Site: Next City

Next City is a nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire social, economic and environmental change in cities. It provides news and longform articles on the policies and innovations driving progress in urban areas across the world.

Link: Next City

Long Read: Why Isn’t It a Crime To Kill a Cyclist with a Car?

Andrew Zaleski with a lengthy piece on why injuring and killing cyclists mostly goes unpunished and why the law and enforcement hasn't yet changed after so many incidents.

Link: Next City: Why Isn’t It a Crime To Kill a Cyclist with a Car?

Web and Phone App: Strava

Strava lets you track your rides and runs via your iPhone, Android or dedicated GPS device and helps you analyze and quantify your performance. The Strava Labs: Global Heatmap also enables you to see the most popular cycling routes used by Strava riders in your city. Many of these are recommended transport routes.

Links:
> Strava web app
> Strava mobile apps
> Strava Labs: Global Heatmap

Phone Mount: Finn

Finn is a simple, universal smartphone mount for every bike. I highly recommend it as it is super light, robust and stable. It will also fit virtually any phone and handlebar combination.

Links:
> Get Finn
> Road.cc - Finn review

Web App: Walk Score, Bike Score, Transit Score

Walk Score (includes Bike Score) is a website and web app that enables you to identify locations (cities, neighbourhoods) that are walk-friendly, bike-friendly and transit-friendly. It is available for locations in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

Link: Walk Score

Facebook Group: Better By Bicycle

This is the Facebook Group for the Better By Bicycle blog. Join if you're interested in connecting with other's around the world who have an interest in enabling more people to cycle for transport. All members can post to this group - including ideas, links, questions, news and events.

Links:
> Better By Bicycle Facebook Group
> Better By Bicycle blog

Debate: Cyclists, Drivers, and the Rules of the Road

Should the laws and infrastructure be altered to recognize differences between bikes and cars, or should cyclists be treated the same as drivers? Five different perspectives are given including a vehicular cyclist, author of a book on urban riding, the major of Copenhagen and two researchers on cycling.

Link: NY Times Debate: Cyclists, Drivers, and the Rules of the Road

Site: CityLab - Commute

CityLab is The Atlantic newspaper's website focused on issues and solutions for cities. The Commute section focuses on transport stories.

Link: CityLab > Commute

Android App (Australia): Rain?

A simple Android app just showing rain radar for Australian locations.

Link: Google Play Android Apps > Rain?

Related Better By Bicycle Posts:
> How to avoid getting wet when riding

Site: Bike Portland

Bike Portland is an independent, daily news source that covers all aspects of Portland's bike scene. Portland has been discussing urban biking issues for several years so this blog is a great source of information for similar cities like Melbourne.

Link: Bike Portland