Here is Carmageddon as envisioned in a General Motors commercial (or should I say Truckmageddon?). GM, which spent $4.5 billion on advertising last year, depicts gas-guzzling trucks as the only vehicle to survive the (oil) apocalypse. In reality, the only functional transport will be the bicycle. Though GM seems to believe otherwise: the commercial opens with [...]
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Carmageddon
Posted in automotive, bicycling, tagged GM on May 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Jane Jacobs Day
Posted in bicycling, tagged Toronto on May 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
BBC News gives their perspective on Mayor Ford’s “War Against Bicycles” in Toronto. It’s hard to believe someone like Rob Ford could become Mayor of Jane Jacobs‘ adopted city. Ironically, Toronto once honored Jacobs’ work by proclaiming May 4th 2007 as “Jane Jacobs day”. May 4th has come to be celebrated in both the US and [...]
Driver Caught on Video Hitting Two Cyclists
Posted in bicycling on April 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Here is dramatic video footage of two cyclists struck on Tunnel Road in Berkeley. The collision happens at the 2:40 mark. The hi-res camera captured the license plate number, and police have identified the driver. Question: Will the driver be prosecuted to the full extent of the law? Happy to be proven wrong, but all [...]
Bike to Work
Posted in bicycling on April 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Just in time for Bike-to-Work Day: For the busy executives who don’t have time to drive and go to the gym, Becker Automotive sells an SUV equipped with an exercise bike.
Bikeshare Farebox Recovery
Posted in bicycling, tagged Bikeshare on April 20, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Here are some operating expense numbers for the Washington DC BikeShare: Since its start in September 2010, Capital Bikeshare has taken in $2.47 million and spent $2.54 million on operating expenses. And that doesn’t even include the expensive things, like docking stations—which can cost well over $50,000 each—plus the bikes themselves. Those capital costs, at [...]
Vehicular Cyclists are Weird
Posted in bicycling, tagged Caltrans, santa cruz on April 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Who knew there were so many John Forrester types in Santa Cruz? More than 60 people turned out Monday night to air concerns about a proposal to put 10 miles of rumble strips along a scenic span of Highway 1, an idea that has sparked a furor among many local cyclists. Held at the Museum of [...]
TRB 2012
Posted in bicycling, tagged TRB on March 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Proceedings of the 2012 Transportation Research Board are available online, with dozens of presentations on bike/ped facilities. It is gratifying to see bike/ped becoming so important among professional planners, even if a lot of researchers are only re-rediscovering things Dutch cycle planners have known for decades. Here is my attempt to separate some good papers from the [...]
Motherfucking Bike
Posted in bicycling on March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on a mother fucking bike!
Carnival
Posted in bicycling on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Cycling float from this year’s Carnival in Rio.
Red Lights Optional for Bicyclists in Paris
Posted in bicycling on February 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
You’ve heard of the Idaho Stop Sign Law? Well, get ready for the Paris Red Light law: Parisian cyclists have won the right to go through red lights following a fierce debate over their claim that the move would reduce the risk of road accidents. A three-year campaign by cyclists’ associations — which say it is [...]
