Global Times China: Getting back on the saddle
Since STC's talk at the Danish Embassy in Beijing the Chinese newspaper Global Times has published a story on STC's work on (bi)cycle urbanism in their online and printed versions, written by Matthew Jukes. You can find an online version of the article on the Global Times website or read it...
florian 21 Aug 2012 HITS : 3348
Wiener Zeitung - Freitritt: The Bicycle is Underused
Recently the bicycle-blog section "Freitritt" of the Austrian Newspaper "Wiener Zeitung" featured a piece on STC's Florian Lorenz. It talks about STC's work on documenting Beijing's diverse cycling cultures and STC's hypothesis in (bi)cycle urbanism that Beijing shows on a global scale the still unused potentials of cycles for a...
florian 08 Aug 2012 HITS : 3298
Calgary Herald: Coolness and conflict
Recent coverage about STC participation at Velo-city 2012 Vancouver by Tom Babin from The Calgary Herald. online: http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2012/06/26/coolness-and-conflict-two-things-i-learned-during-a-day-surrounded-by-global-bike-advocates/ Coolness and conflict: Two things I learned during a day surrounded by global bike advocates Out of all the talk about cycling around the world today at the Velo-City 2012, an international conference on...
florian 27 Jun 2012 HITS : 3424
PedalAsia : Interview with Shannon Bufton
Gavin Dixon and Bryon Kidd from Japan chat with STC Co-founder Shannon Bufton on all things cycling in Beijing. http://www.pedalasia.com/2012/05/pedal-asia-episode-2.htmlexpandComments('COMMENT137', 'https://stcbj.com/index2.php?option=com_webeecomment', '137');
Shannon 22 Jun 2012 HITS : 3539
CBC: Q with JIan Ghomeshi
STC Co-founder Shannon Bufton was interviewed for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation about the demise of the bicycle in Beijing and some of the work that STC is undertaking to revive cycling. http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/qpodcast_20120425_14757.mp3 Starts at 39:40 expandComments('COMMENT138', 'https://stcbj.com/index2.php?option=com_webeecomment', '138');
Shannon 22 Jun 2012 HITS : 3714
The Atlantic Cities: The De-Bikification of Beijing
Smarter Than Car wa featured in an article "The De-Bikification of Beijing" written by Debra Bruno for The Atlantic Cities. The Atlantic Cities is an online resource exploring the most innovative ideas and pressing issues facing today’s global cities and neighborhoods. By bringing together news, analysis, data, and...
florian 01 May 2012 HITS : 4473
China Daily : Australian polishes bike's tarnished luster
Australian polishes bike's tarnished lusterUpdated: 2012-03-17 09:41 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/17/content_14854382.htm When Gao Jun moved to Beijing to attend university in 2006, one of the first things he bought was a secondhand bike."As a student with no income, I found a bicycle was the most convenient way of getting around," said Gao, 26, now...
Shannon 29 Mar 2012 HITS : 4353
China Dialogue: Full Circle for Bikes in Beijing
Full circle for bikes in Beijing?Olivia BoydMarch 07, 2012 Link to original article here : http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4796 Shannon Bufton promotes two-wheeled travel as an aspirational pastime. New Chinese riders are as interested in bicycles as cool objects as they are in where cycling can take them, he tells Olivia Boyd.“[M]aybe recreational cycling is...
Shannon 08 Mar 2012 HITS : 3784
ORF.on: Cycling Hipsters and Bird Vendors
The web service of the Austrian Federal News Broadcast, ORF.on, published a piece on STC's work on international bicycle cultural learning. The article "Cycling Hipsters and Bird Vendors" reflects the differences in bicycle cultures which STC's international work is documenting and using as opportunities for bicycle cultural learning. The article's story...
florian 29 Sep 2011 HITS : 4463
