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Tag Archives: bikes
States that most (or least) like bikes
The lists (above and below) show the League of American Bicyclist’s 2014 state rankings for bike friendliness. Congrats to those states that made the top 10, which are shown in bold. Those states ranked near, but not in the top … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, humanity, logistics, North America, placemaking, planning, recreation, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycling, bikes, biking, cycling, states, stats, velo
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A vision of velo purgatory
I recently stopped by the Michigan State University (MSU) Surplus Store and had to take a couple of photos (above and below) of the many forlorn bicycles that are caught in what appears to be best described as “quasi-velo purgatory” – somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, civics, colleges, commerce, culture, economics, education, entrepreneurship, environment, historic preservation, history, humanity, pictures, product design, recreation, recycling, schools, sustainability, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged biccyles, bikes, colleges, cycling, education, environment, MSU, MSU surplus, recycling, schools, sustainability, universities, velos
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Bike badges photo essay
Above and below a the various bike badges that were observed this morning over a two-hour period during the local bicycle-recycle and donation event. Quite a varied selection, I might say. Personally, of the bicycle badges seen today I like … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, Communications, consumerism, culture, fitness, fun, health, historic preservation, history, marketing, pictures, product design, recreation, technology, transportation
Tagged advertising, art, bicycling, bike badges, bikes, biking, branding, cycling, marketing, product design
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The cycles of one’s life
The Golden Days I will always remember when I got my three-speed, sky-blue Schwinn Sting-ray bicycle with its white, banana-shaped seat and removable plexiglas windshield for Christmas. I thought I was the coolest kid in the neighborhood riding that three-speed … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, colleges, culture, entertainment, environment, family, fitness, fun, geography, health, history, humanity, pictures, product design, recreation, sustainability, technology, trails, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycles, bikes, Citizen, commuting, cycles, cycling, Diamondback, fun, Raleigh, recreation, riding, Schwinn, Sting-ray, tandem, transportation, Trek
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The ultimate merger of beer and bikes
Just when you’ve seen everything, you stumble across something wholly unexpected. In this case it is bike bars (a.k.a. pedal pubs, pedal cruisers, etc.). These pedal-powered mobile beer bars are starting to pop up in entertainment districts and venues across … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, beer, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fun, geography, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged beer, bicycles, bicycling, bikes, brews, cities, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun
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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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Images of the Michigan Bike Expo
Neither blowing snow, nor single digits temperatures, nor icy roads could keep the truly determined from attending today’s Michigan Bike Expo at the Michigan State University’s Ag Pavilion. For the first time, the Michigan Mountain Biking Association, the League of Michigan … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, beer, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, brewpubs, charities, civics, colleges, Communications, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, health, hiking, inclusiveness, pictures, planning, recreation, sustainability, trails, transportation, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycles, bicycling, bikes, cycling, entertainment, environmenta, exercise, fitness, fun, greenways, health, hiking, Michigan Bike Expo, mountain biking, MSU, nature, trails, transportation
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Plow the d@%n bike lanes too!
Now that most of us are in the frosty grip of winter (quit smirking Hawaii and Florida), I have been reminded about an old pet peeve that many of us commuting cyclists have – the lack of snow or ice … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economics, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, Health care, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, logistics, placemaking, planning, politics, seasons, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged automobiles, bicycling, bikes, biking, cars, commuting, cycling, design, environment, environmental justice, equity, highways, roads, seasons, social justice, streets, sustainability, transportation weather
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2012 bike commuting summary
The chart below shows my bicycle commuting log for the past few years. While there are two more opportunities to ride to/from work yet in this calendar year, the long-term weather forecast is not promising. Very pleased to have reached … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, cities, environment, fitness, fun, health, infrastructure, Statistics, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, bikes, cycling, fun, transportation, travel
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Power of the pedal – let’s bicycle to the polls
One super way on Election Day 2012 to advocate cycling and visually depict to your friends and neighbors how many of us are strong supporters of cycling and cycling issues is to pedal your bicycle to your precinct to cast … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, culture, environment, fitness, fun, government, health, politics, sustainability, transportation, walking
Tagged advertising, bicycles, bikes, cities, civics, cycling, elections, green, pedaling, politics, voting
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