The Technologically Advanced Birthday Bike Route Extravaganza for June of 2006
We've been trying to have a birthday dinner since February, since we are both aquarians, Jen planned something splendid, here is the log of our trip!
READ MORE...Malcolm BMX: Charisma, Please
The Coalition to Save the Anacostia Community Health Center had a rally
and invited Hayden Goodenough to speak. They knew shed steal the show,
but people came when Hayden Goodenough spoke.
The flawed presumption that murder and maiming by car is an "accident"
The social blindness surrounding road death statistics (compared for
instance to reactions to rail "crash" fatalities) means that neither
the victim nor their friends and neighbours know how to take on board
an event whose gravity is still widely contested.
Farewell Bronx Jon
Bronx Jon is in the hospital in critical condition" The instant message came in on my computer screen from Ken in NYC just after 11am this past Thursday---My heart skipped up into my throat. This didn't sound good.
READ MORE...Ride for Climate Justice: A Critical Mass Call to Action
On August 25th, 16 cities around the world will be swarming the streets by bike to demand an end to environmental injustice and bring the issue of climate change front and center.
READ MORE...Nuts and Bolts: Tip of the Month
For all you gear-heads, here is the first in a series of equipment
and tool tips that you most likely won't see in any book or on any web site. There
will be work-arounds, cheap fixes, tips and tricks.
Syd Barrett's bike up for auction
The famous hand-painted bikes of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett will go under auction in November. READ MORE...One Good Deed Community Bike Ride
Community Cycling Event Recognizes Attacks of 9/11 in Anchorage Alaska. You can host your own good deed where ever you are...
Cyclists Run Over Helmet Law Idea
Former Mayor Bruce Todd's proposed mandatory-bicycle-helmet ordinance, which barreled into City Hall last Thursday and culminated with a marathon of opposing speakers spanning well past midnight, has coasted to a stop for now, lacking the additional council momentum needed to be voted into law, according to multiple sources inside city hall.
READ MORE...State drops proposal to ban bikes on freeways
"I think what we have is ODOT listening to the people, and that's good," said Evan Manvel, executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, which opposed the ban when officials proposed it in April.
READ MORE...Bicycle campaign tour stops in MV
Joe Schriner, an independent candidate running for president in 2008, was in town Sunday and Monday on his End Global Warming Tour a 1,000-mile bicycle campaign tour of Ohio with his family.
READ MORE...Namibia to Make Bicycle Ambulances
In light of the limited financial resources and the high costs involved in running a vehicle fleet, rural dwellers could have quicker access to health facilities as plans are afoot to launch the first ever bicycle ambulance-making plant in Namibia.
READ MORE...Do You Want to Ride Your Bicycle?
If you think LA is a city of cars and freeways, think again. Rising energy prices, choking traffic and worries about the environment may turn tomorrow's southland into a world full of commuter cyclists and green roofs.
READ MORE...This is no ride in the park
Delivering on busy streets can be like "Zen and the art of bicycle messenging"
READ MORE...Bikes slow down cars, forcing traffic on side streets, says report
"This is an attempt by left wing councillors to slow down traffic and force people out of cars," he said. "People wont get out of their cars. It doesnt happen. This isnt that kind of city," he said.
READ MORE...Pedalling poppycock: Contrary to vow, Critical Mass broke law
The group Critical Mass made its monthly journey through Winnipeg streets yesterday, something they do on the last Friday of every month -- generally to cheese off motorists, cost taxpayers money and have a little fun.
READ MORE...Bicycle recycling
Ralph Hall and Beau Layman likely would argue that even on the rustiest bike there remains a bit of chrome worth polishing.
READ MORE...Cop-monitored cycle protest peaceful
Cyclists in yesterday's peaceful Critical Mass demonstration were blanketed by a large police contingent that followed their every move and separated them from rush-hour motorists.
READ MORE...Dana Point City Council passes restrictions for PCH
A narrow stretch of Pacific Coast Highway will soon be off-limits to joggers and cyclists, after the City Council on Wednesday night unanimously decided a beachside path set off from vehicles would be safer.
READ MORE...Thirty cities mark hurricane Katrina anniversary with bike ride for "climate justice"
From Los Angeles to Toronto, an estimated 2,500 riders hit the streets to remind the public about the plight of Katrina survivors while fundraising for advocacy groups.
