Monthly Archives: April 2011

The race formerly known as Quiznos Pro Challenge

The Colorado pro cycling stage race formerly known as the Quiznos Pro Challenge is now called “The USA Pro Cycling Challenge,” which seems about as unimaginative a name as you can have. They should at least have one of Rockies, Mountain, Colorado or even “Hell of the West” in the name of this race. In read more »

島越駅

My old man spent Wednesday in Tanohate, Iwate-ken Japan distributing relief supplies at the evacuation center. He took this photo of what’s left of Shimanokoshi Train Station on the Sanriku North rail line.

Media spending and bike lane backlash

Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez hypothesize on the relationship between auto industry advertising and mass media’s portrayal of a bike lane backlash in New York City.

Complete Streets in Texas

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently adopted a policy to proactively plan, design and construct facilities to safely accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians on state maintained roads.

3 Feet *and* 15 MPH?

California Senate Bill 910 proposes a maximum 15 MPH speed differential for cars passing bicycles in addition to a three foot passing distance.

Monday bike blogs recap

Happy Monday. Four days of bike racing finished up yesterday up in Redlands California. Visit the Redlands Classic website for race results and highlights videos. My pal Ross now runs Velo Reviews. Today’s Rate My Velo photo of the day is of this woman with a red umbrella I shot in Taiwan. Is it bragging read more »