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Personal Rapid Transit systems, or PRT's like those found in London's Heathrow airport, offer an energy saving form of personal transportation. Consisting of electric, lightweight, fully automated vehicles, the PRT system runs on demand to pick up passengers at one stop and drive them directly to their destination, eliminating intermittent stops like that of buses and trains.Personal Rapid Transit systems, or PRT's like those found in London's... more
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Ben Sollee and crew arrive in Denver, CO for the second leg of the Ditch the Van tour. Everyone is a little stir crazy, especially Ben. Their performance at the Salina Schoolhouse features Jordon Ellis playing percussive cello. Also a highlight is the swing beside the schoolhouse... Ben's personal favorite in the world.
Follow all the tour updates at DitchTheVan.tumblr.comBen Sollee and crew arrive in Denver, CO for the second leg of the Ditch the Van tour.... more
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With two hard days of riding Ben Sollee and crew say farewell to California with shows in San Francisco at Rickshaw Bags and Oakland at the Actual Cafe. Among the lessons they learn in this chapter is an appreciation for a strong headwind. And how long it takes to pack all the gear up for a long train ride to Colorado.
Follow tour updates at DitchTheVan.Tumblr.comWith two hard days of riding Ben Sollee and crew say farewell to California with shows... more
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In this chapter Ben Sollee and friends train in to Salinas, CA and then ride through the fertile crescent near Santa Cruz. Between the inspiring ride and the show at The Crepe Place the gang takes a little time to visit with famed bike builder Craig Calfee. His new startup company, Bamboosero, teaches skilled labor to impoverished communites in Africa, the Phillipines, and New Zealand to build high quality bike frames out of bamboo.
Check them out at: bamboosero.com/
Follow updates on the tour at DitchTheVan.tumblr.comIn this chapter Ben Sollee and friends train in to Salinas, CA and then ride through... more
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Are you a cycle commuter wanting to lose weight? Is your daily ride to and from work helping you to lose weight and if so how much weight are you going to lose? This video answers the question and presents some tips and advice for weight loss when cycling.Are you a cycle commuter wanting to lose weight? Is your daily ride to and from work... more
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Cycling to work everyday can be a pleasure and a pain. Sometimes though it provides a great form of entertainment. Especially if you have a dark "train-crash" sense of humour.
There is something about traffic during the commuting hours that makes the blood boil. It effects cyclists and car drivers in equal measure. We feel ourselves to be slighted at the smallest thing and are generally quick to anger.Cycling to work everyday can be a pleasure and a pain. Sometimes though it provides a... more
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I love my purple bicycle. As I get older, I have tried to keep my weight consistent without yoyo dieting.I love my purple bicycle. As I get older, I have tried to keep my weight consistent... more
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This 7-yr-old girl is now an orphan because a truck veered into the shoulder her parents were riding tandem and killed them both. The driver is out walking free and was never ticketed or charged.
This happened near my hometown of San Antonio and although it's breaking hearts amongst locals, I wanted this situation to be known on a larger scale because I know it's not just a San Antonio or Texas issue. Cyclists are being treated no better than deer even in cities with a bike-friendly attitude. If you are a Texan, please to go to biketexas.org and sign the BikeTexas Safe Passing petition. If you are not, please do all that you can within your own community to ensure the cyclists and pedestrians have rights out there on the road and have a better chance of getting home safely.This 7-yr-old girl is now an orphan because a truck veered into the shoulder her... more
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Don't miss the first of the SFBC's free summer bike-in movie series tomorrow night with your fellow bike lovers! We'll be kicking off the series with the beloved BMX cult classic Rad, featuring the amazing and infamous bike dance scene with a young Lori Loughlin (best known for her role as Aunt Becky on Full House).
Help us transform an ordinary parking lot in to a fabulous movie theater under the stars, complete with complimentary bike valet! Street food vendors will be out and about, including the Crème Brûlée Cart, the Magic Curry Kart, Gobba Gobba Hey, Chez Spencer's Spencer on the Go! Truck and more. Bring something to sit on to make your movie watching experience even more enjoyable.
Details: Rad, Wed., Jul. 29 at 8pm. Held in the parking lot across from the Good Hotel, 112 7th Street @ Mission St.Don't miss the first of the SFBC's free summer bike-in movie series tomorrow... more
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Be happy, bicyclists of the world, because the lasertastic LightLane personal bike path is going to be a reality soon. It's already in the production engineering phase, as this demonstration video shows:
As you remember, Lightlane was just a very clever concept in a design competition. Apparently the response was so overwhelming from bicyclists all over the world that the inventors actually decided to make it into a commercial product.Be happy, bicyclists of the world, because the lasertastic LightLane personal bike... more
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It seems a gentleman from Rochester, MN has chosen not to drive for an entire year and a half, and instead sell the "offsets" from his personal choice on ebay for $100 (or more). Now it is your turn to cash in - for just $100 you can feel good about doing all of your driving knowing that someone else has not driven for an entire year.
The owner estimates that since 1997 (when he started) the 1995 Ford Taurus should have driven around 19,000 miles. Using a carbon offset calculator from Conservation International, they decided that 19,000 miles equals $288 in offsets. Should this person get a bid, the money will be used to purchase a new bicycle (to replace the one that was recently stolen - he's currently walking to work) and allow him to keep selling offsets for more years of not driving.
Neat!It seems a gentleman from Rochester, MN has chosen not to drive for an entire year and... more
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That, at least, appears to be the lesson of this chart, which shows the increasing number of bike riders and declining number of bike-related accidents in New York City since 1998.
