Link roundup: October 17
Post any interesting links in the comment section. State Pump track, police budget up for Prescott city review National The Frugal Traveler: Bicycle tours bring affordability to long-term travel Going…
Trader Joe’s bike parking update
I submitted the letter about the bike parking issue at Trader Joe’s yesterday. Thank you for all your feedback. While hunting down the proper location to submit the letter (Online…
Video: The UA Gantlet
Every day around noon, the University of Arizona mall is packed with students walking, riding and skating to and from classes and the student union. Riding through the area can…
Bike parking woes at Trader Joe’s
Every week my family and I make at least one shopping trip to Trader Joe’s at Campbell Avenue and Limberlost Road and we always shop by bicycle. The shopping center…
2011 bike count expands; volunteers needed
The 2011 bicycle count is expanding its time and locations, but organizers need additional volunteers to make it happen. This year Pima Association of Governments’ Ann Chanecka, organizer of the…
Portland bike blogger picks Tucson as best biking city
Portland bicycle blogger Elly Blue picked Tucson as the best biking city she encountered during her month-long Dinner and Bikes Tour of the western states. In her wrap-up column she…
Photos: Legitimizing bikes in pedestrian crossings
Part of the ongoing design and implementation of the Fourth Avenue Bike Boulevard project is making the pedestrian HAWK signal more bicycle friendly. The above sign along Ft. Lowell precedes…
TriSports in running for Arizona’s greenest business award
Trisports.com, a Tucson Velo sponsor, is in the running for Arizona’s Greenest Business award and you can help them win it. You can vote for TriSports once a day until…
BICAS wins grant in photo contest
Local non-profit BICAS is the runner-up in a GOOD Magazine and CLIFBar photo contest and will be awarded a $2,500 grant. A public announcement about the winners will be made…
Video: Stuck truck
While out for a ride with Luci to check out the newly paved Rillito and Santa Cruz river path connection, we stumbled upon this: While not really bicycle related, it…
Loop connection opens in time for weekend ride
The route for a large weekend bike ride highlighting climate change was in jeopardy after recent storms flooded the connection between the Rillito and Santa Cruz River paths. This week,…
Dinner and Bikes Tour brings Portland advocates toTucson
More than 100 people showed up to sample tasty vegan food, listen to a presentation about bike economics and watch some bikey videos. Portland bicycle advocates, Elly Blue and Joe…