READ MORE...Police brutality feared: Riders say cops planning crackdown
Protesters from the Critical Mass environmental movement fear that a summer-long hike in tension between their cyclists and police will spur a violent cop crackdown today on downtown streets.
READ MORE...Underground bicycle group converges on Georgetown for a chaotic 'race'
A few weeks ago I received an email. It was short and rather cryptic - "Dead Babies' race is tomorrow in Georgetown."
READ MORE...Forum with Michael Krasny: Carless in California (audio)
Co-director Liz Elliott of C.I.C.L.E. joins KQED's Forum host Michael Krasney, author Chris Balish, and senior planner James Corless for a live call-in program about living a car-free lifestyle in California.
READ MORE...Pedaling the world with peace message
It took Pushkar Shah, a Nepal native, seven years and nine months to pedal to 100 countries, spreading his peace message around the world.
READ MORE...Cops plead for calm: Cyclists urged to obey laws, keep the peace
With the next Critical Mass bike ride two days away, Winnipeg police are publicly pleading for co-operation, while another group of cyclists has organized its own alternative to the "vigilante" tactics of the cycling activists.
READ MORE...Pier Pressure
Though still more than two weeks away, I'm having trouble containing my excitement over the plans that have been laid regarding next month's ultra-ambitious Midnight Ridazz
READ MORE...Steal This Bike
If you saw a man on Hawthorne liberating a bike with 2-foot bolt cutters, would you intervene? Say something? Call the cops? You may think so, but we say fat chance.
READ MORE...Detroit pedicab ready to roll
They're popular in cities such as New York, San Francisco and Orlando. Now they're coming to the Motor City.
READ MORE...Life in the Fast Lane: Despite ample bike lanes, riding can be dangerous in Philly
Ask most Philadelphians about their morning commute, and you'll likely hear complaints. Drivers will vent about traffic. SEPTA riders will gripe about transfers and construction. But for cyclists, the stress of the daily commute can quickly escalate into trauma.
READ MORE...Rochester MN, 2nd Annual Labor Day Food Drive Alley Cat Bike Race
Messenger style all the way...while you are racing through the streets of Rochester like a madman or madwoman on an adrenaline high, you'll also be scoring food for the Channel One Food Bank.
READ MORE...His last name is no coincidence: Transportation key to Jim Street
Street sees a bleak future for the automobile, given the region's congestion problem, the state of the world's petroleum supply and the increasingly severe effect of auto emissions on the environment.
READ MORE...Making our communities cycle friendly
Summerside and Charlottetown should take a hint from an active transportation official who was here last week and look at how they can encourage more of their residents to bike to work or school.
READ MORE...Has surburbia added pounds to your waistline?
When I moved to the suburbs my daily motion began a steady decline. Living in the suburbs requires me to drive everywhere, even for trips short enough for a brisk walk or bicycle ride, because of the lack of sidewalks and crosswalks that make it safe to bike or walk.
READ MORE...Criticized, NYPD withdraws new definition of ``parade''
A new rule that would have banned more than 35 people from walking together on the sidewalk without a parade permit is being abandoned because of public outrage, the police department announced Friday.
READ MORE...Blow Up Halifax, Nova Scotia
Aeolian Ride is now in it's 3rd year heading to inflate it's 6th location! The lovely folks in Halifax, Nova Scotia decided to bring the ride up to Canada!
READ MORE...Bicycle Coalition has political clout and backing of public -- but resistance by some motorists is still creating tension
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, revived 16 years ago by disgruntled cyclists, has emerged as one of the most potent political forces in the city.
READ MORE...The NYPD is at it again!
Activist continue to protest the NYPD attemtps to control groups of cyclists and pedestrians.
READ MORE...NPR interview with Chris Balish
Listen to NPR Interview of Chris Balish, author of How to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of Life.
READ MORE...Think Green on Friday ride set for today
Think Green on Friday, a project designed to elevate environmental awareness and reduce pollution, will get rolling today when supporters gather for a bicycle parade through Incline Village.
READ MORE...U.S. should take hint from Europe on bicycle trails
Bicycle trails are virtually a foreign concept in the U.S. It should not stay that way.
