Lance Armstrong and I have a few things in common. We both participated in the 1987 Hotter N Hell Hundred Century Ride in Wichita Falls, Texas, we both like bikes, and we both use Twitter, as do several other bike bloggers and bike industry people. Carlton lists several bike trade tweeters over at BikeBiz.com. If […]
Well, it’s almost a haiku. He just needs to swap his 2nd and 3rd verses.
Here are my last minute commentary on the various propositions and a few local measures on the 2008 ballot in California. Proposition 1A: High Speed Rail. Support. Many environmentalists are concerned that HSR will open up more sprawl in the Central Valley — the fear is that High Speed Rail (HSR) will enable commuters to […]
Michael Ronkin of Salem, OR will present “Complete Streets: Designing for Transit, Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Cars” at theRedwood City Forum on Thursday, November 6 beginning at 6 PM. $10 at the door.
Sorry for this late notice, but I haven’t been paying attention. The San Mateo County Transportation Authority has created a 45 page draft of their transportation strategic plan 2009-2013 and they want public input by 5 PM Monday November 3. Send input by phone (650-622-7845) or email tastrategicplan at smcta dot com. Thanks to Margaret […]
“Bicycle Today, Automobile Tomorrow” was released in 1969 and produced with input from the Inglewood, CA police, the Inglewood, CA school district and the Los Angeles Board of Education. The idea is that children who learn to ride their bikes in traffic will become better automobile drivers as adults.