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Black Hawk says 'no' to bicycles but solicits bicycle convention
Biking Bis &bull Sep 1, 2010Just because Black Hawk, Colorado, banned bicycling on nearly every street through town doesn't mean that they wouldn't welcome a bunch of conventioneering bicycle-types. That's what Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists, learned when he opened an e-mail solicitation from a Black Hawk… Full Story »
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New bike bridge in Albuquerque dedicated to bicycle advocate Gail Ryba
Biking Bis &bull Aug 31, 2010Albuquerque officially opened a new bicycle bridge over the Rio Grande River on Monday that helps link the city's 400-some miles of bicycle paths and trails. The $6.9 million bridge just north of I-40 is named for Gail Ryba, left,… Full Story »
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Blackhawk and Bike Advocacy? I Don't Think So
EcoVelo &bull Aug 31, 2010
You might remember Blackhawk, CO as The City That Banned Bicycles. Well, in a bit of exquisite irony, Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists, reports that he recently received a solicitation from a casino in Blackhawk asking… Full Story »
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Rochester Aiming for Bicycle Friend Community Status - WXXI
Google Cycling News &bull Aug 30, 2010
ROCHESTER, NY(WXXI) - The city of Rochester is working on a bicycle master plan to improve conditions for cyclers throughout the area. The city is also striving for full "Bicycle Friendly Community" status from the League of American Bicyclists. Megan… Full Story »
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Unique cycling opportunities in ROC
The RocBike Review &bull Aug 27, 2010
World Canals Conference Flotilla Bicycle Ride, September 19. Bicycle along the Erie Canal alongside a flotilla of boats to kick off the World Canals Conference happening right here in Rochester. MCC Ride for Scholarships, September 25. This one requires pre-registration,… Full Story »
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Bicycle Friendly Community
Cycling Spokane &bull Aug 27, 2010
This marker noting Spokanes designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists recently appeared in the 200 block of East High Drive. I would imagine that there are others going up around town. Full Story »
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Protect bicycle projects in upcoming funding cuts
Biking Bis &bull Aug 21, 2010If you have a few minutes and feel like commiting an act of bicycle advocacy this weekend, consider sending an email to your state's governor. The League of American Bicyclists has a form letter that you can easily send word-for-word,… Full Story »
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Taking Sides (or Not)
EcoVelo &bull Aug 3, 2010
On the National Journal's Transportation blog, Tom Madigan posed the following question to a panel of policy experts: "Is it still possible to promote new bicycling and walking options in harmony with vehicular traffic? Or as city space gets more… Full Story »
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Bikes vs cars vs pedestrians?
Bicycle Blog Cycleicious &bull Aug 3, 2010
Is it still possible to promote new bicycling and walking options in harmony with vehicular traffic? Or as city space gets more limited, will planners have to take sides? Will cars and trucks be targeted in future urban transportation planning? Should they be? Who wins or loses if auto space (lanes or even whole roads) is turned over to bicyclists or… Full Story »
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Act Now to Save Riding Routes From Rumble Strips!
