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Tag Archives: advocacy
Kudos to the kayak protesters of Seattle!
What an absolutely amazing photograph of the last weekend’s kayak protests in Seattle over Royal Dutch/Shell’s plan to begin Arctic Ocean oil drilling. If you cannot see or read the signs they say “Shell no.” While some have already argued that the activists … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, consumerism, culture, energy, environment, globalization, history, humanity, nature, peace, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, Science, social equity, sustainability, technology, transportation, volunteerism, Wildlife
Tagged activists, advocacy, Arctic Ocean, cities, climate change, environment, global warming, kayaks, nature, oil, oil drilling, petroleum, pollution, protests, Seattle, Shell
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Who will be today’s counterculture heroes?
We live in a very tumultuous world. Both similar to and different from the dangers faced by the Beat Generation at the dawn of the Cold War or by the Civil Rights and Anti-War movements of the 1960s. Activists of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, ageism, art, books, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, globalization, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, internet, literature, Love, military, music, peace, politics, poverty, psychology, racism, Religion, Sexism, social equity, Social media, Women
Tagged activists, advocacy, counterculture, culture, diversity, humanity, literature, love, music, peace, politics, protests, truth, writing
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Seeking admission into the realm of hipsterdom
Does the realm of hipsterdom have a maximum age limit? That’s a question I have often asked myself. Can someone like me, who soon will be facing the 40th high school reunion squarely in the face, really be considered a … Continue reading
Posted in art, beer, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, culture, diversity, history, humanity, inclusiveness, peace, politics, reading, writing
Tagged advocacy, branding, communications, counter-culture, culture, fashion, hipster, history, humanity, identity, inclusiveness, peace
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The road ate my neighborhood!
Absolutely spot-on example of the bass ackwards thinking from old school Traffic Engineers. Sadly, we have a serious overpopulation of them living and working here in Michigan. The video created by Strong Towns would be hilarious if it weren’t so … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, infrastructure, planning, satire, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, cars, cities, complete streets, engineering, infrastructure, planning, roads, satire, traffic, Traffic Engineers, transportation, urban planning, walking
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A heartbreaking image from Ukraine
It is said that pictures can tell a 1,000 words. The photograph of this bewildered bicyclist above from Ukraine does that and much more – it depicts what should be the joy of cycling set against a backdrop of death, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, art, bicycling, Biking, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, environment, Europe, film, geography, Guns, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Love, military, music, peace, pictures, politics, video
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, biking, Civil War, death, Guns n' Roses, history, military, music, news, Ukraine, war
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Two less cars!
One of my favorite bicycle advocacy catch phrases is “One less car!” In celebration of this worthy and sustainable effort, Kathy and I spent yesterday (Saturday) accomplishing all our errands on our bicycles. Between us, we totaled more than 27 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, books, branding, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, education, energy, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, logistics, Maps, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, spatial design, sports, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, biking, books, cycling, environment, land use, one less car, planning
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Hey, Kohl’s – how about a bike rack?
Rode my new Trek Allant to the local Kohl’s store this morning. I ended up parking and locking it inside the vestibule, as there are no bike racks and not even any signs near the entrance to park my bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economics, environment, fitness, geography, health, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, marketing, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, satire, spatial design, sustainability, Trade, trails, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, business, cycling, environment, Kohl's, retail, sarcasm, satire, shopping, trade
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PROVOking the birth of bike sharing
Near the conclusion of his outstanding book, entitled In the City of Bikes; The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist, author Pete Jordan reveals an unknown [at least to me], yet significant part of bicycling history – the birth of the bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, education, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, literature, marketing, new urbanism, planning, politics, product design, recreation, recycling, spatial design, sustainability, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, writing
Tagged activism, advocacy, Amsterdam, anarchists, bicycles, bike sharing, cities, civics, civil disobedience, counterculture, Critical Mass, cycling, ghost bike, government, police brutality, politics, protests, PROVO, Ride of Silence, spirited anarchism, transportation, Yellow Bike Project
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Cambridge’s “complete” Vassar Street
During our Boston St. Patrick’s Day weekend, we wandered around parts of Cambridge and MIT’s campus. One of the places we chanced upon after our bike sharing tour along the Charles River was Vassar Street. This approximate two-mile long urban thoroughfare … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, education, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, Maps, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, schools, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged active transportation, advocacy, bicycling, biking, Cambridge, cities, commuting, complete streets, design, fitness, fun, geography, health, land use, maps, Massachusetts, MIT, placemaking, planning, protected bike lanes, transportation, travel, urban planning, Vassar Street
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The flaws of vehicular cycling (VC) theory
One of the first comments often heard from fellow cyclists when starting to bicycle commute was not to ride on the community’s bike pathway system because it is less safe than riding in street traffic. A whole litany of perceived … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, books, Cars, civics, civility, culture, education, environment, fitness, geography, government, health, history, infrastructure, land use, literature, Maps, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, reading, recreation, Science, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, bikes, books, cities, cycling, design, engineering, infrastructure, literature, planning, Science, transportation
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