Malcolm BMX in "Gnawing Doubts"
Rabbitboy and Goliath met Malcolm BMX atop an abandoned dumpster behind a decaying office building off Massachusetts Avenue, very near the secret headquarters of BMX. They had a bag full of Julia's Empanadas. READ MORE...
Nuts N' Bolts :: Pedals for French-threaded Bicycles
French to English pedal translation for those on a budget
LACBC Gala 90210
LACBCs 5th Annual Gala is here again, and we cant believe its
already been 5 years since we first met some of the founders, Joe
Linton ad Ron Milam. This year were going even though it means finding
light cocktail attire -- egads!
Walk, Bike, Ride, L.A. Campaign
Lets send a message to the Mayor asking
him to include bicycling and walking as part of his vision of a clean
and green L.A.
Baby It's Cold Inside...A Bicycle Enthusiast Happening TONIGHT!
This is an impromptu ride inside 40,000 sq feet of a builing that is being contructed for a cold storage unit...and it's art baby!
Film Inspires City Dwellers to Dream Big
Contested Streets takes a trip through NYC street history, then a jaunt over to London, Copenhagen and Paris where the new action is, only to bring it back home. TA's new film seeks to get more than New Yorkers looking forward, it wants to inspire other US cities as well. It's already got some of us in LA shouting Bravo!
Big Thanks!!!
We wanted to thank everyone who came out to Life Can Be So Car Free last Saturday. It was incredibly special for us to see so many different folks from our community...
Senator Boxer Tells Mobility 21 Summit it's Time to "Craft a New Chapter in U.S. Transportation Policy"
And we should do far more to get people out of their cars. Complete streets are one example. This means including bike paths, sidewalks, and ramps for the disabled at the beginning of the planning processnot treating them as an afterthought.
READ MORE...Online bicycle store is a fraud
Steve's aka Todd's, George's, Kent's, Stan's, Jones', Max's, Moby's and possibly dozens other names offers high-end bikes at ridiculously low prices on eBay, Read said.
READ MORE...Pay now or later for warming, study says
A major study issued Monday concludes that without rapid and substantial spending, global warming will reduce worldwide productivity on the scale of the Great Depression, devastate food sources, cause widespread deaths and create hundreds of millions of refugees.
READ MORE...Cyclist ready to challenge the Malone tractors
These vehicles give, the feeling of safety, but are really designed to show off the prosperity of the driver.
READ MORE...Freewheeling into the future
"Safe bike lanes are going to require the removal of car lanes," says Brindley. "No one has been prepared to sacrifice car space on the roads for bike space. But we now need to take road space away from cars for bikes."
READ MORE...On The Path To Co-Existence
... If bicycling is ever to become a real alternative to cars for trips around town, it has to feel comfortable and safe to cowards like me.
READ MORE...Professors discuss what local residents can do to help prevent global warming
By limiting the amount of time that commuters use their cars, the reduction of carbon dioxide released into the environment would drastically decline.
READ MORE...Pedal pushers
Errand bikes are one of several promotions being considered to encourage non-motorized transportation in Columbia.
READ MORE...Safer streets coming for cyclists
In an effort to increase bicycle safety, one of several new laws fines drivers who maim or kill cyclists.
READ MORE...Planners see a truly open road
Make room, motorists, your reign over the roads in Sacramento is about to end.
READ MORE...Bicycle Pedals Recalled by Time Sport International Due to Fall Hazard
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed: Time RXS Titan Carbon, RXS Carbon, RXS and RXE Bicycle Pedals
READ MORE...It's cool to cycle, kids - not to assault cyclists
Kids today clearly think that adult cyclists are nerds, losers, geeks - it just isn't cool to ride a bike unless you use it for pulling wheelies and not much else.
READ MORE...Who Wants a Mustache Ride? I Do, I Do!
Among some very serious bike nerds, a "mustache ride" isn't a sexual act (you perverts!) but actually just another name for riding a bike.
READ MORE...Recyclery Provides Wheels, Teaches Easy Repairs To Bikers
Recycling doesn't always involve paper and plastic. As the staff of The Recyclery proves, part of recycling is cycle - bicycle, that is.
