“Wadjda” by Saudi Arabia’s first female director, Haifaa Al Mansour, and filmed completely in Saudi Arabia, is a movie about a 10 year old girl’s desire to ride a bike in a society that strongly discourages it. Movie review over at USA Today. Via Warren in Kansas.
Everyday urban cycling jeans and similar pants that can be worn on and off the bike are available for men in dozens of styles from dozens of vendors large and small. The only apparel designed for women, though, tend to be overly casual or sporty apparel like skorts, shorts and cycling.knickers. Does a market for […]
Travel the USA and help cities become more bicycle friendly. The League of American Bicyclists announced two job openings for their Bicycle Friendly America program. The first for a Bicycle Friendly Community Specialist is related to Trek’s recently announced “Game Changers” partnership with the League BFC program, in which the League sends a specialist to […]
Ken just pointed out this recent change to the Bay Area Bike Share FAQ, which now says San Francisco bikes can only be docked in San Francisco stations, while bikes in the other cities can be docked elsewhere (but presumably not in San Francisco?). The FAQ also notes that riding from, say, San Jose to […]
During last night’s Sunnyvale, CA City Council meeting, city councilors selected a plan to remove more than half of the available street parking and remove a traffic lane on Duane Avenue to make room for buffered bike lanes. Currently, Duane Avenue between Stewart Drive and Fair Oaks Avenue consists of four traffic lanes, street parking […]
The U.S Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a memorandum endorsing “a flexible approach to bicycle and pedestrian facility design.”