With the National Bike Summit taking place last week, a number of interesting news articles popped up in my Google news alert. Two of them really caught my attention: they are both essays based on the National Women Cycling Forum (which took place during the Summit) on why more women are not choosing two wheels [...]
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Getting more women on two wheels…
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!!Mamachari!! – Undeniably Cool Utility Bikes in Japan
Kon’nichiwa (こんにちは) Bike Commuters! All around the world, it seems there are micro-cultures and macro-cultures of bike commuters and their preferred two-wheeled breeds of choice. Dutch city bikes, single speeds and fixies, fendered beach cruisers, ghetto-rigged MTBs, folding bikes, electric-assist, road bikes and the like… Going along with my love for all things cute and AZN [...]
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Prescott College’s “Bicycle Ambassadors”
Here’s a tidbit of news provided by Sue Knaup, executive director of One Street, an international organization with the mission “to serve, with kindness and respect, leaders of organizations working to increase bicycling, including pedestrian, transit and social equity needs”. The press release for their upcoming event follows: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bicycle Ambassadors Endorsed by [...]
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An article about housing and transportation costs
While this isn’t directly bike-commuter-related, this is a topic worth sharing. My friend Jefro sent a link to the following article, which discusses housing choice and how that affects transportation costs. Chris Balish also talks about this in his book How to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More [...]
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Speak up for Bike Commuting!
Transportation for America let us know today that the U.S. Senate will be voting today (Mar 6th) at noon on the revised two-year transportation bill. This bill is not perfect, but it’s by far the best we’ve seen discussed this year. Please contact your Senator in support of this version of the bill! The bill [...]
