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Even more bike lanes for Tel Aviv
The Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo will spent another NIS150 million (30 million euro) in the next five years on building 150 km of new bike-lanes in the city. Fourteen years ago, Tel Aviv did not have even one bicycle path. As for today the city has more then 100 kilometers of paths, trails and lanes. According to a 2010 municipal poll, 38 percent of Tel Aviv residents own a bicycle. The now familair green bikes in … Read entire article »
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TEL O FUN, rent a green bike in Tel Aviv has started
Since this month (May 2011) you can rent a bike in Tel Aviv, based on the famous Dutch “Witte Fietsen Plan” (White Bike Plan) (see our article before). The Tel Aviv Municipality invested NIS 100 million ($25 million) in the so called: Tel O Fun rent a bike. More then 2.000 green bikes you will find at the so called ‘docking stations’ around Tel Aviv. The system works with credit cards (the Amsterdam bike … Read entire article »
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Cyclist in Tel Aviv: Kings of the Pavement
I love cycling, I love Tel Aviv, but the combination of the two is a bit complicated. Being in Tel Aviv for two great weeks again made me realize that cyclist in Tel Aviv are the Kings of the Pavement. Okay, at least, this is what they think… With high speed, with ringing bells, getting mad and having no respect for pedestrians they rule the pavement as their kingdom. This is quite an experience. As a … Read entire article »
‘Finally’ bikes in Tel Aviv…
…and then they get stolen… ;-( This article in Haaretz triggered my thoughts about bikes in Tel Aviv. As a Dutchman I was born on a bike several years ago…and lived in a tent every vacation (voluntary, my parents decided), rain or no rain. ;-) The best place to ride a bike on this planet is Tel Aviv, don’t forget about that. The weather and atmosphere are heaven for riding around. The last few years I have been dreaming of riding through Tel Aviv on a bike, camera ready (like always). If you have a bike, use it! And then don’t let them steal it! You deserve it! (The bike I mean! ;-D ) If it gets stolen do not forget to file a complaint at the police station! Be safe! … Read entire article »
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