For today’s Sunday homily, I direct you to Alec Dubro’s essay, “The Myth of the Efficient Car.” Let’s get something straight about green industry: in its basic form it means we all have to buy new stuff … lots of it. As an industrial policy that will create jobs and increase spending, it’s pretty sound. […]
I love this design. For those outside of the Bay Area, this comes from the logo of the San Jose Sharks NHL hockey team. These SJF shirts are for sale — see details here.
Check it out: Shoes on my bike. From the About Page: ShoesOnMyBike is a collective art project for pedestrian and bicycle advocacy. Shoes and bikes are tools for transport. Together, they are symbols of movement and flexibility. Both form a part of our identity, saying something about who we are or who we want to […]
Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina introduced an amendment to the prohibit funds for any bike trail path in the version of the stimulus act now in the Senate. Please call or email both of your Senators RIGHT NOW to let them know bike projects mean employment for Americans and American suppliers and to vote […]
What do you call the slot on a bike where the wheel axle slides in and out? I follow Sheldon Brown as my authority on this bike nomenclature: Those slots are always fork ends, whether they’re on the front or the rear. If these slots angle down a little so the wheel can drop out, […]
24 bikes on Bombardier cars, 40 bikes on Gallery cars After long discussion and input from several cyclists, the Caltrain Joint Powers Board (JPB) decided to increase space for bikes on board Caltrain bike cars. The ‘new style’ Bombardier cab cars will have room for 24 bikes, up from 16; the ‘old’ Gallery cab cars […]