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Thanks for reading this article from The Tyee. I hope it added something to your day. If we haven't met yet, The Tyee is an independent, non-profit news outlet based in Vancouver, B.C. We've been around since 2003 and our team publishes original in-depth articles every single weekday.

You are able to access all of The Tyee's articles — free of charge — because our non-profit newsroom is supported by thousands of supporters of independent journalism. We call them Tyee Builders, and they contribute an amount that works for them.

Why do we call them "Tyee Builders"? Because they literally help build The Tyee. As our reader contributions grow, we invest all of it back into more original journalism, and adding more talented researchers, writers and editors to our team.

Only about 1 per cent of people who regularly read The Tyee contribute financially, but amazingly, that’s enough to cover half of our total budget. Just 1 per cent of people chipping in means that the other 99 per cent get to enjoy open access to fact-based journalism published by a trusted, independent news organization.

Public interest journalism is vital for our democracy, but the sad truth is that newsrooms across Canada are struggling, and laying off more and more journalists each year. Support from our readers means that we can keep our newsroom staffed, resourced, and showing up every day with new original stories that you won't read anywhere else. It also means that we are accountable to you first, not shareholders (we don't have any) or corporate backers (we don't have any of those, either).

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Self-Propelled Summer: Best of 'Momentum'

Self-Propelled Summer: Best of 'Momentum'

The Tyee is please to share with its readers every Friday in July and August of 2011 the best of Momentum Magazine. Headquartered in Vancouver, Momentum is an independent media company that promotes, encourages and inspires smart living by bike. Published six times a year, Momentum Magazine focuses on transportation cycling and bike culture in North America.

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Trailblazers on Two Wheels

Trailblazers on Two Wheels

How bicycle advocates defined North American cycling culture since 1970.

Jeff Mapes / 8 Jul 2011


Riding Vancouver's Streets into the Future

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Getting a city right means many ways of getting around, and truly public space.

Jessica Linzey / 15 Jul 2011


In Search of the Bike Lifestyle

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Cycling: it's transportation, it's exercise, it's recreation. But is it an identity?

Elizabeth O. Hurst / 22 Jul 2011


The Way of the Inner Tube

The Way of the Inner Tube

Or, zen and the art of bicycle maintenance. (Including how to fix a flat with bubblegum.)

Dan Goldwater / 29 Jul 2011


Going Head-to-Head on Helmet Laws

Going Head-to-Head on Helmet Laws

Looking at both sides of the never-ending debate on cycling headgear.

Elly Blue / 5 Aug 2011


Biking to the BEAT

Biking to the BEAT

How a grant program promoting innovative city design helped build wheel-friendly communities in BC.

Amy Chow / 12 Aug 2011


Talking Bikes with Talking Head David Byrne

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Why Byrne loves cycling and thinks you should too.

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Soggy Cycling Ahead

Tell us how you roll in the rain. Last in our self-propelled summer series featuring the best of Momentum.

Karen Johanson / 26 Aug 2011