55 km to Amsterdam
A post with great pictures showing biking in The Netherlands, to Amsterdam. I wish I could bike the same distance–say from New Brunswick, NJ–with such ease and beauty. And on such a whim.
A post with great pictures showing biking in The Netherlands, to Amsterdam. I wish I could bike the same distance–say from New Brunswick, NJ–with such ease and beauty. And on such a whim.
Poland ‘can jail drunk cyclists’ Poland’s Constitutional Court upheld a ruling this week that drunken cyclists should be treated like drunken motorists and face prison if caught. Two thousand Poles are currently in prison for riding a bicycle whilst under the influence of alcohol. The story in the BBC.
I was back in Pittsburgh briefly, home of the world’s most beautiful bike map. This time, unlike my last time in Pittsburgh, I actually got to use the bike map. I am sad to report that the 2009 version of the bike map is slightly less beautiful than the original version. But it’s still the…
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Dan Baum has written an excellent book about New Orleans. Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans. Baum was the New Yorker reporter covering the aftermath of the flood. And it’s not just me who says this book is great. The New York Times gave it a great review. You can read an excerpt…
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Or at least is doing the right thing with their old parking meters. Why or why can’t NYC just do this instead of make a big deal about new bike parking while taking away almost all good bike parking (parking meters) in the city? (photo by bosconet via Streetsblog.)
From Streestblog: Two-and-a-half years after a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from adding any new bicycle infrastructure to its streets, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the San Francisco Planning Department have released a 1353-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the San Francisco Bicycle Plan. At a cost of more…
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First there was this great picture on Elyse Sewell’s excellent blog (yes, there really is at least one model out there with looks and brains… and she just happens to like travel, food, and bikes. Oh, deary me). Imagine the planning session that preceded this expedition. If you have access to a good mental cholo…
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The Economist has the story.
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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