Hearing that more and more members of our highest levels of government are bicyclists is encouraging.  From the Associated Press, news that Supreme Court candidate Sonia Sotomayor is a bicyclist: “She’s a very human person,” Schumer told reporters after their meeting. They talked New York, he said. “She’s a bicycle rider, I’m...
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Fare to go from $1.50 to 1.75 to ride the Trolley Bus. Lynx charges $2? BART fares are going up 6.1 percent on July 1, with an additional 25 cent increase for short trips and a $2.50 increase for rides to San Francisco International Airport, the agency’s board decided Thursday. Adding to the pain...
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I don’t know if any of you had a chance to catch this series on your local PBS station …. I did, and it was interesting and informative.  Of course some will quibble over the minutia, but I thought it did a even-handed job of describing … well, let me just let the series...
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Seems that the legislature in the cycling state of Portland is looking for cyclists to pay their way with bicycle registrations every two years! From this blog, many oppose the idea as just another anti-bike culture scheme.  Some feel this would aid in lowering the number of autos on the roads.  Is a registration...
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I wrote this a few days ago and forgot about it. It’s interesting in light of the video Mighk just posted. In Tuesday’s New York Times, David Brooks took aim at the dreams of urban planners. In I Dream of Denver, he says (among other things): …Americans still want to move outward. City dwellers...
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This is the best thing I’ve seen explaining why gasoline prices are so volatile these days, and why prices will eventually start climbing again, and keep on climbing. Gas Prices, Gas Gouging, Peak Oil, Elasticity, Supply Demand
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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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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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From The Orlando Sentinel: Both the bus and bicycle rider were westbound on Orange, crossing Ridgewood, when the accident occurred. Witnesses told police the bicyclist passed the bus which then passed him before he collided with the right side of the bus. He was thrown from bicycle and was run over by the right...
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Cyclists hit by turning trucks is a repeating news story which highlights the most serious deficiency in our system — education of cyclists. Sometimes these crashes are caused by the truck driver passing a cyclist prior to turning right, but very often they are caused by the cyclist passing the truck on the right....
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