Sorry about the late notice…
OpenStreetMap.org is hosting a bicycle-based mapping party in Tampa this coming weekend (November 22nd and 23rd). Here are the details from the invitation:
Mapping parties are events where anyone can come along and join in improving the free world map of everything. We show you how to collect data (survey) and [...]

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A few weeks ago, I posted a humorous YouTube video as a “self-defense” tutorial for bicycle commuters.
Mere days later, a close friend of mine (coworker and occasional commuting partner) was “bike jacked” on the streets of Tampa. Details are a little hazy — my friend lost his bike and was forced to run for [...]

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A couple of news items caught my eye in the past few days…one is more of speculation, rather than hard news, but it is intriguing nevertheless:
1. Speculation that Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) might be chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be the Secretary of Transportation. If you’re not familiar with Sen. Blumenauer, you should [...]

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Darren Alff of Bicycletouringpro.com wrote to let our readers know about an upcoming Web-based event going on at their site. Here’s a little bit about it from the site:
The event, titled, “Bicycle Travel As A Modern Lifestyle Choice,” will take place on the weekend of November 22nd and 23rd and will feature a jam-packed [...]

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Many areas offer early voting to ease the crush of long lines and even longer traffic jams on Election Day. Last week, early voting began in Hillsborough County, so my wife and I decided to ride downtown to vote at the very best early voting site in the entire county, the Fred B. Karl [...]

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The 2008 Bicycle Bash by the Bay was held today at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The weather was gorgeous, the crowds were thick and the enthusiasm for all things bicycle was strong and friendly. Of course, Bikecommuters.com was there to tell folks about our website, meet fellow commuters and give [...]

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Several folks have written to us asking why Bikecommuters.com hasn’t offered any coverage of the recently-passed Bicycle Commuter Act, which was a last-minute addition to the $700 billion bailout package approved by the U.S. Government.
Well, here’s why: because it’s been covered at length almost everywhere else…and in a lot of cases, mere minutes after [...]

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It’s only seven days away…the 2008 Tampa Bicycle Bash by the Bay.

If you’re in the Tampa Bay area, come on by…food, fun and bicycles galore. I’ll have a table with some goodies to give away from our site sponsors — maybe even some stuff to raffle off. I’ll also have the Recycletron 1000 [...]

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Today I attended the kickoff party for the Bay Area Commuter Services “Commuter Choices Week”, where folks pledge to try a different form of commuting transportation than their usual mode for the month of October.
I didn’t attend in an official capacity…rather, I went along to help my friend Alan Snel get the word out on [...]

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Dawn Keglor, associate manager for the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure, wrote to tell us about the date and time for the Tampa Bay area’s Tour event:
Our Tour de Cure event is coming up on March 1, 2009…it is an incredible ride! It takes place in Venice, FL…not too far from Tampa Bay. [...]

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