Archive for January, 2009

Waves of Green

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January 30, 2009

I’m very curious to know how our readers react to this video—the problem, the proposed solution and the way it is presented. Note your impressions as you watch. What are they in the beginning? Do they change as the video progresses? After you watch the video, read this article in News from Amsterdam. Please...
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FBA Talks Back

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January 30, 2009

Raphael Clemente of FBA wrote a response to Jim Smith. Nicely done. Instead of bike lane law, enforce existing ones Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor Friday, January 30, 2009 This is in response to the article, “Bicyclists, stay in your lane.” The writer supports a law to require bicyclists to ride in...
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21st Century Minivan

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January 29, 2009
21st Century Minivan

This thing is so cool! Makes me wish I had a kid… only for a second, mind you. It’s a transformer toy for Mom… it turns from a bike and a stroller into a pedal-powered kid-hauler. Check it out: Oh and, check out the shoes! You know you have “bike culture” when you see...
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TREK Rewards a Good Samaritan

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January 29, 2009

Former Lauderdale commissioner given bike to replace stolen one SunSentinel January 29, 2009 A bike manufacturer has given a new set of wheels to former City Commissioner Tim Smith, whose bicycle was recently stolen at the scene of a car crash. Smith had been pedaling along the 1300 block of Sunrise Boulevard on Dec....
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Are Cyclist “better” Drivers?

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January 29, 2009
Are Cyclist “better” Drivers?

Do you think cyclists are, in general, “better” drivers of vehicles?  (I guess it depends on your definition of “better”, but hear me out) … Today I had to take my car in to work (errands that I could not perform by bike).   After turning off of S.R 436 (Semoran) onto Highway 50, I...
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Note to Businesses: Target Market to Cyclists!!

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January 28, 2009
Note to Businesses:  Target Market to Cyclists!!

I was reading one of the links that Mighk gave in one of the comments to Keri’s post on “smart advocacy” and what the Borough of Hackney (in London) is doing with their cycling plan. It’s a good read. I really liked the examples of cycling advocates forming coalitions with other groups such as...
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Mentor Program Gets Started with New Forum

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January 26, 2009
Mentor Program Gets Started with New Forum

We have installed a forum on Commute Orlando to allow for more discussions and to provide a format for connecting ride buddies and mentors. If you haven’t already, go take a look-see … register yourself and set up a profile. Use the forums to ask questions, find ride buddies, offer your services as a...
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Winter Park Installs Bicycle Racks

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January 26, 2009
Winter Park Installs Bicycle Racks

WINTER PARK, Fla., an internationally recognized ICMA Excellence Award winner (January 26, 2009) – The City of Winter Park has installed 34 dual bicycle racks along the easterly side streets of Park Avenue and in various parks throughout the city with grant money provided by the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF). The bicycle rack...
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Smart Advocacy CAN Increase Cycling

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January 25, 2009

Anyone who’s been reading this blog for a while knows that I don’t believe bike facilities are the only way to increase cycling. Most of the famous cycling cities in the U.S. actually had the ingredients of bike culture before cyclists lost their right to the full use of the travel lanes and were...
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Bicycle Diaries

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January 23, 2009

The BBC World Service is presenting a series of three radio shows called the Bicycle Diaries. Each show is ~25 minutes long. Show one was about the Paris bicycle lending program. Show two is about how people use bicycles in Uganda. I don’t know what show three is about. The first one was pretty...
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~H.G. Wells