”We must change development patterns to build more walkable communities closer to schools,” said 1000 Friends of Maryland Executive Director Dru Schmidt-Perkins, releasing the group’s Yellow School Bus Blues report on just one ”hidden cost” of recent sprawl practices statewide, which shows that total school fleet trips in the state’s 23 counties have increased between 1992 and 2006 by 23 million miles to 117.2 million, and that combined county busing expenditures have risen from $215 million to $436 million.
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Bringing a bit of Bogot
You are probably wondering why I am posting a video about biking in Bogot
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The pedestrian call button an affront to intelligent design
Pedestrian buttons and ped lights are one of the biggest jokes traffic engineers have ever done and who ever promoted and signed off on current designs standards should be shot or at least publicly ridiculed for such an affront on
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Melbourne
A PLAN to replace a lane of traffic with a bike lane on a busy East Melbourne street has sparked a storm of protest.
The city council wants to build a new super lane for cyclists on Albert St.
But businesses along the street said the $800,000 project was lunacy and would increase traffic congestion at all hours.
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Spokesman Brian Negus said it generally favoured separate bike lanes, but not at the cost of increasing congestion.
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Baltimore vs. NYC in bike/ped issues
In Baltimore a pedestrian is 4 times more likely to be killed or involved in an automobile accident then in New York City.
In Baltimore a cyclist is 3 times more likely to be involved in an automobile accident and twice as likely to be killed then in New York City.
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New finish for 2008 RAAM — Annapolis
The Race Across America is going to be a little shorter this year after organizers decided to move the bicycle race finish line to Annapolis, Maryland, from its traditional finish in Atlantic City.
The change won’t make that much difference to the sleep-deprived and strength-depleted endurance bicyclists as they cross the finish line, however. The 2008 route is 3,008 miles, only 34 miles shorter than last year’s race.
In its 26th year, the world’s most famous endurance cycling race is scheduled to start at the Oceanside pier on June 8 for solo competitors and June 11 for teams. Last year’s solo winner, Jure Robic, wrapped up his ride in 8 days, 19 hours, and 33 minutes.
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City installs brand NEW hazardous storm grates
On Cross Country east bound between Bancroft and Strathmore Ave the City has installed a new pair of hazardous parallel storm grates in violation of AASHTO, the City
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Velocipede winter hours
This is just a quick note to let you all know that we are closing a little early tomorrow(sunday) for a special meeting. We will close at 5.
Also to save on heating costs, and protect our poor volunteers from hypothermia we will instate shorter winter hours starting December 15th.
Winter hours are as follows-
Wens and Thurs 6-9
Sun 2-5
and every other tuesday ladies/trans shop 6-9
Keep Riding!!!!
in bike love-
the folks at velocipede
Transportation Ethics
Randy Cohen, a guy who spends most of his day analyzing right and wrong as the New York Times Magazine
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NJ Governor Tells Reckless Drivers, "Buckle Up and Be Invincible"
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It was soon revealed, and widely publicized, that the trooper who was escorting the governor had been traveling 91 mph in a 65 mph zone, even though the governor was not responding to any emergency and had no legitimate reason to be speeding. It was also revealed that the governor was not wearing his seatbelt.
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Since his release from the hospital, Governor Corzine has apologized profusely for failing to buckle up. He has yet to issue a single apology for the reckless behavior of his appointed driver — behavior that threatened not just his own life but the lives of everyone with whom he shared the road that day.
Last week Governor Corzine released a PSA in cooperation with the U.S. DOT, in which he proclaimed himself lucky to be alive and suggested that, if only he had been wearing his seatbelt, he most likely would have walked away from this "accident" unscathed. The governor makes no mention of the reckless driving that caused this "accident." Nor does he bother to explain the dynamics of this particular crash or why he thinks a seatbelt would have made such a big difference in his case. Governor Corzine implores the public to please remember to buckle up. He says nothing about speeding or reckless driving.
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