October 19, 200714 Comments on Top 100 lifestyle blogs
I’m so honored! Cyclelicious made the cut in the Top 100 Lifestyle blogs.
.October 19, 2007Leave a Comment
I think everybody has heard that oil pushed through $90 a barrel on trading today. Let’s see what everybody has to say:
I’m sure that’s enough bad news for now, so I’ll conclude with this reminder that it’s spring in the antipodal regions of planet earth. Australia had it’s annual Bike to Work Day earlier this week, with many happy bike commuters enjoying the bicycle ride to work as thousands dusted off their bikes for the event. Treadly also posts a few entries on Bike To Work Day Down Under.
Now’s a good time to mention my buddy Jim in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jim is Oil Free and Happy and sells cute t-shirts and patches from his website for you to wear. I have one of his “Powered By Sweat” shirts. Oil Free and Happy — give him a visit and buy a patch or shirt from Jim. (I don’t make a dime from referring you to him.)
Photo: “NYC Bicycle Commuter 79th St @ 5th AVe” by Bicycles Only.
October 19, 2007Leave a Comment
The weather is gorgeous when it’s not raining. The San Francisco Chronicle posted this article on autumn cycling in the San Francisco Bay Area:
“October is as good as it gets around here,” said Bill Martin, the KTVU meteorologist who is an avid road and mountain biker. “The temperatures haven’t gotten cold yet, and during the day you don’t get the big heat. There’s no fog on the coast, so winds aren’t an issue like they are in summer. The climatology of fall in the Bay Area is great. It’s my time to be alive.”
Martin and others give some suggestions for recreational road and mountain bike rides in the Bay Area. Read more in the Chronicle.
October 19, 2007Leave a Comment
There’s a lot of worthwhile stuff in the bicycle blogosphere to read up on if you haven’t already. Here’s some of the news for your weekend entertainment and education.
Photo by Maynard Rabara.
October 18, 20078 Comments on The Acoustic Motorbike
I’ve loved Luka Bloom’s “Acoustic Motorbike” (the album and the title track) ever since I first heard it a few years ago. Somebody put the music to a slide show and posted it to YouTube. Bloom captures the vibe of cycling wonderfully with his acoustic music and lyrics.
I work my legs
I pump my thighs
The antidote to my emotional ills
A motion built upon human toil
Nuclear free needs no oil
But it makes me hot, makes me hard
I never thought I could have come this far
Through miles of mountains, valleys, streams
This is the right stuff filling my dreams
So come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike.
October 17, 20076 Comments on California Safe Routes becomes law
Late last week Governor Schwarzenegger signed CA AB57 Safe Routes to School!
Thank you to those who spread the word for reaching out to the Governor in support of this bill, which provides a framework for future funding and protects existing California SR2S funds.
$52 million is currently available for California State Legislated Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Funds. Application Deadline is November 16, 2007
Please spread the word that funds are available for State Legislated Safe Routes to School (SR2S) projects. These funds are not to be confused with Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funds associated with SAFETEA-LU. Applications must be for capital projects such as sidewalks, pathways, bike lanes, traffic calming, etc. (with up to
10% available for non-infrastructure activities such as education, encouragement and enforcement). Only cities and counties are eligible to compete for these funds; please spread the word to Public Works Officials.
Approximately $52 million is available for two fiscal years worth of projects (06-07 and 07-08). The deadline for applications is Friday, November 16, 2007. Start preparing your grant applications now!
To view the updated SR2S Guidelines and Application, please visit the CALTRANS Safe Routes page.