Category: Biking in Baltimore

Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc. receives more than 70 different design proposals for the STATION NORTH BIKE RACK PROJECT
Only eight designs to be chosen – Public invited to view all of the submitted designs

( Baltimore , MD ) Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc. received more than 70 different designs from 49 designers/design teams for the Station North Bike Rack Project. Eight (8) bike rack designs will be chosen to be fabricated and installed throughout the Station North Arts & Entertainment District to enhance the area with the sculptural installations, while simultaneously promoting bicycling within the city of Baltimore .
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Pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=38141&l=8e620&id=513493075

Videos (Note: new camera so they are not amazing videos.)
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-59912547756716545&hl=en
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3606008605247149007&hl=en
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8404850507142345027&hl=en
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8980433023764333586&hl=en

As Baltimore becomes a more bike-friendly community, MBAC helps promote cycling by advising city officials, increasing safety awareness and holding local events.
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Saturday 18th at 9AM BIKE

Meet at Hall Springs Area (This is at the corner of Argonne Drive and Harford Road). We will go on the great Family Ride to the WAVERLY MARKET. Round trip it will be 4.4 miles. We will have two cars lead and follow the wild pack of bikes (and carry any kids that just are not ready). This is a great first Urban Bike trip for Families.
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Hi All,

This is the last of 6 successful Bike and Brunches of the year. Please join Tim Almaguer of the Friends of Patterson Park on this ride of the park and East Baltimore.

When: October 18th, 10 a.m.
What: Charm City Bike and Brunch
Cost: $15 per person
Where: Meet at the White House in Patterson Park, 27 South Patterson Park Avenue; brunch will be at Life of Reilly
Contact: Please RSVP (limited to 15 participants) with Friends of Patterson Park Office, 410-276-3676.. If you need a bike or helmet, let Tim know.

[What? No mention that our Mayor road the 40 mile route.]
Tour du Port raises money for a nonprofit that promotes alternatives to automobiles

By Stephanie Desmon – Baltimore Sun

Lisa Harbin hasn’t yet made the plunge and started bicycling from her home in Hampden to her job as a technical writer in Fells Point. But she’s seeing more people ditching their cars, devising commutes that don’t come with a price tag of more than $3.50 a gallon – and she admits she’s inspired.

"It’s getting a lot easier to ride through Baltimore," she said. "In the last few months I’ve seen way more people out on bikes than ever before. When people see more people out on bikes, it makes it seem more feasible and safer."
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Yes, hit by a bus, again.
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Biggest Round of Applications Since Program’s Inception

Ten new communities were honored with the League of American Bicyclists prestigious Bicycle Friendly Community designation. This was the program’s biggest application cycle to date—51 communities applied for the designation. There are one gold, one silver and eight bronze communities awarded, and 19 communities renewed their designations. Boulder, Colo., a renewing community, was promoted to Platinum, joining Portland, Ore. and Davis, Calif. as the only cities in the U.S. to have earned this top designation.

“We are tremendously excited by the results of the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community designations,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. “Not only has Boulder broken through to the Platinum level but four great bicycling communities – Fort Collins, Colo., Seattle, Wash., Jackson, Wyo., and Stanford University, Calif. – have received the Gold designation. Each community has high levels of bicycle use and has demonstrated a commitment to improving conditions for all types of cyclist from the student and avid mountain biker to the casual visitor and everyday commuter.”

All BFCs enjoy quality of life benefits to which many other communities aspire. We are delighted the BFC program is providing a helpful road map for communities to make that transition.
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Baltimore’s had a number of firsts since our last survey. For starters, the city’s first female mayor, Sheila Dixon, was sworn into office. Not long after, came new green building requirements, single-stream recycling, and—to our excitement at SustainLane—a dedicated commission charged with creating and implementing a sustainability plan for the city. Included in that package will be a new zoning code (the last one was updated in 1971) that incorporates dense, transit-oriented development. The city has also put in over 50 miles of bikeways and hopes to install more light rail. As Baltimoreans explore alternative transportation and energy options, they may find their air quality goes up too.

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Station North Bike Rack Competition– thought I’d pass this information on:

"Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc. announces the Station North Bike Rack Project. Eight (8) uniquely designed bike racks will be created and installed throughout the Station North Arts & Entertainment District to enhance the area with these sculptural installations, while simultaneously promoting bicycling within the city of Baltimore.
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