Google maps’ ‘Bike There’ includes Tucson
Tucson is one of the 150 cities who can now use Google Maps to “bike there.” Over 51,000 cyclists signed an online petition to have Google add the feature to…
TDOT on Mountain Ave.: ‘The end is near’
“The end is near,” says Fred Felix a Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the Mountain Avenue paving project, Signs appeared yesterday afternoon on Mountain Avenue announcing the dates…
BAC will revisit Mt. Lemmon trailhead
The Mt. Lemmon bicycle trailhead is once again on the the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee’s agenda for their upcoming meeting. Jean Gorman organized a trip to see the other…
Link roundup: March 9
Post any interesting links you’ve found recently in the comments. First schools finish Virtual Bike Race Hitler Youth toured UK by bike Saving Money by Ditching the Car Tweeting Bike…
Is this Portland or Tucson?
This winter has made me wonder if we have magically been transported to the Pacific Northwest or if we do still, in fact, live in Tucson. Don’t get me wrong,…
Stolen bikes: Blue Miyata & Stump Jumper
My Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 2010 got stolen out of a bike room in the Graduate Housing (La Aldea) on the campus of the University of Arizona in the last…
Link roundup: March 7
Post your links in the comment section. Bike donations are boy’s birthday bonus Bike advocates express knee-jerk ‘concerns’ about cellphone ban New Orleans ranked 8th in bicycle commuters Downtown Bike…
Photo: New pavement marking
This is the new pavement marking the City of Tucson is trying out. They have dubbed it a “dinner-plate” marking. This one is located at the new “pork chop” crossing…
How are we doing?
It has been almost two months since TucsonVelo.com was launched. In that time I’ve posted 65 updates and received more than 125 comments. I’m hoping you can provide some feedback…
Link roundup: March 5
Link roundup for March 5, 2010. Post any interesting links you have found in the last few days. Stolen bike case lands sergeant on leave A Canadian Journalist on Riding…
April’s Bike Fest highlights bikey events
In the 20 years since Bike Fest got its start it has been called Bike Week, Bike Fest, Clean Air Days, Clean Air Fiesta and back again, but regardless of…
Link roundup: March 3
I am starting a new feature here on TucsonVelo.com. A few times a week, I’ll post links to the articles and blogs about biking that I found particularly interesting. You…