Monthly Archives: October 2011

Toronto Fixer rides a bicycle

Jack Lakey is “The Fixer,” a Toronto newspaper columnist who uses his bully pulpit to get things done. After he lectured Toronto cyclists to follow the rules of the road last summer, “cyclists unleashed a firestorm of fury in emails and comments posted to our online columns” writes Lakey. When bike activist James Schwartz invited read more »

Transportation benefit changes for 2012

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the monthly limits on the value of qualified transportation benefits for employer-provided transit passes and qualified parking for 2012 under Internal Revenue Code Sec. 132(f).

South Australia: Bikes are for losers

An ad campaign from the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) of South Australia capitalizes on the ‘creeps and weirdos’ stereotype of bike riders and public transportation riders to encourage safe driving.

Eric Schmidt rides a bicycle

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is seen riding one of Google’s inter-office campus bikes.

Freecycle Highway

Monterey Road is the main cycling route between San Jose and Morgan Hill for those who avoid the meandering Coyote Creek Trail, and big parts of this street in San Jose are pretty chewed up.

Japan cracks down on sidewalk cyclists

Japan National Police Agency ordered to enforce bicycle sidewalk prohibitions.