Month: June 2007

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Cyclist tased while leaving an airport by bike

I was rudely accosted, assaulted with battery, and tased at Minneapolis St Paul USA international airport by Airport Police, simply for choosing to leave the airport by bicycle. I had broken no laws. I use a bicycle as a significant part of my daily mode of travel. I have legally cycled to and from airports internationally including 3 of the 4 major London airports, with no problems. I was using my bicycle completely in accord with MN Statutes and Metropolitan Airport Commission Ordinances.

But the police say he failed to obey the sign “NO PEDS BY ORDER OF AIRPORT POLICE”

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Maryland

For most Americans, biking to and from work is a tall ask. But, for PJ Park, the 11.2-mile round trip daily bike ride was only the warm up to something much, much bigger.

PJ’s bike route from DC to Natal, Brazil.After starting a bike co-op in his home town to share biking tips and repair tools, PJ soon found himself entertaining a radical (some might say crazy) idea
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Help velocipede fix it’s vise…please!!

So Velcoipede has a bench vise with worn out jaws. They are replacable, but
the model is discontinued so I haven’t been able to find parts for it.

It would be pretty easy to manufacture this part with tools that can cut
hardened steel. The question is, does anyone have those tools and would be
willing to make four cuts and drill four holes for us(two cuts and holes per
jaw), or insight on where to find parts for old tools.

It would be a shame to have to throw away such a nice tool that should be
easily fixable…help us fight against our disposable economy, and actually
reuse things instead of buying new ones…

thanks-

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Bad drivers, dead bicyclists

Let’s save for another time the argument about reckless bicyclists, the crazies who blow through stop signs, ride the wrong way and act like they own the road.
Timothy O’Donnell wasn’t one of those cyclists.
He was a 66-year-old cyclist properly signaling a left turn on Cornelius-Schefflin Road on Saturday when he was struck and killed by a car driven by a woman with a suspended license. She hit O’Donnell when she tried to pass him and four other riders.
This case has nothing to do with cycling behavior. It has everything to do with how Oregon law treats cyclists like roadkill, even when they are run over by careless motorists.
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Numbers State The Obvious, Portlanders Love Bikes And Busses

By Andrew Theen – OPB
The percentage of Portlanders who bike to work is 8 times the national average. That’s according to data from the 2005 American Community Survey, or ACS.
The ACS is an annual, and census officials say, more thorough version of the once-a-decade census.
Portland City Auditor Gary Blackmer says having so much accurate yearly data allows policy-makers to raise up to date questions with city leaders.
Gary Blackmer: "There’s been huge growth in bicycling, in walking. Let’s focus on multi-modal transportation. Let’s not say it’s either cars or mass transit. What are the other ways that we can get people to their jobs."
Portland and Multnomah County were original test areas for the American Community Survey a decade ago. The ACS will officially replace the long-form census in 2010.
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East Cost Greenway 2007 Close the Gaps Ride


From June 13-15, members of the ECGA’s Board of Trustees, Trail Council, Advisory Board and several other friends and associates of the Greenway will cycle from Baltimore to Washington, DC. The riders aim to promote use of the Greenway and bring attention to the gap areas in this corridor.

The main goals of the ride are to:
* Raise awareness of the ECG and the gaps that need to be closed between Baltimore and Washington, DC
* Show that the ECG is a wonderful, safe, accessible trail for vacations or daily use
* Show how simple it is to take a self-supported tour of the ECG
* Celebrate the route, the history and culture of the region, and links to important sites and trails
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Footloose and fancy town

Proposed Towson makeover would push out the cars and bring in the walkers
By Ruma Kumar
Sun Reporter
June 10, 2007

Landscape architect Roland Oehme’s dream is modest: He wants to be able to bike from his home in West Towson to the center of the Baltimore County seat without risking his life. So far, it’s easier said than done.

On a recent bike ride into the heart of town, he said, he barely avoided a wreck on Bosley Avenue — a "treacherous" mix of six lanes of cars whizzing past at 50 mph, impatient drivers and traffic lights that don’t allow walkers or bikers enough time to cross.

Over the past week, Oehme’s cautionary tale mingled with concerns and suggestions from about 150 residents and business owners, spawning a series of recommendations that would make Towson more pedestrian- and bike-friendly — and more attractive for shops and outdoor dining.

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