BikeLeague.org Blog &bull Aug 2, 2010Cyclists and motorists share a desire for safer roadways. Most of us are motorists as well as cyclists and we have probably all benefited from the wake-up call provided by rumble strips on the Interstate or major state highways. However, as cyclists we also know that there is no such thing as a bicyclist-friendly rumble strip, and… Full Story »
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NYC: House Approves Transpo Spending Bill After Stripping Out $ for Livability
Streetsblog &bull Jul 30, 2010
Congressmen Oberstar and Blumenauer, here speaking together at the 2007 Bike Summit, were on opposite sides of a dispute about increased funding for livability programs yesterday. Photo: Bike Portland The House of Representatives passed its 2011 appropriations bill for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development yesterday, significantly increasing the amount going to both highways and transit while decreasing spending overall. A fight over $200 million in funds for the Obama Administration's new livability initiatives, however, showed that substantive changes in federal transportation policy will remain difficult… Full Story »
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OKC Police seek public's help in cyclist's death - Edmond Sun
Google Cycling News &bull Jul 30, 2010
EDMOND - Police have altered the scope of the investigation and are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 56-year-old Edmond cyclist. On July 17, Alan Spencer, 56, of Edmond, was killed when he was struck in a hit-and-run incident in the 12500 block of Midwest Boulevard. Oklahoma City Police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said after some items of suspicion turned up the case has been turned over to homicide detectives, but police are not yet ready to call it a homicide. Knight said… Full Story »
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Cyclists wonder: Will Mark Williams' career swerve into a ditch? - Sacramento Bee (blog)
Google Cycling News &bull Jul 21, 2010
If Mark Williams' latest foot-in-mouth episode ends up costing him jobs and income - and that remains to be seen - the NAACP will declare victory. And so will another group - bicyclists. Long before Williams became the disgraced mouthpiece of the national tea party movement, and long before he mocked the NAACP and suggested that African Americans would rather be enslaved than work for their own betterment, the former Sacramento radio shock-mock got… Full Story »
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Urbana celebrates title of 'Bicycle Friendly Community' - Daily Illini
Google Cycling News &bull Jul 19, 2010
After being named a aBicycle Friendly Communitya by the League of American Bicyclists in May, Urbana celebrated its feat of health and wellness during a short ceremony Saturday. Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing was accompanied by various city officials at Market in the Square in Urbana for a brief… Full Story »
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Bicycle group praises city - Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Google Cycling News &bull Jul 16, 2010
A "Share the Road" sign is in the foreground as Tuscaloosa resident Tim Crumly rides along Sanders Ferry Road in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. Tuscaloosa received an honorable mention as a Bicycle Friendly Community. Planned bicycle projects The bicycling component of the Tuscaloosa Area 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan proposes about 200 bicycle projects in Tuscaloosa County. Projects under way include the construction of sidewalks at area schools, the pedestrian and cycling component of the city's Riverwalk plan and… Full Story »
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Slow rolling: Have the wheels come off in Naples' quest for bicycle-friendly ... - Naples Daily News
Google Cycling News &bull Jul 12, 2010
In this file photo, a cyclist rides south on Gordon Drive in the early morning in December. The League of American Bicyclists did not give Naples the designation of being a Bicycle Friendly Community. Reviewers were impressed with the potential of the city, but they said more work needs to be done to get the city up to bike friendly par. A woman pedals down a shared roadway on Crayton Road in Naples while vehicles pass her July 2, 2010. A shared roadway is one which the cyclist and vehicle share the same lane. Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and… Full Story »
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The city's bicycle master plan is seven years old. Local cyclists say it's ... - C-Ville Weekly
Google Cycling News &bull Jul 6, 2010
In each of the past two years, at least one person has died while walking or riding a bicycle in Charlottesville. During the same time-for the last seven years, in fact-the City of Charlottesville's Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan has been sitting on a shelf. Could these accidents have been avoided with an updated master plan? While the answer to this question is speculative at best, the reality of the broken state of our roads is, it seems, unquestionable. For Vince Caristo, executive director of ACCT, the goal is for Charlottesville to be awarded a silver medal by the… Full Story »
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Americans in Copenhagen
Copenhagenize &bull Jul 5, 2010
For Copenhagenize the Velo-City conference in Copenhagen was a whirlwhind of meeting wonderful people/colleagues from all over the planet. The League of American Bicyclists collaborated with Copenhagenize Consulting on a series of bicycle tours before and during the conference. Bike rides around the city to see the infrastructure highlights in the Danish capital. We, in turn, enlisted the help of Biomega and Baisikeli to provide the bikes. One of the tours was with New… Full Story »
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Reed Bates update
Bicycle Blog Cycleicious &bull Jul 1, 2010
Reed Bates sent an email describing and clarifying the events that lead up to his 18 days in the Ellis County jail in Waxahachie.A As noted by Serge in comments to a previous Examiner post, Bates' was held on a $5000 bail for failure to appear at the Ellis County Court on May 7th.A The bail… Full Story »
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Study: Biking, like brisk walking, helps women avoid middle-age spread - MinnPost.com (blog)
Google Cycling News &bull Jun 29, 2010
MinnPost thanks these generous donors of $25,000 or more:MAJOR FOUNDATIONSJohn S. and James L. This spring, I finally had my bike outfitted with a rack and panniers so I could use it more for running errands a particularly for biking downtown to the Mill City Farmers Market each Saturday. Of course, I have a host of excuses (weather, time constraints, pure laziness) for why I havenat yet used my bike for my weekly trips to the market. But now I may have a new incentive for making that trip a and others… Full Story »
