I get kind of harpy and annoying about this, but the sidewalks and crosswalks are for walking (that’s why they’re called sidewalks and crosswalks, people). When I’m walking, which I frequently am, I like to have the room to walk, and not be run off the sidewalk by cyclists. And when I’m riding my bike, which [...]
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Actual Cafe
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
The latest thing that everyone is talking about is the Actual Cafe in Oakland. Found on the corner of San Pablo Ave and Alcatraz, Actual Cafe promises to be, well, actual. That is to say, it’s a real cafe. As opposed to an imaginary one.
Alright, so they’re not trying to oust that very favorite cafe [...]
The French Twitter Bird is Awesome–It’s the bike!
Monday, January 4th, 2010
See the American Twitter Bird? You’re probably pretty familiar with it:
Now check out the French Twitter Bird–WAY cooler:
So Long, 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone!
It’s been a wild year for me–driving 2000 miles from Wisconsin to California, then flying back to Wisconsin to get Orion and driving the 2000 miles again (I should probably buy some carbon offsets for this year, huh?).
For me + cycling, it’s been a wild year, too. Some achievements:
mastered bigger hills [...]
Congratulations, Berkeley!
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
The City of Berkeley has secured $4.5 million to expand the current bike path system! The expansion will include a bridge over Highway 80 near the Marina, paving of previously unpaved sections, and expansions to link existing sections of path.
The paths will link parts of town that cyclists could previously only get to by riding [...]
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Bamboo Bikes, Item Deux
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
I’ve already written about Bamboo Bikes in the context of the Bamboo Bike Project put on by Columbia University’s Earth Institute. That project trains bike builders in Africa to build inexpensive bamboo bikes for the people who don’t have other transportation, but are in need of it for access to work, trading, food, and water. That, [...]
For the Holidays
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Tomorrow is Christmas eve, and this time of year usually makes me more vulnerable to feeling warm and fuzzy all over at the slightest thing. The effect is somewhat lessened this year, since it’s my first Christmas without snow and with palm trees, but lights and glittery wrapping paper and tv Christmas specials are enough [...]
An Educational MTB Race
Monday, December 21st, 2009
On Saturday I did something I haven’t done in about five years: I entered a mountain bike race.
Here’s the back story:
Five years ago, as a college freshman in Madison, the UW Cycling team convinced me that because so few women would be racing, even if I finished dead last, I could still get points for [...]
Cyclist vs. Bus
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Yikes! Sarah B., over at her Richmond District of San Francisco Blog is reporting that a bicyclist was seriously injured when he or she collided with a bus this morning. The cyclist apparently smacked into one of the bus’ side mirrors.
Apparently the kids on the bus were ok, just a bit shaken up. At least [...]
Wow! A New Bike Lane in San Francisco!
Friday, December 4th, 2009
They say it’s one step forward, two steps back, right? Well, having just posted about the two steps back in the world of Bay Area bike lanes, it’s time to write about that one step forward.
San Francisco got a new bike lane! It’s the first new bike lane in the city in three years, and [...]
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