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    Happy Birthday Velib - by frog



    Streetfilms has a video celebrating the first anniversary of Paris’s famous Velib system: On July 15, 2007 Paris debuted the world’s largest self-service “bicycle transit system” called Vélib outdoing previously designed bike share programs. Vélib is a balance of scale and functionality, clocking in with more than 20,000 bikes, and 1,451 docking stations, which are [...] read more
    July 16, 2008 9:12 am - 12 Comments
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    Olympic torch protests – An overseas holiday with a difference - by frog



    Sadly for sports fans the Olympic Torch isn’t coming to our shores. And after seeing all the fun in London, Paris and San Francisco you might be feeling like you are missing out on all the fun. Fear not; Gridskipper presents Google’s Guide to Protesting the Olympic Torch. The nearest destination you can travel to [...] read more
    April 10, 2008 10:21 am - No Comments