Biking in Baltimore
I found this on another list
and I thought this was good so I thought I would share; from Bruce
Rosar:
Those who operate heavy equipment
(i.e., most motor vehicles) within the public ways pose an extraordinary danger
to the person and property of others. Our government already keeps a watch on
such people. If you feel that the government should keep a closer watch, please
feel free to advocate for that.
A bike safety film from 1963 promoting vehicular cycling. It has a surreal quality as 10 kids in monkey costumes get eliminated one by one as they violate bike safety rules.
https://www.archive.org/details/OneGotFa1963
While the Science of Cycling is a large Web site (there are over 20 pages in six main sections, 20 audio and video clips, interactive javascripts, and lots of images), it is really only an introduction to an enormous and fascinating topic.
Continue reading “The Science of Cycling”
A July 29, 2005 Baltimore Sun article details a partnership between Friends
of Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks
Department to develop “Planet Walk.” The large-scale public art installation
will be complete in 2007. But for now, fans of art and trails can see the sun
and Pluto – which towers 20 feet above the surface of the smooth, paved trail.
Take a walk on the wild side…
Americans purchased more bicycles than new cars and trucks combined in the past year — and all without employee discounts or zero-percent financing.
Continue reading “Bikes selling better than cars”
Baltimore
Regional Transportation Board
BICYCLE
AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY GROUP
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 4, 2005
(Note
posting of minuets is two months behind do to the approval
process.)
Transportation professionals and advocates don’t always agree on the answer to this common question. Is a bike lane better than a path or a wider lane with no stripe? There is no simple answer and a lot depends on the unique circumstances of a particular roadway in a particular community. But, by reviewing more than 20 bicycle facility selection guides from the US and other countries, consultant Michael King’s latest report for the PBIC suggests that there are indeed some common ranges or parameters within which different bicycle facility types seem to work best.
Continue reading “What’s the best way to accommodate bicyclists?”
