Tag: Bicycles and Bicycling

In Bogotá, Cyclists Fear Becoming Crime Victims

Bicycles are an essential part of the Colombian identity — ubiquitous, cheaper and, in some urban communities, often a faster way to get around. No Colombian city embodies riding on two wheels more than the capital, Bogotá, where the metropolitan area of nearly 11 million inhabitants has no subway system and some of the world’s […]

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The M.T.A. Wants Marathon Runners to Pay Bridge Tolls, Too

At the start of every New York City Marathon, runners fill the upper and lower tiers of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, an arresting sight that conveys the immensity of the event. But that picture-postcard moment comes with a hidden price — and now the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to collect it. The M.T.A. has quietly demanded […]

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