Nobody should have a wet ass from biking. Ever. The bike seat on the bike I leave outside got ripped from sun and use and old age and started absorbing water. I would get a wet butt after it rained. Not acceptable. So I went to my bike store and bought another seat (and it…
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If you like it, take the DOT survey. Little things like this matter.
Of course it takes two to tangle. But the only thing that should really matter here is that a cab driver, licensed by the city… purposefully used his cab as a weapon and slammed into a pedicab. How does anything–honking, fighting, coffee throwing, garbage can throwing–compare to that?! This man should not be driving. And…
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Transportation Alternatives is hosting a Queens Around the Bike Ride. Sounds pretty fun. In fact, I think I’ll actually go to it if I can get my lazy ass out of bed and to Astoria park at 10AM. Hell, I can bike to Flushing on my own. And hell, it seems like most nights I…
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I know he’s not running. But this guy quotes Jane Jacobs and understands what makes cities work.
At least not for mayor. I never thought I’d say that. I’ve never voted anything but Democratic. All my life. With just one exception. I did vote for Bloomberg (luckily he runs on two tickets so I can vote for him and still say I’ve never voted for a Republican). Shame on the Democratic candidates…
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Because only 10 percent of car/bike collisions are caused by bikes.
Queens around the world. An 18-mile guided route. Sounds interesting.
Help support the bike access bill. We need to bring bikes into buildings. Here’s the link: http://transalt.org/takeaction/actioncenter/3349. Through the link, you send an auto-fax to City Council Transportation Committee Chair and 2010 Comptroller Candidate John Liu. These things actually do matter.
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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