Post any interesting links in the comment section.
Local
State
National
- The injustice of auto dominated streets
- Interbike Gets Rave Reviews
- Bicycle Powered Washing Machine (Video)
- Cyclepedia: homage to the beauty of the bicycle
- Commuters break out bikes to save money, get fit
- An Engineer in the Bike Lane: Commuting with Chris Gaido
- Students’ bike-lighting system attracts international attention
- What your bike says about you
- Premium Rush Movie Wants to Kill Cyclists (video)
- Families pedal bike message
International
Walk Score attempts to measure and map “walkability” of USA neighborhoods, cities, and states. Assuming their method is “correct enough” and bikeability correlates closely with walkability, the tool may be useful and informative.
City rankings:
http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/
Arizona:
http://www.walkscore.com/AZ
Tucson:
http://www.walkscore.com/AZ/Tucson
Note that the neighborhoods (left side of screen) are clickable to give neighborhood detail.
Here’s Portland, OR:
http://www.walkscore.com/OR/Portland
They are working on Bike Score, apparently not quite ready:
http://www.bikescore.com/
Interesting.
Play.
Does anyone know what’s up with There and Back Bikes? There’s a “closed due to illness” sign on the front door. It’s been there for a couple of weeks.
Anyone know when their normal business hours will resume?
Martha, probably not for some time. They are currently open Wednesday and Friday. I’ll more info soon.
I blew through the intersection of Olive and 2nd about an hour ago. At about 3mph. I’m glad there wasn’t an officer there to make sure I knew I was supposed to come to a full and complete stop. I was riding my heavy bike with 2 full, heavy panniers; I didn’t feel like stopping and starting again.
You’re busted!