Joan Norman from One Straw Farm will speak on community support agriculture and how buying local supports a sustainable lifestyle.

Rick Packie from Earth Alley will speak on upcycling and how local retailers can make a difference by offering items that are sustainable.

Join a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business are welcome and encouraged! This is an opportunity to share information, network and find out about who is doing what in the Baltimore area.

By Elly Blue -

Have you been following the presidential primary campaigns this year? I have.

If you

Chuck Thomas tried to get a TxTag; he really did.

Thomas, a financial analyst at Dell Inc., went on the tollway Web site and started filling in the boxes.

"I got as far as 'type of vehicle,' " he says.

That was a problem, though, because you see, there's no box for "bicycle."

Yes, Thomas wanted to ride his bike to work on the Texas 45 North tollway. Actually, Thomas does ride his bike to work on the Texas 45 North tollway

At TrailLink 2007, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy officially kicked off the 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation, a grassroots movement to make walking and biking mainstream transportation options for communities across the country. The campaign will empower at least 40 communities to each advocate for $50 million in the next federal transportation reauthorization, anticipated by 2010.
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RTC needs your help to make this movement a reality. Local actions or campaigns supporting active transportation in your community can prepare the groundswell necessary to give Americans the choice of safe and convenient biking and walking options. RTC has provided a series of issue briefs (see sidebar) to help you "make the case" for active transportation in your community. Over the coming months, RTC will roll out a 2010 Toolkit to provide you with specific guidance for building your campaign, including materials from TrailLink 2007.

Signs like this are popping up all over town. The city wants to wait till the network is finished before making any announcements but for the curious you can see the original design plan on the last page here, expect some changes for the final version.

The 27-year-old laughed when a friend told her she deserved a medal and a parade because she had "taken out" what he said was a "tree hugger, a bicyclist, a Frenchman and a gay guy all in one shot."

[Watch this Youtube video, favorite the video and forward the link and change the world. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jl1STGrhUEo ]

"What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?"

We can make the world a better place by doing something about transportation and traffic.
There is an old-established invention we can revitalise for the 21st century city.
First, look at the wider issues:-

[What do you think about SB2? Here is one cyclists opinion:]

Dear Senator,

I urge you to support Senator Mike Lenett's bill (SB2) banning the use of cell phones by young drivers. Actually the bill is not nearly sufficient. No driver should use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. I have been nearly run over many time by drivers who were talking on cell phones while I was trying to walk across streets at intersections. What is worse, most of the time those drivers had no idea that they nearly killed me!

The following responsible study determined that drivers using cell phones have a four fold greater risk of traffic accidents. Please note that the study found that hands-free devices did not reduce the incidence of accidents.

Cyclists,

Why not join our friends from MdPIRG and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health for a Smoke-Free Pub Crawl?

On February 1st, Baltimore City and the rest of Maryland will finally go smoke-free.

So, all you beer connoisseurs who enjoy clean indoor air, [that's us] join the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and JHSPH students Friday, February 1st. Start at Dizzy Issie

[Note: If anyone has any pro biking comments or articles about ANY candidate please send them our way. The following was sent to us:]


Please encourage your republican bicycling friends who may be in the 1st congressional district to support Gilchrest