We finally got a significant break in the heat and I took advantage of it this weekend! Saturday I did a long recreational ride with two other women. Sunday I ran errands around town. The day after a cold front is always windy. I didn’t care. Saturday, we planned a destination and route to...
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Raphael Clemente has written an excellent piece on the social change needed to promote non-motorized transportation and livable communities. As one who uses a bicycle for the vast majority of my trips around town, I am often struck by the crazy behavior and strange reactions of some automobile drivers. I am not implying that people who drive...
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Christmas came early in Winter Park, Eatonville and Maitland. Earlier this month, the trustees of the Winter Park Health Foundation agreed to fund the next phase of the Civility on the Road initiative. This grant will support the research phase of the initiative—focus group testing of attitudes and successful social messaging. Funds will be...
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Photo by Keri I dream that some day this gentleman will feel comfortable, safe and welcome riding on the road with his dogs, his kids or a load of groceries. It is already safe to ride on the road—far safer than the sidewalk—no matter your cargo. But people can’t get their heads around that...
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