Four hundred thousand bus passengers in Philadelphia are fending for themselves by foot, bicycle, and car pool after 5,000 transit workers went on strike Monday.
A “Bike the Strike” station has been set up at Municipal Services Building. In addition to offering a secure place to store bikes, the station crew offers free safety checks …
Category: Bicycle Advocacy
Bikes and strikes, Philadelphia deals with transit walk-out
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/01/bikes-and-strikes-philadelphia-deals-with-transit-walk-out/
Bicycles and cars share the road on new Washington plates
If you're reading this blog, you probably believe that bicycles and motor vehicles should share the road.
And if you live in Washington state, you can share your beliefs with other cyclists and motorists by purchasing “Share the Road” license plates beginning Jan. 3, 2006. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/31/bicycles-and-cars-share-the-road-on-new-washington-plates/
Critical Mass bike ride video online
Another Friday at the end of the month, another series of Critical Mass bicycle rides around the world, another round of arrests expected in New York City.
A lot has been reported and written about the monthly Critical Mass bike rides in New York City, where city officials are still smarting over mass bicycle protests during the Republican National Convention in 2004. The police say cyclists need a parade permit or face arrest …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/28/critical-mass-bike-ride-video-online/
Seattle-based bike club makes endorsements
One way the Cascade Bicycle Club advocates for cyclists in the Seattle area is to issue endorsements in the local elections.
After receiving an email from the CBC, I checked the Cascade website to see the endorsements for the candidates in my own burg.
Of the three seats up for grabs on the Bellevue City Council, the club …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/28/seattle-based-bike-club-makes-endorsements/
Memorial bike ride planned for Tom Cuthbertson
A memorial bike ride is planned next month for Tom Cuthbertson, the guy who took a lot of us nonmechanical types by the hand and walked us through basic bicycle maintenance and repair.
He actually didn't stand there and help, offering advice as he looked over our shoulders. He patiently helped us from the pages of his wonderful repair manual, “Anybody's Bike Book.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/25/memorial-bike-ride-planned-for-tom-cuthbertson/
Author of Oregon's bicycle bill dies
Donald Stathos, the former legislator who penned Oregon's bicycle law, died Thursday at age 81.
The Republican state representative was responsible for Oregon's law that set aside 1 percent of all state highway funds to build and take care of bike and hike paths.
An obituary in The Mail Tribune reports that several other states have since passed similar laws….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/21/author-of-oregons-bicycle-bill-dies/
Memorial bike ride Sunday for California cyclist
A memorial bike ride for elementary school teacher Michelle Mazzei is scheduled in Menlo Park, California, on Sunday.
Mazzei, 34, a fourth-grade teacher at Oak Knoll School, died after being struck by a car on Oct. 2. Sheriff's officials said the driver, Theodore Charles Thornbrough, 68, of Westminster, Colorado, was distracted while reading a roadsign and veered the 1998 Mercedes 560 SL …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/21/memorial-bike-ride-sunday-for-california-cyclist/
Toxic emissions, spills, and explosions threaten cyclists
No, this isn't the bike path to hell, although it sounds like it.
Here in the Pacific NW, cyclists are accustomed to hearing bike path objections from neighbors who don't like the idea of cyclists pedaling too close to their homes on rail-to-trails (like train locomotives are better?).
In Melbourne, Australia, it's three chemical companies who are fighting the proposed path …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/17/toxic-emissions-spills-and-explosions-threaten-cyclists/
Two bikes that might never leave the driveway
You probably wouldn't leave either of these bicycles tethered with a cheap lock and cable outside the neighborhood Starbucks.
Bicycles associated with 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and 4-time Vuelta a Espana winner Roberto Heras are being auctioned this month to raise money for charity. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/14/two-bikes-that-might-never-leave-the-driveway/
Cyclist's death leads to new law in Utah
It's been a little more than a year since cyclist Josie Johnson, left, 25, was killed after an SUV struck her from behind at the edge of a Utah road.
That fatality, the third cycling death in Utah in 37 days, galvanized bicycle advocates in Utah into seeking stronger laws to make bicycling safer.
Their actions resulted in the Utah legislature …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/13/cyclists-death-leads-to-new-law-in-utah/
Adventure Cycling Association
- Training for Your Bikepacking TripPhoto by Frederic Guyot Simply put, bikepacking is more fun when mind and body are on the same team. Many a long bike ride has begun with no training at […] The post Training for Your Bikepacking Trip appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Lighthouses and Lobster Rolls: A Guide to Riding in Portland, MaineThis story originally appeared as the Be Here Now feature of the 2024 Sept/Oct issue of Adventure Cyclist. Perched on a peninsula in the south- western edge of Casco Bay, […] The post Lighthouses and Lobster Rolls: A Guide to Riding in Portland, Maine appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Bikepacking Gear: What to Take & How to Pack ItPhoto by Laura Irwin If bike touring with panniers is like traveling with a big roller suitcase, bikepacking is like traveling with only a carry-on backpack. The goal is to […] The post Bikepacking Gear: What to Take & How to Pack It appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
Trail biking
- Schwalbe Albert MTB tires boast "30% more contact area than conventional tires" [Review]The Schwalbe Albert mountain bike tires use a new radial casing design that is said to deliver more contact area for noticeably improved trail ...
- Junkyard Dog Cycling Club expands trails and winter activities for Portage la Prairie"We've set up some of our river trails for fat tire biking and snowshoeing," said Bergen. "Currently, we have about 9 kilometers of trails that are ...
- Bicycle route connects Zionsville to northwest Indiana - Current PublishingUSBR 37 is a designated bicycle route consisting of city streets, country roads, off-street trails and multiuse paths. The newly designated route ...
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League of American Bicyclists
- Five Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual MeetingThe Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting is one of the largest transportation conferences in the United States, perhaps in the world. This year was its 104th meeting and it… The post Five Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- How Community Spark Grants Boosted Local Biking Initiatives in 2024Big changes can start small. That’s the idea behind the League’s Community Spark Grants—to give local leaders the catalyst they need for bite-sized projects that make biking safer, easier, and… The post How Community Spark Grants Boosted Local Biking Initiatives in 2024 appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- New Transportation Alternatives Funding coming your wayThanks to Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA), the Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, your state is getting more Transportation Alternatives funds! Yesterday, Congress passed the Water… The post New Transportation Alternatives Funding coming your way appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
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