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Category Archives: civility
Brazen bike thieves become a challenge to cycling
My stepdaughter has been living in Washington, DC (within the District itself) for the past 18 months. Only recently (since August) did she start using bicycles to get to and from METRO stations during her commute. In those two months, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Head Badges/Decals, Bike Parking, bike sharing, Biking, Biking, cities, civics, civility, culture, Cycling, planning, product design, Statistics, Trikes, Velo
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, bike commuting, biking, cities, crime, cycling, laws, locks, theft, velo
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The only times they seem to notice
Any other avid bike commuters out there wonder why our co-workers and friends seem to ask if we rode to work when the weather is lousy? I commute by bicycle well over 100 days a year, but the only times … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, bike sharing, Biking, civics, civility, Communications, Commuting, culture, Cycling, fitness, fun, health, recreation, Velo
Tagged bike commuting, biking, climate, communications, cycling, fun, riding, weather
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Images from the 2015 Greater Lansing Ride of Silence
Here are a few photos from this year’s ride held on, Wednesday, May 20th. The 4.5 mile long course began at Wells Hall on the campus of Michigan State University and wound through campus to downtown East Lansing and then … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, Cargo Bikes, cities, civics, civility, Communications, Commuting, culture, Cycling, health, history, humanity, Michigan, Photos, pictures, Ride of Silence, transportation, Travel
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, biking, Ride of Silence, safety
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Going 100% “cold-turkey carless” at least once a week
As my bicycle commuting to/from work has increased over the past decade, my corresponding use of the car has dropped noticeably. But, to bike commute during the day and then drive around running errands during the evening or on weekends seems … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, bike sharing, Biking, civics, civility, climate change, Commuting, culture, Cycling, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, recreation, sustainability, transit, transportation, Travel, Velo
Tagged automobiles, bicycling, carless, cars, civics, commuting, environment, fitness, health, transportation, travel
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Review of “The Bohemian Guide to Urban Cycling”
I recently completed a compelling book entitled, The Bohemian Guide to Urban Cycling. Afterwards, I waited for a few weeks before writing this post because the book’s theme does a significant about-face. The first half identifies and repeats a number … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, art, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Parking, Biking, book reviews, books, Cargo Bikes, cities, civics, civility, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, Commuting, culture, Cycling, diversity, economics, environment, government, health, historic preservation, history, homelessness, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged bicycling, bikes, book freviews, books, cities, cycling, infrastructure, land use, Portland, social justice, social quity, transportation
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Palo Alto to Tierra del Fuego by bicycle
I am not kidding. That is the lengthy north-to-south course taken by author, climate scientist, and touring cyclist David Kroodsma , which he describes with intriguing detail in the book, The Bicycle Diaries; My 21,000 Mile Ride for the Climate. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, art, Bicycles, Bicycling, Biking, book reviews, books, civics, civility, climate change, culture, Cycling, environment, geography, humanity, land use, literature, politics, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, Velo, writing
Tagged bicycling, biking, book reviews, books, climate change, cycling, David Kroodsma, environment, North America, South American, tourism, transportation, travel, velo
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Tom Waite’s Ten “Loose Suggestions” for Drivers
Below are a list of ten “loose suggestions” for drivers listed on pages 111-114 of Mr. Waite’s hilarious and often poignant new 2014 book release, entitled Chronic Pedalitis. Personally, I think the majority of these should be and could be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, art, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Parking, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, civics, civility, Communications, culture, Cycling, fitness, fun, health, infrastructure, literature, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Velo, writing
Tagged bike touring, biking, book reviews, books, Chronic Pedalitis, civics, civility, commandments, cycling, fun, humor, literature, suggestions, Tom Waite, writing
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Sounding the alarm about poor trail maintenance
I have been reading a number of postings on Facebook and other social media from fellow bike commuters and others who are noticing that non-motorized trails and sidepaths are not getting the necessary and routine maintenance they should be lately. Examples … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, cities, civics, civility, Commuting, Cycling, government, infrastructure, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, Social media, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Velo, walking
Tagged bicycling, biking, budgets, jogging, maintenance, recreation, sidepaths, trails, transportation, vegetation creep, walking
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Try pedaling a mile in our shoes
Terrific and spot-on cartoon by bikeyface.com.
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, art, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, Cartoons, civics, civility, Communications, Commuting, culture, Cycling, fitness, fun, health, infrastructure, pictures, planning, transportation, Travel, Velo
Tagged bicycling, bikeyface, biking, cartoons, infrastructue, riding, transportation
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Puttin’ on your training wheels
On July 10th, I had the pleasure of attending Training Wheels 2014 – a bicycle facility design training session sponsored by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), hosted by the City of Lansing, and taught by two excellent instructors from the T.Y. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Parking, bike sharing, Biking, cities, civics, civility, Commuting, culture, Cycling, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Velo, walking
Tagged bicycle planning, bicycles, bike facilities, design, engineering, facilities, infrastructure, land use, Lansing, MDOT, T.Y. Lin
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