Monthly Archives: June 2009

Don Broderick

We report, you decide. Don Broderick is a writer for FOX News in New York City. He was upset because cyclist Brian Dooda traveling at the 25 mph speed limit through Central Park was impeding his way. So Broderick reportedly cut Dooda off, Dooda responded with some words, and Broderick responded by deliberately ramming into read more »

Car Free Challenge

Okay, I thought I did okay with my auto use by taking public transportation and my bike everyday, but then I learned about Janet Abelson in El Cerrito. For TransForm’s June Car Free challenge, Janet pledges to log zero miles in a car and take only public transportation. Maybe that doesn’t sound so incredible, but read more »

Duffy and Diet Coke

Urban bikes in mainstream PR. I don’t have a clue who Duffy is so I’m late to the party — she’s a Welsh pop singer. Duffy rode a singlespeed bike in a European Diet Coke ad that aired last February. Note also the Terry Dolan product placement!

Interstitials and informal bike routes

Last night I was exploring around downtown San Jose hunting for the kinds of bike routes and shortcuts that don’t appear on maps like the Silicon Valley bike map. I happened to be thinking of bicycle shortcuts when, serendipitously, Brian in El Paso sent me a note about his post on bicycle wayfinding. He thinks read more »

Streetsblog expands to Capitol Hill

The Streetsblog network has expanded to the US Capital in Washington DC to cover Federal transportation policy and issues. From the good people at Streetsblog: With major transportation, climate and energy legislation coming before Congress in the next year or two we felt that it was critical to have a talented journalist down in Washington read more »

Safety in numbers

Welcome to Cyclelicious. Streetsblog reported fewer cyclist fatalities in New York City in spite of many more cyclists on the road. Tom Vanderbilt passes along a similar effect in the UK, the Netherlands, and Copenhagen. More bicycle news Photo by Mark Stosberg: Becky and Pastor Matt in Richmond, Indiana. Also featured also at VeloCouture. SF read more »