Growing Bicyclists in a Traffic Garden

by Ellen Drogin Rodgers, Ph.D., Fionnuala Quinn, B.E., and Rick Holt, M.S. This article appeared in the December 2022 issue of Parks & Recreation, the magazine of the National Recreation and Parks Association.  Reprinted with permission from...

Gears & Gadgets:  The Humble Cyclo-Computer

By David Cohen Maryland National Capital Park Police Reserve Unit The amount of data that is available to cyclists today through various devices is absolutely astonishing:  GPS mapping, heart rate monitoring, pedal cadence, power meters…the list goes...

YPD On Bikes Is A Win-Win For All

Opinion, Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, August 1, 2023 The Yankton Police Department (YPD) has rolled out a new tactic to better serve the public. The department has acquired three electric, or pedal assist, bicycles to help officers patrol the streets and,...

Wheels On Patrol

Bike Police Are Now Rolling Throughout Yankton By Cora Van Olson, Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, yankton.net, July 31, 2023 Photo:  Yankton Police Commander Monty Rothenberger with one of the department’s new electric bicycles that the city officials...

Hornell Police unveil new e-bikes

by: Gillian Friebis, WETM, July 29, 2023 HORNELL, N.Y. (WETM) — Hornell residents can expect to see police officers riding around the city using a new mode of transportation: e-bikes. The City of Hornell announced on Facebook that the...

Bike patrol continues to roll in Chatham-Kent

By Trevor Terfloth, Chatham (ON) Daily News, July 27, 2023 Photo: Chatham-Kent police Const. Kyle Wright, youth officer, and Const. Marlene MacLennan, of the community mobilization section stationed in Wallaceburg, are shown on bike patrol recently. (Handout) For the third year since...

E-Bikes and Badges

by: Perry Groten, Eye on KELOLAND, July 26, 2023 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Police Department has added a couple of new vehicles to its fleet. Officers patrolling city parks and the bike path are breaking-in new...

Philadelphia Police Foundation gives $500,000 to PPD for more bikes, horses and motorcycles

By Stephen Williams, Philadelphia Tribune, July 24, 2023 Photo:  Philadelphia police bicycle patrol officers at City Hall. — TRIBUNE PHOTO/ ABDUL SULAYMAN The Philadelphia Police Department will receive $500,000 in grants from the Philadelphia Police Foundation for more bicycles, horses and motorcycles...

Thunder Bay Police are patrolling on ebikes

The first e-bikes went into service in June, and the Thunder Bay Police Service believes they are proving their worth By Gary Rinne, TBNewsWatch.com, July 19, 2023 Photo: Thunder Bay Police Service Const. Tim Lampi says e-bike patrols have been...

$9K Grant Secured for Sedalia Police Department’s Bike Patrol Unit

By Randy Kirby, Townsquare Sedalia, KSIS Radio 1050 AM, July 17, 2023 The Sedalia Police Department has been awarded a grant from the Kansas City Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS). James Theisen from Pettis County wrote the $9,136 grant on behalf of the Sedalia...