NY Times City Room Spokes investigates how bike commuters deal with sweat. Also on Spokes: Adults learn how to bike, how to find a beater bike (for $50 or less), and bike parking problems. Chicago’s bike parking center makes New Yorkers jealous. A Post editorial uses the Hunter College bike study as ammunition, declares bikes [...]
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If you haven’t read about it on the Times Spokes Blog, be sure to check out the article and comments page, where a fierce debate is being held. First of all, I had Professor Milczarski for a few classes and I know him to be passionate about transportation planning and an advocate for cycling. He [...]
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An excellent NY Magazine feature profiles DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and documents the remarkable change in the agency and on the streets of New York. Definitely worth reading. Streetfilms looks at Brazilian bike parking and has Hal grade your locking one more time. Critical Mass takes the NYPD to court and the NY Post follows the case. Public Advocate [...]
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Last Sunday there was a very soggy five boro bike tour. Check out the photo gallery at Bike New York. AMNY and The LO Down NY cover the controversy surrounding new bike lanes on Grand St in Manhattan and Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Streetsblog links to several posts about the conflict between cyclists and law enforcement and tells [...]
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A flurry of letters to the editor defend the 8th Ave protected bike lane that area merchants attacked in the previous issue of Chelsea Now. City Room Spokes does the math on the bike commuting tax benefit and says amen to the Blessing of the Bikes . Cycleicio.us posts the full Idaho Stop Law and Spencer Boomhower’s terrific [...]
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Last year the DOT issued a Request for Expression of Interest to explore the feasibility of a bike-share program in New York. Several vendors responded, each presenting their vision for how a bike-share system could be implemented here. Yesterday, the Department of City Planning released a comprehensive study entitled “Bike-Share Opportunities in New York City” [...]
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The NY Examiner wonders why our buses don’t have bike racks. GM and Segway plan to make wheelchairs, er P.U.M.A.s Uh, wow, a two-wheeled vehicle that can quickly and easily move you around the city. And I was worried about the future of the U.S. auto industry. Jeff Mapes, author of Pedaling Revolution, tracks the [...]
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Dave Burdick at The Huffington Post selects his top music videos featuring bikes. Streetfilms has a great collection of bike related videos. The “Hal grades your bike locking” and its 2008 follow up were mentioned in the City Room Spokes post about bicycle theft. Business owners along 8th Avenue complain about the new bike lane being installed. Let [...]
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The IRS has provisions for a bicycle commuter employee benefit of up to $20 per month. woo-hoo! For people that drive, a $230 parking benefit. NY Times City Room has begun a weekly biking column. The first post explains basic maintenance necessary to get your bike ready for the summer season. Need a bike rack? [...]
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One good thing about biking in NYC. No deer!
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