Posts

Posted on

Tour du Port 2006

Explore Baltimore by Bicycle at Tour du Port!

Join hundreds of other cyclists in discovering Baltimore’s waterfront by bicycle.

October 22, 2006

This Sunday morning autumn ride through the Inner Harbor and historic neighborhoods surrounding Baltimore’s famous port is a major event on the city’s calendar.

8-mile, 15-mile, and 22-mile routes are available.

Tour du Port includes:

Fun supported tour
Map and SAG/repair vehicle service during the ride
Refreshments at rest stops
Lunch at Tour end
Colorful Tour du Port t-shirt
Continue reading “Tour du Port 2006”

Posted on

Vindicated!

[From the Potomac Peddlers List:]

Vindicated! The other day, a group of juveniles driving in a white Jeep
Cherokee threw a large rock at me, while I was riding near Northern High in
Owings. They also almost ran me off the road. The rock struck my elbow
(hard!) and almost caused me to crash…I was going about 20mph. I managed
to get the tag number and before my bubble-head brain forgot it, I grabbed
my cell phone and entered it in as a phone number to help me remember amidst
my angry haze.

When I returned home, I called the Sheriff’s office to report the
incident…but I really did not have much faith that anything would come of
it. I just figured they’d say something like…” thank you, we will keep an
eye out for any further incidents with a vehicle of that description”. But
no …they actually sent an officer to my home, and he was very grateful and
took a full report even though there was no obvious damage to my bike or
myself. He said they would run the tag, go to the residence and somehow get
the info they needed to follow through.

I got a call later that day saying they had found the individual (a
17-year-old) and were charging him!

So if something similar happens to you and you manage to get the tag #…go
ahead and follow through on it!

Continue reading “Vindicated!”

Posted on

Cycle to Celebrate Blackwater Refuge

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is hosting a bike ride to celebrate Blackwater
National Wildlife Refuge and the Bay. The ride is being held on Saturday, October
14 from 10 am to 4 pm near Cambridge, Md.

Friends and supporters of the Chesapeake Bay are invited to spend a day touring
Dorchester County and Blackwater Refuge, which at this time of year offers
spectacular scenery, a host of migrating waterfowl and a variety of biking, birding
and walking opportunities.

Stop in at the Open House at Stump Farm (directions below) to get your cue
sheet/route map (25 mile or 5 mile cycling routes offered) and to enjoy music, local
exhibitors, kid’s activities, and local food all day.

Continue reading “Cycle to Celebrate Blackwater Refuge”

Posted on

Cycling to Work Enjoys a Rebirth

Early in the 20th century, bicycling to do errands or to work was common in the United States, and seeing bikes on racks on the back of streetcars was not unusual. Commuters often used a combination of walking, cycling and taking mass transit. Even in the 1940s, bicycling was still a major means of transportation for not-too-distant trips.
But that began to change in the 1950s and 60s, when car use rapidly accelerated, fueled by the building of the high-speed Interstate highway system, heavily subsidized through federal funding. Ultimately crisscrossing over 40,000 miles, the new freeways chiseled through cities and towns, sometimes splitting neighborhoods in two, and created new pathways for development and sprawl far away from urban centers.
Bicycling and walking increasingly took a back seat to driving or riding in cars. By 1990, the Federal Highway Administration called bicycling and walking "the forgotten modes" of transportation.
Continue reading “Cycling to Work Enjoys a Rebirth”