This trend is due in part to New York’s aggressive and smart Bicycle Network Development Program—begun in the mid-1990s—which expanded bike access on greenways and established a number of new on-street biking routes chosen, in part, for their low conflict with “existing modes of transportation.”
What do you think? Safety in numbers?That, at least, appears to be the lesson of this chart, which shows the increasing... more
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The Commuter Bike concept was the winner of the Commuter Bike Design Competition held at Bicycle Design Blog. The bike, if produced, would be lightweight, fashioned from either carbon fiber or flax fiber, contains a rooftop solar panel to charge its LED lamps and would be driven by a rubber belt running throughout its body.The Commuter Bike concept was the winner of the Commuter Bike Design Competition held... more
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A little round up re: commuting issues, bike commuting blogs, and you guessed it, a few of my favorite biking pods a-la-current.
"Um….so…yeah. That was the line I gave my boss today, and it was true, I swear! I few months back, a few good people on the green page challenged me to start riding my bike more. I happen to live midway up a very significant hill, so wasn’t so quick to jump on the bike riding band wagon. My idea of biking was driving my car to a trail head…not sweating my way up a hill with my computer bag at the end of the day. And..I happen to live in the Bay Area, and am lucky to have a down right decent public transportation system. So I usually drive my car to the Bart station, hop in the casual car pool and get a ride to SF. I love this system since I save time and money (the Bart ticket, plus it’s faster), and the driver saves time and money (we ride in the commuter lane, and they don’t have pay the $4 toll fee. (Side note: there is a rumor going around that they are going to start making the car poolers pay the toll fee (sounds like someone’s focused on the cent in incentive))...."A little round up re: commuting issues, bike commuting blogs, and you guessed it, a... more
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Denver is getting a bicycle-sharing program next summer.
Some 500 bikes will be available this summer at 30 to 40 stations around Denver, the city said in a news release today.
The program — dubbed Denver B-Cycle — got initial funding from a $1 million donation from the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee.
"The positive feedback we received from the bike sharing program during the 2008 Democratic National Convention was remarkable," Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said in a statement. "We are confident Denver B-Cycle will prove equally popular while improving our fitness levels and our environment. Our 358 miles of bike routes and trails combined with our 300 days of sunshine make Denver the perfect city in which to launch this citywide bike sharing system."
Read full article at link-Denver is getting a bicycle-sharing program next summer.
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Missoula, Montana —The United States is on a path to creating what could become the largest official bicycle route network in the world, thanks to the approval of a new plan by America's leading authority on national route designations. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has just approved a National Corridor Plan laying out the framework and guidelines for the development of this system.
The plan identifies corridors connecting America's urban, rural, and suburban areas. The corridors cover well over 50,000 miles, which, if transformed into routes along roads and trails, would create the largest official bicycle route network in any country or on any continent. By comparison, the planned Euro-Vélo network in Europe is projected to be 60,000 kilometers or 36,000 miles.
The U.S. plan has been under development for nearly four years under the auspices of an AASHTO task force on national bicycle routes, with representatives from federal and state transportation agencies and nonprofit organizations. The plan has gone through more than a dozen revisions—with input from hundreds of federal and state officials, cycling advocacy groups, and individuals—as well as review and approval by AASHTO's committees on traffic engineering, design, and non-motorized transportation.
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Michael Vare, a local cyclist (commutes from Marin to San Francisco) saves about $5K a year and lost 40puonds while at it.
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Nice scenery in his commute!!!Michael Vare, a local cyclist (commutes from Marin to San Francisco) saves about $5K a... more
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What great news!
Tour de Bronx sounds like it was a lot of fun
Go NY!!!!
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Borough President Adolfo Carrión doesn't want the Tour de Bronx to be the only time bikes are seen all over the borough.
A new report, "Bike the Bronx," calls for exploring locations where bike racks could be installed. It urges residents, community groups and businesses to ask the city Department of Transportation to install more of them in their neighborhoods.
The report was released as 5,000 biking fans turned out Oct. 19 for the annual Tour de Bronx.
With high rates of asthma from traffic on the borough's major highways, diabetes from obesity and the high cost of gas and maintaining cars, the report says using a bike to exercise and commute to work is a triple-winner.
It cites statistics showing the Bronx has the largest number of people in the city who drive short distances alone to work, saying that with more convenient bike racks installed, that number could be significantly lowered.
"If ever there was a time to make the Bronx and all of New York City a friendlier place for bicycling, it is now," said Carrión.
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Tour de Bronx sounds like it was a lot of fun
Go NY!!!!
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In a joint meeting with Portland Green Streets, we will present ideas for overcoming the challenges of winter commuting, by bicycle as well as other green commuting options. In the bicycle group, we will discuss particulars of dressing for the cold, visibility and lighting for night riding, and winter care of the bicycle. And then the perennial debate: Should I get studded tires?
Walkers, cyclists, transit users, and carpoolers will start by sharing a general, multi-modal discussion of getting around green in the winter. And then we’ll break out into small groups to discuss mode-specific information and strategies.
We’ll have Nan Cumming from Portland Trails moderating the Walkers group, John Brooking from the Portland Bike Commuter Meetup convening the Cyclists, Sarah Cushman of Green Streets (who it turns out is a master-certified auto mechanic) moderating car maintenance & driving tips with the Carpoolers, and possibly City Councilor Kevin Donoghue convening the Transit Riders (bus, train, ferry) group!
Not sure you’re ready to commit to all winter? No problem. Even if you just want to see what the challenges are and how they might be met, this meeting should help to give you an idea of what it takes - and maybe, what’s not as hard as you might think.In a joint meeting with Portland Green Streets, we will present ideas for overcoming... more
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