READ MORE...Videotape Cops At Own Peril
On Aug. 25 Critical Mass bicycle protestors pedaled up Third Avenue near 40th Street. Police stopped the protestors, including Jacob Redding, who had a video camera.
READ MORE...Plans afoot for national car-free day
China is planning to stage an annual car-free day across the country, an official with the Ministry of Construction said on Thursday.
READ MORE...Humans will need two Earths, report claims
Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a report published Tuesday by the World Wildlife Fund and the Global Footprint Network.
READ MORE...Strolls, not Rolls on Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills officials are considering banning cars on part of the famous street to create a pedestrian attraction.
READ MORE...Wheeler Dealers
Seeing a shift in opportunity, cyclists are riding a spurt of political power.
READ MORE...R106m Ahead of 2010 for Non-Motorised Transport
The Department of Transport has set aside R106 million for non-motorised transport as part of the public transport infrastructure fund for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.
READ MORE...Two Wheels, Zero Emissions, Zero Guilt
My bicycle habit has long been a source of contention between my parents and me. Though they support most of my green lifestyle pursuits, the notion of me on two wheels navigating through streets of distracted drivers in gargantuan guzzlers keeps them up at night.
READ MORE...Have bike, will deliver
Come rain, sleet, hail, or 4 a.m., you can still get your Burger King - and help save the planet.
READ MORE...Country ride impacts city
"A bicycle can give children hope and give kids a chance to go further to reach adults who can be a positive influence in their lives."
READ MORE...Other nations have reduced accidental highway deaths
There needs to be a holistic approach to reducing all highway deaths.
READ MORE...Walk/Ride Day expands to businesses
Despite rain, hundreds of residents and commuters throughout the city participated in Cambridge Green Streets' Walk/Ride Day
READ MORE...A SIMPLE FACT: Bicycles are far outweighed
Generally the best name I have to call such people is "brain donors," but I try not to be mean in front of my daughters. So what I told her was, "They're not being very smart."
READ MORE...Bikes Belong Forms a Foundation Promoting Bicycle Safety
Bikes Belong Coalition has launched an affiliated foundation to support bicycle safety projects and promote children's bicycling programs.
READ MORE...Respect pedal power
"On yer bike goes the typically blunt English expression to tell someone to get moving, get out of your face, or simply get lost because of a difference of opinion.
READ MORE...Service Offers Drivers Who Kill a Way to Say, Im Sorry
Chicago-based Bob Fullers Roadside Memorials will host a news conference to reveal plans for an introductory advertising push this fall in the Midwest. Model memorials will be on display for public viewing.
READ MORE...Portland is the City of Civility and Transportation
The Oregon city is leading the way when it comes to civil society and an environmentally friendly way of life. It is clean, green and a pleasant place to live, writes Neil Fraser.
READ MORE...Putting Cars Behind
Transportation policy today means how to reduce car use.
READ MORE...Oh, the bicycle riders you meet slowly pedaling on local streets
The Saturday bike crowd drives to the supermarket parking lot, unloads its state-of-the-art two wheelers, and off they go.
READ MORE...City council breaths new life into bike helmet debate
Austin's two largest healthcare systems are breathing new life into the ongoing debate: Should Austinites be required to wear bicycle helmets?
READ MORE...Drivers, cyclists must work together to ensure safety
I'm writing in response to the letter (Oct. 9) headlined "Road is not safe route for bicyclists."
READ MORE...Safe cyclist Lord Linley
The viscount, son of the late Princess Margaret, was branded "foolhardy to the extreme" after he was seen negotiating a busy London road with his four-year-old daughter, Margarita, perched precariously on the luggage rack of his fold-up bike last month.
READ MORE...Group bicycle rides put families on shared path to fun
"It's disturbing if you stop and think about the problem of obesity in children," said the Milwaukie grandfather. "But, rather than just talking about exercising, we need to go out and show them that this is the way we do it."
READ MORE...Bicycle Crash Photo Contest
$1000 is at stake in contest held by Casagrande Press to find the best bicycle crash shots.
