@BikePortland is the Twitter profile for BikePortland.org. They use Twitter to broadcast bicycling news in and around Portland, issues concerning cycling, and any news stories that feature ubran cycling. They also use it as a platform to promote their blog posts and engage their followers in a dialog about biking in the Pacific Northwest.
Bike Portland uses their Flickr stream to share photos of their events and other cycling related issues around Portland.
Bikewise is a mashup that combines bicycling hazards, crashes, and thefts with Google Maps. Developed by the Cascade Bicycle Club based in Seattle, Washington. Bikewise allows people to create accounts and post reports of their own incidents, adding them to the map.
View Capital Bikeshare in a larger map
The Washington DC DOT recently announced their new bikesharing proposal with a map. What a great way to use an interactive map for public involvement.
(Via Greater Greater Washington)
CrashStat 2.0 was developed by bicycling and pedestrian advocates Transportation Alternatives to help visualize traffic incidents with bicycle and pedestrian injuries or fatalities in New York City. The tool is intended to help anybody, from neighborhood residents, city planner, or journalists, to get an accurate view of safety for any location within the city.