READ MORE...Bicycle ban doesnt sit well with all
Children must be in third grade or higher to ride bikes to school.
READ MORE...No brake on the need for bike paths
Every once in a while, a drive down U.S. 27 will feel like slamming into a textbook. Off in the vista are Lycra highlighters flanking a steady stream of cars pink, green, yellow but cycling isnt just for Live Strong fanatics.
READ MORE...Bicycle used as plough for farming!
A farmer in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, who had debts on him, had to sell his bullocks
READ MORE...Bicycle tour will show off farms
Cummings, who headed the tour effort, said the tour's ultimate goal is to raise awareness about farming in Connecticut, so "farms will stay here instead of being turned into condos"
READ MORE...We Rode Through Midnight
Being the huge Midnight Ridazz fans that Blogging.la's Sean Bonner and Will Campbell are, we got a little curious and joined in on the action last Friday.
READ MORE...Dutch Parents Get Behind New Bicycle Trend
The transport bike called a bakfiets (pronounced backfeets) in Dutch is making a comeback decades after butchers, bakers maybe even the odd candlestick maker first began using them to carry their wares around the narrow streets of this nations towns and cities.
READ MORE...Mobility for all in new traffic plan
When it comes to traffic and transportation, the plan is clear on what shouldnt happen the addition of streets at the expense of bicyclists and pedestrians.
READ MORE...L.A. Bike Culture Featured on DH Love Life
L.A. bike culture documented and celebrated by Daryl Hannah's Love Life Vlog
READ MORE...Courier culture
Down on the streets, the rat race plays out at a different speed. Here, Austin's bike messengers are the competitors, and time is their rival.
READ MORE...Fixed gear cyclists going cross-country for a cure
Feeling that merely bicycling thousands of miles was overdone, they decided to add a twist - they would use fixed-gear bicycles.
READ MORE...Bicycology cycle ride sets off for lancaster
about a dozen cyclists, including a sound system and solar-powered mini-cinema met at the finsbury park festival in north london this afternoon to start their ride up to lancaster and the camp for climate action.
READ MORE...Chicago Eco-Transportation Show
Tuesday August 15th, the first Eco-Transportation Show, featuring more than just cars...thank gawd! Read more about it.
READ MORE...Driver's bicycling alternative sure to be a hit
People switch to fuel-efficient vehicles for all kinds of reasons. Margaret James realized it was time for a change the day an impatient driver rear-ended her bicycle...Now James tools around in a Twike, a teardrop-shaped contraption that combines pedal power with battery propulsion.
READ MORE...UH-Manoa reaches out to bicyclists
University plans call for a network of on-campus bike paths and hubs... The plan looks at ways to reduce an estimated 10,000 cars that will return to campus once school starts
READ MORE...'Bike Town' Offers 50 Bikes For Free To L.A. Residents
Fifty Los Angeles area residents received free bicycles and gear Thursday from Bicycling magazine as part of the Bike Town USA program, an annual event to promote alternative transportation and a healthy lifestyle.
READ MORE...Cruiser culture
With white-wall tires, alloy rims, chrome fenders and pin stripes, cruiser bicycles offer as much personality as a classic hot rod at a drive-in.
READ MORE...Eugene co-op shifts gears: The maker of bicycles and bike trailers incorporates
In a final attempt to save its Eugene bicycle manufacturing business, Burley Design recently ended its 28-year run as a worker-owned cooperative and joined the rank and file of corporate America.
READ MORE...Bicycle Film Festival in Chicago
Bicycle film festival rolled into Chicago yesterday with film showings starting tonight.
READ MORE...Bicycle Group Optimistic Despite Court Injunction
At issue is a 35-year-old state law requiring an impact report on any plan that could adversely affect the environment.
READ MORE...Judge fines cyclist for using road
National cyclists groups reacted with outrage after a Shropshire judge ruled that a cyclist broke the law because he chose to ride on the road instead of a cycle path.
READ MORE...Ah la Flahute
The old-school guys were tough as hell. There were Flandrian diesels that rode 200km a day, every day on the cobbles, in the wind, to the sea and back, etc. READ MORE...
Pavement can be the hardest part of bicycling
No need for the infernal internal combustion-powered vehicle. The
supermarket, after all, is but a half-mile away, though the route to it
could have been planned by a panicked cockroach.