READ MORE...Chicago Policy to Make Streets Safe for Most Vulnerable Users
The city of Chicago on Oct. 10 released a landmark Complete Streets Policy that for the first time mandates that all users, including pedestrians and bicyclists, must be accommodated in all transportation projects.
Little-Known State Law Gives No-Parking Perk
When his boss offered him $185 a month or free parking, Tom Fleming didn't hesitate: He bought a $52-a-month bus pass and pocketed the difference.
READ MORE...Peddling Through
Sopo Bicycle Cooperative and the push to peddle past auto traffic
READ MORE...Changing lives, one bicycle at a time
Couple organizes fundraiser to donate bikes so Cambodian children can continue education.
READ MORE...Sidewalks, bike paths: Sign of a town's health
These humble pieces of infrastructure designed for foot and bicycle travel may not seem very important but they are significant indicators of a community's political, physical and economic health.
READ MORE...Group bikes to La. to promote alternative modes of travel
An electic group of individuals rode into Cape Girardeau Sunday in route to Louisiana as part of their "Cycles of Uprising" tour.
READ MORE...Bringing back the bicycle
BICYCLES, once a cherished mode of transport, are now almost forgotten.
READ MORE...The New Business Cycle
A radical idea is sweeping the world of American bicycle manufacturing: building bikes that people will use for actual transportation.
READ MORE...Australian Transport Planners Asleep at the Wheel
The dominance of car dependent transport and land use planning in California is to a large extent replicated in Australia.
READ MORE...Police initiative targets (some) bicycle headlights
Participating in last Fridays Critical Mass wasnt a bright idea if your bicycle didnt have a headlight, as police collared anyone riding solely by the glow cast by streetlights.
READ MORE...Bike today, and be inspired to do it again
It's unusual for a county to hold two Bike to Work days each year. But Santa Cruz County's love affair with the bicycle is why some say the 48 hours dedicated to pedal power each year are so successful.
READ MORE...Norwood to ban cars in CBD to boost Car-free Day
In an unprecedented move, the Norwood community has decided to introduce Car-free Sunday, and ban the use of cars for the day in Grant Avenue.
READ MORE...Congratulations Bicycle Kitchen! Best bike shop thats not a bike shop
The Bicycle Kitchen is not a bike shop, says Joshua Moody, one of the roughly 40 mechanics, or cooks, who volunteer there twice a week.
READ MORE...Always Forward, Never Straight--Riding Out with Critical Mass
Approaching the Santa Monica Pier, I sprinted up the hill to Ocean and headed for its iconic neon-lit gateway and starting point for the ride
READ MORE...Law to change bicycle restriction gets approval from legislative panel
A legislative committee voted Monday to back a bill that would rescind the requirement that bicyclists use available pathways instead of the road, but rejected another proposal that would have required that drivers give bicyclists at least 5 feet clearance when passing.
READ MORE...Return city to the top tier for bike users
The percentage of local trips made by bicycle slowly has declined, and there have been few major, eye-catching bike improvements in recent years.
READ MORE...Real bikes for real people
At the heart of Ritchey's involvement is a new bicycle he is designing from the ground up to make transportation in general and transport of coffee beans in particular more attainable.
READ MORE...New Florida law gives cyclists 3-foot buffer
He has been hit by cars and had cans of beer thrown at him, but those are the exceptions on Marcelo Pereira's daily bicycle commute.
READ MORE...Setting wheels in motion for a cycling future
The benefits far outweigh the concerns about bike riding, writes Harry Barber.
READ MORE...Drivers move over for bikes
In a move set to anger the city's motorists, the National Transport Commission yesterday issued a draft paper highlighting the benefits of getting bicycles out in front of cars at traffic lights.
READ MORE...Pittsburgh behind handlebars
In a time where carbon dioxide emissions are mounting, gas prices are high, and obesity is about to pass smoking as the countrys leading cause of preventable death, people are taking a stand by utilizing alternative modes of transportation, such as biking.
READ MORE...Carless and fancy free
Camping is the easiest way to go green - even for an idler like Matthew de Abaitua
READ MORE...My life as a human speed bump
Giving up a car has not been quite the liberating experience that George Monbiot had hoped
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