This document is rather confusing as it is a six projection on what we plan to do/spend on bikeped projects.
BUT something exciting this year, for the first time ever we get to see Recreational Trails projects!!!
Maybe someone heard some of my complaints on that subject. But still there is the other issue of the $30k max per project (ref https://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20100430170721104 )
Now if my math is right, what we have for 2012 is $115k. We were funded at $1,159K per year so $115K??? That does not seem right to me, OK, they say "Typical projects" still I would like to see a full accounting, somewhere. The next issue is other states are building trails with this fund and we are doing (for lack of a better description) trail maintenance? But it’s hard to be that critical now that the state has started Cycle Maryland with its own funds. So over all I call this a good thing.
https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Office%20of%20Planning%20and%20Capital%20Programming/CTP/CTP_13_18/CTP_Documents/Draft13_CTP/8_BikePed.pdf
Bicycle strikes motorcycle
B’ Spokes: This is becoming an epidemic, Motorcycle right hooks cyclist and then gets reported as "Bicycle strikes motorcycle" This is just wrong and really gets me ill.
https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/news/queen_annes_county/article_66325818-fc62-11e1-b9d2-0019bb2963f4.html
Baltimore as Mayberry?
[B’ Spokes: A very cute story and covers some people and bike shops that are good to know or at least have an interesting story.]
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By Laura Flynn, Baltimore Brew
Biking, it seems, is the Brew thing-to-do. My first article I wrote for them as a new intern was about a bike trip and movie screening hosted by the American Visionary Arts Museum, three cycling groups and a bike shop.
Brew reporter Mark Reutter, my go-to guy for insight about Baltimore, strongly advised me to get a bike. It’s a much easier way to get around and get to know the city, said Mark, who spots many of his best stories over his handlebars. Brew business development director Meredith Mitchell not only uses a bike as her main method of transportation, but co-owns Baltimore Bicycle Works with her husband Josh Keogh. And Brew editor Fern Shen is an avid biker who rides a vintage 80s Trek to cover stories, hit the gym and take weekend rides with her family.
To properly inaugurate myself as a Brewer, it was clear I needed a bike. The last time I rode was probably ten years ago on a bike with a bell and flower stickers. But, I wanted to immerse myself into the website and the city, so off I went to EBay where I found just the bike for me: a Huffy Beach Cruiser.
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https://blog.baltimorebrew.com/2012/09/11/baltimore-as-mayberry/
Labor day bike trip – NCR Trail – Baltimore to York PA, round trip
by gnudarwin
Here are some typical spots along the NCR trail, which extends from Baltmore Maryland to York Pennsylvania. There are waterfalls and other beautiful places. In Pennsylvania, the old rails are still in place along the trail. I stayed in a cabin in Maryland, near the Pennsylvania border
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https://gnudarwin.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/labor-day-bike-trip-ncr-trail-baltimore-to-york-pa-round-trip-bicycle-biking/
Baltimore Bike Party Lights Up Blue Moon Friday
By Ron Cassie, Baltimore Magazine
I didn’t plan to write one of those “Best. Time. Ever.” posts. But I’ve never seen so many people riding bicycles and smiling as I did at Friday night’s most recent iteration of the Baltimore Bike Party — the last Friday of each month group pedal around town. Big smiles, too.
I actually heard a guy at the Druid Hill Park rest stop say that he’d been waiting for a bike ride like this his whole life. (He was probably in his mid-20s, but still.)
More than 700 bicyclists, surpassing all expectations, rolled out together from Mt. Vernon’s Washington Monument for the “Moonlight Madness”-themed ride, a 12-13 mile trek through East Baltimore, West Baltimore, Druid Hill Park, Hampden and other neighborhoods. It wrapped up about 10 p.m. with an outdoor party at the Wyman Park Dell: Buscia’s Kitchen and IcedGems food trucks, Natty Boh on tap, music and dancing. Whole night could not have been better — check the comments on the event’s Facebook page. (The above photo, I took, the rest are courtesy of the event’s Facebook page.
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Read more (plus photos) https://www.baltimoremagazine.net/bikeshorts/2012/09/baltimore-bike-party-lights-up-blue-moon-friday
A pong traffic light in Germany [video]
One of my complaints about accommodating pedestrians is the technology is so 1950s and fails to meet modern User Interface Design standards, well that is starting to change… in Germany at least.
Legally Speaking – with Bob Mionske: You gotta fight for your right to slooooow down
An interesting summary of a cyclist getting a traffic ticket for “impeding traffic” in Trotwood, Ohio. Who originally lost in court but won on appeal.
https://www.bicyclelaw.com/articles/a.cfm/legally-speaking-you-gotta-fight-for-your-right-to-sloooow-down
How to stop parking in the bike lane, a sign – Bikeyface
The more they burn, the better they learn – CDC
California Bike Lanes May Be Exempted From Environmental Review
B’ Spokes: This is cool because of those who support it.
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Surprisingly, a major supporter for the bill is none other than the Automobile Club of Southern California who are quoted in the Aug. 15 legislative analysis: "The encouragement of greater bicycling as a viable mode of transportation through the provision of these facilities should provide a net environmental benefit."
Also quoted is the California Chamber of Commerce, an organization known for its ability to "kill" legislation. "Additional bikeways will promote tourism and benefit the residents of the area where the project will take place", they write.
https://www.planetizen.com/node/58346