Monthly Archives: March 2009

Tuesday Transit Quiz: Which seat on a strange route?

Here’s a common scenario for both veteran transit users and newbies. You hop on an unfamiliar bus taking an unfamiliar route. You know the specific cross street and nearby major intersections, but you don’t know where exactly the nearest bus stop is at. No bus schedule is available on the bus, the transit agency website read more »

Green bicycles

There’s a Flickr group just for Green Bikes, and I happily contribute with photos like this Green Scwinn Racer I spotted at my local bike shop. A few days after seeing this almost pristine Schwinn Racer, I saw another green Schwinn on the road in Santa Cruz. This one is a little more used. When read more »

Billy Zane on a bicycle

Spring is in the air, which means celebrities riding their bikes! Here’s Billy Zane leaving Villa Lounge on his bicycle with a basket. var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,480,738100,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() Jake Gyllenhaal (on the right in black and white below) seen enjoying a bike ride with a friend in Brentwood. var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,379,738112,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()

Free Range Kids free chapter

I love free stuff, and I love idea behind the book Free Range Kids, so naturally I love it that author Lenore Skenazy has uploaded the introduction of her book for free viewing. Here in the nice, safe, scurvy-free twenty-first century we worry about our kids riding their bikes to the library, or walking to read more »

Editor’s Note: Nudity

I get a feed of news images from Getty Images for journalism use which are then filtered for bicycling content. A set of a couple dozen photos entitled “World Naked Bike Ride Takes Place In Sydney” contained the note for those who missed seeing the pale dangly bits flapping in the breeze: “Editor’s Note: Nudity.” read more »

Scofflaw cyclists

I wish I had more time to write about it because I have much to say, but briefly: From Streetsblog: “Having observed New York City traffic enforcement pretty closely these last three years as editor of Streetsblog, I can safely offer the following advice to would-be murderers: If you ever need to kill someone in read more »