Influential planner blogs about Tucson’s bike community
Mia Birk, the bicycle planner who is largely credited with transforming Portland into one of the premier bicycling cities in the country, blogged about her time here in Tucson as…
Photos & video: 5 honored at bike commuter celebration
Joined by hundreds of bike commuters, five regional cyclists were honored at the 2011 Bike-to-Work Week celebration at Maynard’s Market on Friday. The celebration was the culmination of Bike-to-Work Week,…
Updated: Government shutdown avoided; parks open for cyclists
Update: Paul Austin, the district ranger who oversees Saguaro National Park said he received official word that the shutdown was averted at least temporarily and the parks would be operating…
Students create detailed bike map of UA campus
View UA Campus Bicycle Geovisualization in a larger map A group of students in the University of Arizona School of Geography have created a detailed bike map of the University…
Updated x2: Driver cited in crash that injures cyclist
Editor’s note: The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that the driver of the vehicle caused the crash Tuesday morning was cited for causing a crash that resulted in injury. Read…
Bike-to-Work Week photos and details about week’s finale
About 80 cyclists attended a pancake and bagel breakfast at There and Back Bikes Wednesday morning. There and Back owner Steve Vihel has been hosting his own breakfasts every month,…
Program worked with 6,500 cyclists last year
In its third year, the region’s Bicycle Ambassador program worked with more than 6,500 cyclists. The program spent $53, 590 to reach those cyclists in 2010, according to a report…
Your (updated) 2011 Bike-to-Work Week guide
Editor’s note: Since the original publication of this guide, the Bike Fest officials updated their site with several new businesses participating in Bike-to-Work Week. Check them out. The 2011 Bike-to-Work…
Podcast: 30 minutes of Tucson cycling
Last week, CDMCyclist.com blogger and podcaster, Frank Peters was in town for an event and asked if we could sit down for an interview. We talked about a ton of…
City: No money to fix pavement on Third Street
More cyclists traveled through the intersection of Third Street and Campbell Avenue than anywhere else in the region during the 2010 bike count. But despite its popularity, the route has…
Bike commuter challenge starts today
The Sun Rideshare Bicycle Commuter Challenge starts today. Cyclists who log 20 one-way bike commutes during the month of April will be entered to win prizes. The grand prize is…
Bike track at local school leveled; district cites safety concerns
Sunnyside School District officials removed a bike track recently built on Elvira Elementary’s playground. Sunnyside’s public relations representative Misti Nowak said the district had safety concerns about the track and…