Month: April 2006

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Matters of Scale

Bicycles per 1,000
people in the United States (mid-1990s)
385
In Germany
588
In the Netherlands
1,000
Percent of urban
travel accounted for by cycling in the United States (1995)
1
Percent in Germany
12
Percent in the Netherlands
28
Percent of adults
that are obese in the United States (2003)
30.6
Percent in Germany
12.9
Percent in the Netherlands
10.0
Total spending on
health as percent of GDP in the United States (2002)
14.6
Percent in Germany
10.9
Percent in the Netherlands
8.8
Persons per hour that
one meter-width-equivalent right-of-way can carry, by mode:
Auto in mixed traffic
170
Bicycle
1,500
Bus in mixed traffic
2,700
Pedestrian
3,600
Suburban railway
4,000
Energy used per
passenger-mile (calories):
Auto
1,860
Bus
920
Rail
885
Foot
100
Bicycle
35

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Time to MASS IT UP this friday!

It’s looking like a rain free day for a Critical Mass this friday.
Bring a friend; bring a few. New commers are our favorite….

Critical Mass meets THIS Friday the 28th. at 5:00, ride by 6:00

We meet at Rewood and Charles which is one block north of Lombard on Charles
street near the subway stop.

Bring: fun signs, lights and bells, costumes etc…
but please leave your "I’m a macho car crusher" attitude at home.

-Bob

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Cycling team studies chocolate milk as recovery drink

by Sean Weide – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Chocolate milk might be a strong alternative to commercial sports drinks when it comes to helping athletes recover from strenuous, energy-depleting exercise. Those were the findings of some scientific — and not-so-scientific — research of chocolate milk when compared to commercial sports beverages.
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Cyclists gain small victory in Annapolis

Ron Cassie, The Examiner
Apr 18, 2006 7:00 AM

Annapolis – Remember those little ring-a-ling-ling bells on your bike as a kid? Well, until last week they were the only required operating equipment on all bicycles.

Now, the bells have been deemed unsafe by cycling advocates because riders must move their hands off the brakes to use the bell. They recommend simply shouting out,

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Baltimore City Bicycle Master Plan

The Baltimore City Bicycle Master Plan will be presented to the Baltimore City Planning Commission for Commission Adoption on Thursday,
May 4, 2006 at 1:30 PM in the Pheobe B. Stanton Boardroom at 417 E Fayette St, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD.

This is the action that will make the Master Plan official city policy.Final Baltimore City Bicycle Master Plan documents and maps are available on the Comprehensive Master Plan website (www.liveearnplaylearn.com/Publications/BaltimoreCityBicycleMasterPlan/tabid/98/Default.aspx).

Individuals are welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting and have the opportunity to offer testimony. Written comments can be submitted
to:

Mr. Otis Rolley, III,
Director Department of Planning
417 E. Fayette Street,
8th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202

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Baltimore Midnight Ridaz

This was posted on myspace. Just passing it along…..

Seriously, who doesn’t like to bike at night? "Baltimore Midnight Ridaz" is essentially a less political version of Critical Mass (people biking around in a big group) that happens after the sun goes down and the moon comes up. I went on a couple of the rides in L.A. and it was amazing! Now I want to transplant the idea in Baltimore, but need some people to do it…

The first ride is set for Friday, April 21st at 10:00 p.m.! Everyone should meet near the north end of the Safeway parking lot at 25th and Charles and we’ll decide on a route from there. It’s going to be tons of fun. Here’s what you should do…
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