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An auto rickshaw driver pushes his vehicle next to a banner that says only those vehicles with QR codes will be given fuel at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Energy
Amid fuel crisis in Sri Lanka, bicycling is no longer a ‘poor person’s mode of transport’
Bike fishermen use a giant claw to remove bikes and other detritus from the Amsterdam canals. The bikes are deposited on a trash barge, and later recycled for scrap.
Environment
Where people are paid full-time, with benefits, to fish for bikes
Technology
Here’s what you can do with a whimsical idea and a whole lot of leg power
Degheri coFounder Matt Saunders sits with the team's "Cargo Bike" outside a shopping district in downtown Beirut, Degheri messengers are trying to attract clients by offering to bike their groceries home for them.
Business, Economics and Jobs
For a bike messenger, Beirut may be the worst city ever
Lifestyle & Belief
London’s cycling ‘superhighways’ prove to be super dangerous
Business, Economics and Jobs
Bamboo bicycles for eco-conscious consumers