Fix and the City
In this environment, bicycles can achieve a dignified status as both practical transportation solution and potential fashion accessory. Bikes of every kind find daily use in the city, yet fixed gearsmostly track bikesgive their owners the ride with the most fun and the most style.
READ MORE...Cars may replace bikes in Olympic Village plan
Changes to plans for a sustainable community on Southeast False Creek may flood a popular bikeway with cars and discourage cycling, says the spokesman for a Vancouver sustainable transportation advocacy group.
READ MORE...Eternal Wheels
It's worth pointing out that globally bikes still outnumber cars two to one. And to Chinese farmers, Forever bikes are known as "the donkey that doesn't eat."
READ MORE...Looks deceiving on the bicycle circuit
Driving around Greater Burlington, I historically noted two types of bicyclists, categorized by appearance.
READ MORE...Carless in the Q-C: What does it take to get around town without a car?
I'm in love with my car -- her dark blue seats, leather interior, air conditioning and engine. She makes me happy and makes me feel closer to the open road.
READ MORE...Critical Mass protesters too critical
Over the past few months a group calling itself Critical Mass has been garnering rather a lot of media attention here in the windy city.
READ MORE...Cycling Circus Tour de Fat Rolls into Portland
Grab your cruiser bike and slip into your alter-ego - New Belgiums philanthropic cycling circus, Tour de Fat, is hitting the road for its sixth season!
READ MORE...Pedal power helps Hammond man
Regardless of weather, Gil, of Hessville, treks on his black and silver mountain bike to The Times four times a week to play and win.
READ MORE...Cycle numberplate plan to catch lawless riders
CYCLISTS in London could be made to fit numberplates to their bikes under plans being drawn up by Ken Livingstone, the capitals mayor.
READ MORE...Coast-to-Coast Without Coasting
The statistics of the ride are astounding: 3,500 miles with 135,000 vertical feet of climbing in 27 days with one day of rest.
READ MORE...Power of the pedal
Cycling is the only sport I've ever been really good at. I wrestled in high school, and although I loved the workouts, I wasn't very good. I'm decent at a range of other activities, but when it came to two wheels, I held my own.
READ MORE...Ditty Bops tour by bicycle
First, you travel by van. Then, if you get successful, you graduate up to a tour bus. And then, if you get really, really successful, you get your own private plane.
READ MORE...Has Midnight Ridazz Grown Too Huge?
When the monthly Midnight Ridazz bicycle cruise hit an estimated 1,300 riders last month - complete with 15-minute cattle-call takeoff time, LAPD chopper "escort" and intersection after corked intersection, something snapped.
READ MORE...Bicycle is a kickoff to 'independent life'
A Yorktown native will embark on a cross-country ride to benefit an environmental preservation group.
READ MORE...Critical Mass cyclist wins judicial review against Metropolitan Police
The High Court today (Tuesday 27th June) upheld a legal challenge to the Metropolitan Police brought by Friends of the Earths Rights & Justice Centre on behalf of Critical Mass cyclist Des Kay.
READ MORE...In film or literature, bikes need better agents
Some joker once said that there are really just two types of stories: A person takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. There's a lot of truth to it. But why, in modern movies, do they never have either one on a bicycle?
READ MORE...Friendship is a used bicycle
So, for about a year now, I've had to listen to Nick talk about bicycling. He talks about bikes -- old, classic ones, fixies, single speeds, old track bikes.
READ MORE...The Ditty Bops ride into the sunset
Los Angeles music duo The Ditty Bops would rather talk about their national bicycle tour than the inspirations for their sound -- maybe because their list of influences might be longer than their route.
READ MORE...Crimethinc swells Critical Mass bike tally
More than 80 cyclists rolled in Friday, many in town for the fifth annual convergence of a grassroots group known as Crimethinc, which began Wednesday and features six-days of learning, teaching, camping, partying and generally subverting the norm.
READ MORE...Wheels come off downtown bike store
After just nine months, the Portland-based Community Cycling Center is ending its experiment with a downtown Vancouver retail bicycle shop.
READ MORE...A Ten-Year Gaylord Bicycle Coupling
The only pure tandem bicycle shop in the world, Tandem Cycle Works, in East Denvers Old South Gaylord business strip celebrated ten years of business success...
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