http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress Encouragement, Education & Advocacy for Bicycling in the Real World Thu, 24 May 2012 19:12:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Encouragement, Education & Advocacy for Bicycling in the Real World Commute Orlando no Encouragement, Education & Advocacy for Bicycling in the Real World http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/taking-kids-by-bike-faster-less-stressful-and-a-lot-more-fun/ http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/taking-kids-by-bike-faster-less-stressful-and-a-lot-more-fun/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:57:05 +0000 Angie http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/?p=5573 A friend recently shared a cute Yehuda Moon cartoon with me in which the driver of an SUV pulls up to a bakfiets cargobike and laments not walking her child to school, but blames the weather and all of the school gear.  The tiny bike passenger responds, “Just because ya’ can doesn’t mean ya’ should!” As the matriarch of a bike-commuting family, I love this cartoon.  But in a way, I think it almost affirms a common misconception–that driving with kids and gear is easier and that biking is only a choice made because it’s the “right” thing to do.  We’ve discovered many surprising things along our journey to becoming a one-car family, but one of the most surprising realizations is that it is often easier to travel by bike with the kids than by car. An End to Marathon Mornings Take, for example, my morning commute to work.  A typical morning used to include me rushing to get myself and the girls dressed, straining my back leaning in the car to buckle my two-year-old into her five-point harness carseat, waiting for my oldest to buckle herself in, getting back out of the car upon discovering her door wasn’t shut [...]]]> http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/taking-kids-by-bike-faster-less-stressful-and-a-lot-more-fun/feed/ 32 http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/06/07/destinations/ http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/06/07/destinations/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:29:27 +0000 Keri http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/?p=3803 Eola Farmer’s Market is great Sunday bike destination for the family. If you live anywhere in the downtown area, it’s easy to get to on lightly-traveled roads. It’s one of my favorite stops for casual Sunday riding. There’s the usual farmer’s market fare, my favorite jam lady (try the strawberry daiquiri with goat cheese, the blueberry almond with brie or the spicy mango-apple chutney),  food vendors, craft vendors, live music and the all-important Beer Garden (after noon). OK. So that’s one of my favorites. What are yours?]]> http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2009/06/07/destinations/feed/ 10