride: Power of the Big Picture
Murals painted on the sides of buildings and other structures around New York City are vibrant and colorful reflections of this city’s creative culture. But as I learned on a bike ride hosted last...
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Artfully Upcycled Bicycle Parts
We’re obsessed with creative ideas for storing bicycles and gear. Our Pinterest board on that topic, one of our most popular, is stocked with more than 100 pins. Among the solutions I like best are...
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Pastel Citi Bikes Pop From Sea of Blue
Imagine the surprise when I docked at the 16th Street and Ninth Avenue station in Manhattan on Thursday morning to find a Citi Bike (above) dressed up in a dreamy pastel pattern. Turns out that this...
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Bicycle Path Inspired by ‘Starry Night’
Just a quick one today to share the enchanting illuminated bicycle path that recently opened to the public in the Netherlands. Designed by artist Daan Roosegaarde, it’s a sustainable modern rendering...
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roses on park, train spotting and swedish sweets
Today, I’m combining some favorite photos and finds from the past week of cycling in New York City into a single post: Petal-pushing on Park Avenue An Alice in Wonderland moment awaits whenever I pedal...
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the newest bicycle accessory? a flamethrower
We don’t need any more wickedness in the New York City bike lanes, what with the Bikelash and all. And few of us would court comparisons with a certain dognapper-on-a-bike and green-faced witch in the...
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bedazzled bicycle shines for art gallery
I can generally claim pretty good contest karma. The trusty Kona road bike that I ride around town every day came into my life via the last-minute purchase of a $10 raffle ticket. Sadly though (boo...
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catch david byrne’s ‘tight spot’ before it deflates
If you can squeeze it in by Oct. 1, ride over to Chelsea for a quick peek at Tight Spot, a site-specific, outdoor art installation by David Byrne, co-founder of the Talking Heads, artist, filmmaker and...
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conceptual art travels ‘wheresoever’ by bicycle
Contemporary art lovers are accustomed to viewing the works of Lawrence Weiner on the walls of galleries and museums. Now, the prolific artist’s words and graphics travel by bicycle, too. The New...
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8 favorites: nyc cycling art and culture 2011
The joys of cycling in New York City include not only communing with the urban landscape, but also with a vibrant creative culture. Art with a bicycling theme appears in galleries and museums, but also...
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