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El Al to allow bicycles on board at no charge

Good news for cyclists: El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) will allow passengers to take their bicycles on flights without paying an excess baggage charge. The airline will subsidize the fee. Until now, passengers had to pay up to $20 per kilogram, which could amount to over $100 each way.
El Al says that over 1,000 Israelis use their own bicycles to take bicycle trips around the world each year. Most of these trips are for lengthy challenging trips, for which cyclists prefer their own bicycles. Many other cyclists hire bicycles locally, and are often forced to use heavy, urban bicycles that are not adapted for the cyclist
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Study: More children die in ATV accidents than bicycle accidents

The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Children under the age of 16 are seven times more likely to ride bicycles than all-terrain vehicles, yet ATVs cause more deaths among youngsters than their peddling counterparts, according to a new study.
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Statistics from the National Sporting Goods Association estimate 14.2 million children ages 7-17 ride bicycles in the United States while the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says there are about 2.2 million ATV riders under the age of 16.
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Parks and Mayor Sheila Dixon (music and free food too)

From Mayor Sheila Dixon:
This Saturday I’m throwing a big party near you – and you’re invited! There will be free food, live music, door prizes and fun for the kids. The free event will take place at parks and community centers across the city. It’s called Rally Baltimore and you’re encouraged to attend.

We will be joined by some special guests and I will be at each rally. It’ll be a great opportunity for us to talk about our ideas and our shared vision for a cleaner, greener, healthier and safer Baltimore. Rally Baltimore will take place this Saturday, August 11 at the following times and locations:

Federal Hill Park: 11 am – 1 pm (located at Battery Avenue, Covington Avenue, and Key Highway)
Herring Run: 1 pm – 3 pm (Hallspring Picnic Area off of Argonne Drive)
Patterson Park: 12 pm – 2 pm (The Pond Area of the Park)
C.C. Jackson Recreation Center: 2 pm – 4 pm (located at 4910 Park Heights Avenue and W. Garrison, behind the MAGNA Tech Center)
Grand Finale @ Druid Hill Park: 3 pm – 6 pm (located at The Bowl: Red Road, across from Safety City)
PLEASE, CLICK HERE TO RSVP ONLINE!
https://www.sheiladixon.com/action/rsvp/rallybaltimore

Each rally will have live music. For example, at Patterson Park, we will have Soul Cannon and a mariachi band. And, at Federal Hill Park, there will be a reggae band. I hope you’ll get a chance to go to Patterson Park, Federal Hill Park or to any of our other fantastic rallies across the city!

If you’re already planning on coming, please bring your friends and family. We’ll have plenty of free food, fantastic prizes and tons of fun for the kids. I’m really looking forward to the rally and to seeing you there!

Thanks so much for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Mayor Sheila Dixon

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Baltimore man sentenced for running over bicyclist in stolen car

A Baltimore man will spend more than 30 years in prison for running over a bicyclist in a stolen car.

29-year-old Keon Stokes was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years.

Last month, he was convicted on several charges, including murder.

In the summer of 2005, prosecutors say Stokes stole a car, then hit and killed 20-year-old Kurt Flup.

Police say Stokes took off and later set the car on fire.

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Velocipede will be closed from 8/13-8/18 and then Shop Organizing!!!

Hello Bicycle friends!!!

We at velocipede have been having a very busy summer, giving away and selling hundreds of bikes, teaching classes, and helping people to fix their own bike. So as the heat is bearing down on us we have decided to take a much needed break before students come back into town in order to take stock, do some inventory and rest.

So, Shop will be closed from Monday August 13th until Saturday August 18th. On Sunday the 19th of August instead of the normal sunday shop, we will have a Shop Organizing Day from 12:00-6:30.

During this Shop Organizing Day we will work on making more work areas in the shop, as well generally organizing the rest of the shop. We need as many people as possible, of all skill levels, to make this day a success. This is a great time to rack up hours to be put towards co-op membership and parts, as well as helping Velocipede to continue to pump bikes and bike knowledge in to the city!!! (plus vegan and non-vegan food will be provided for the workers)

Also, we are working on re-assessing our current policies on co-op membership and bike claiming– we would like to hear your opinions and impressions of how the shop works currently, and any advice or ideas of how it could work better. Please send emails to info@velocipedebikeproject.org with your comments and ideas.

Thank you all for time and for helping to make Baltimore more bike friendly. We will be sending out more reminders and requests soon!! Also remember that you can always keep abreast of events at Velocipede by checking our calendar at www.velocipedebikeproject.org/calendar

In Veloci-darity–
the folks at Velocipede