Stories from CommuteByBike.com
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'The worst piece of transportation legislation I've seen'
CommuteByBike.com &bull Yesterday
Last week was not a great week for bike advocacy here in the United States. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released a bill that was far worse for biking and walking than anyone had expected. Representatives Petri (D-WI)… Full Story »
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- bicycle
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Crossing Guard Advocacy and The Joy of Cycling
CommuteByBike.com &bull Feb 3, 2012
Carol Barker lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she enjoys bicycle commuting and joy riding year round. She is a tutor and school crossing guard who shares her bicycle love and general rebellion against the wife-and-mom-of-suburbia stereotype at her blog… Full Story »
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- bicycle
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Arizona Contemplates Idaho... Stops for Cyclists
CommuteByBike.com &bull Feb 1, 2012
BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked… Full Story »
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- Perutnina Ptuj
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Put Bike/Ped Projects Back into the Transportation Bill
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 31, 2012
Old Man Mica is hurling rocks. The Transportation Bill released by The House of Representatives indeed does cut out all funding for cycling projects. Per the League of American Bicyclists: Last week, we knew the bill would be bad news… Full Story »
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding (still) at Risk
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 27, 2012
I looked at the homepage of this site and could hardly believe what I saw. The most recent stories, stacked three high, featured black and white photos of Hollywood entertainers. Well, the celebrity mongering is over. For now. Let us… Full Story »
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- bicycle
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2012 Academy Award Nominees on Bikes
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 24, 2012
Okay, I've spent the last hour looking through this year's Oscar Nominees in the acting and directing categories and doing Google Image searches to see who might be candidates for my effort to get someone to arrive to the event… Full Story »
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Topics:
- bicycle
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'Hollywood Rides a Bike' (to the Oscars?)
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 23, 2012
Bike lover and film critic Stephen Rea has long been the Web's foremost collector of celebrities on bikes on his Tumbler blog. Rea has a new book coming out, Hollywood Rides a Bike, which you can pre-order here. Yup, it's… Full Story »
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- bicycle
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Bike Advocacy from the NRA Playbook
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 18, 2012
Tom Bowden is a bike commuter from Richmond VA, a "suit" - a corporate lawyer with an MBA, and a conservative - You betcha! He is also a board member of BikeWalk Virginia, a pro cycling and pedestrian group in… Full Story »
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From Cambridge: A Radical Theory Combining Cycling, Commuting, Suits
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 13, 2012
When I think of Cambridge University, I think of Stephen Hawking, theoretical physics, cosmology. Heavy-hitting brainpower being applied to the most elusive and fundamental mysteries of the universe. Don't you? Slackers. When are the navel-gazers associated with that so-called University… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Challenge
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Ted Johnson (me) on The Outspoken Cyclist
CommuteByBike.com &bull Jan 9, 2012
I was interviewed on The Outspoken Cyclist last week, and the interview went live over the weekend. Feeling obliged to be likewise outspoken as a guest, I asked Diane Lees permission in advance if I can say ass on her… Full Story »
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Topics:
- cyclist

