Arlington County, Virginia and New York City have published new, 2012 editions of their bicycle maps.
I initially intended to ride up to Half Moon Bay from Santa Cruz last Saturday. The ocean breeze typically picks up significantly in the afternoon, and the usual tactic for local cyclists is to go north in the morning and ride the tailwind for the return trip. My really late start meant I was fighting read more
Some of you might not know that Barack Obama’s former Chief of Staff resigned his White House office last October to run for Mayor of Chicago. After a judicial kerfuffle about residency requirements, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week that Rahm is indeed a legal resident of Chicago and eligible to run for the read more
Here are my thoughts on some of the big bicycle stories of 2010.
Comfortable in the shock-absorbing seat of his $120 Huffy mountain bike, Paul Kronenberg ascended the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge last Wednesday at a leisurely pace. Two months and half a dozen crumbling bike maps later, he bagged his last bit of path: sixth-tenths of a mile along Chrystie Street in Manhattan. He saw read more
Bikes Belong is celebrating the joy of cycling and trailbuilding this spring by awarding six recreation-focused grants to grassroots groups across the country. The projects—all made possible by dedicated volunteers—include a riverfront path, a freeride trail, a BMX freestyle park, and some really sweet backcountry singletrack. From all of us at Bikes Belong, enjoy the read more
