I’ve managed to ignore John Cassidy’s screed against New York bike lanes so far, but I just have to mention Ryan Avent’s response at The Economist.”
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Coffee, bikes and the media
March 10, 2011 – 11:36 am
MSNBC: “Growing number of bike cafés gear up to serve cyclists”
Infographic: Traffic jams
March 9, 2011 – 6:08 pm
“Mathematicians have discovered some of the root causes of traffic jams, and one of them might be you,” says this traffic jam graphic from a car insurance company.
Bikeway Design Guide
March 9, 2011 – 3:44 pm
After two years of work, the National Association of City Transportation Officials released an Urban Bikeway Design Guide. This online resource is meant to help transportation officials design better bike facilities in the United States.
Albino redwoods
March 9, 2011 – 12:27 pm
Chris on Caltrain told me he heard a story on KQED about albino redwoods. I was dubious but they do exist.
Illinois three foot law
March 9, 2011 – 10:57 am
Illinois enacted a three foot passing law in 2007. That didn’t help David and Cindy Combs, the disabled couple from Champaign, IL who were hit by a driver as they rode their tandem bicycle to choir practice on Monday afternoon. Cindy, age 53, was killed in the crash. Her widower David remains in critical condition.
