Next Big Thing 2014
View all Next Big Thing 2014 submissions.
Cycling safety tips for the New Year
UBC’s Kay Teschke with tips for safe city cycling in winter and year-round.
Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context
Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context UBC Prof. Kay Teschke co-authors a piece on the risks and rewards of cycling. Read more…
Q&A on the UBC Grand Prix and the benefits of cycling
Sports medicine pioneer Dr. Jack Taunton talks about the UBC Grand Prix, which takes place on July 9, and his love of cycling.
Transit investments lead to healthier people
A new report spearheaded by UBC’s Lawrence Frank explores the relationship between transportation and health care.
Cycling infrastructure can reduce risk of cycling injuries by half: UBC study
Certain types of routes carry much lower risk of injury for cyclists, according to a new University of British Columbia study on the eve of National Bike Week in Canada.
Vancouver, Montreal, Portland and Minneapolis among most “bikeable” cities in North America: UBC research
University of British Columbia researchers are making bikeability research easily accessible to consumers and city planners by introducing bikeability “heat maps” in partnership with Seattle-based Walk Score® at www.walkscore.com/bike.