I rode my friend’s Barbie-pink Brompton folding bike in Boston. I was impressed. It rides very well and folds so small you can almost put it in your pocket. Small enough to bring in to places with you rather than lock it. And when it’s folded, it rolls. My Swift Folder doesn’t roll. If it…
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I was on Peaks Island, Maine. Year-round population: 1,000. It’s part of the city of Portland and a short and pleasant ferry ride past hundreds of lobster traps. There’s not actually much to do there, but the island is too big to walk around quickly. But as we we started heading off to nowhere in…
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Or even the traffic ticket. Two Women Are Fatally Hit by Taxis “This one taxi tried to beat the light,” Mr. Medrano said. “He hit the first girl. She flew up and into oncoming traffic. He ran over the second girl.” Both taxis stayed at the scene, and the police said no charges had been…
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Nobody ever said Astoria Bike was out there breaking the latest news. Six weeks behind the times I give you this:See the Gothamist’s first and second store for the whole old story. And the source: Made in Queens. So cool. Check out the trailer for the documentary. These are cool bikes and I love Indians…
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Putting bike racks on subway grates. And protect against flooding. I just hope the grates are small enough that keys can’t fall through.The whole story is here.
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