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Who is the worst mayor in America?

From city streets ideal for open-wheeled race cars driving 180 miles per hour to 6-lane one-way streets and its ineffectual transit system.

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[B' Spokes: Something needs to change.]
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Bike Tour of Community Gardens!

The Charm City Farm and Garden Tour will be held Sunday, August 18. Cyclists meet at 8am in Patterson Park. We'll be visiting eight community gardens in East Baltimore!

Come along as we explore the creative work of dedicated farmers and community gardeners in Baltimore City. The bike tour meets at the Patterson Park City Farm at 8am and will tour a variety of community-managed gardens. The tour is $15 per person (bring your own bike). There is also a bus tour that departs at at 11am from Cylburn Arboretum ($20 per person).

After the tours, please join us for a picnic at Cylburn Arboretum at 2pm. We will have music, family games and arts, judging of produce from participating gardeners and, of course, food. We ask for a $5 from adults not on the tours; kids unders 12 are free. We also ask everyone to contribute a dish that will serve 5-6 others.

For more information or to RSVP, contact 410-448-5663 x 128 or charmcitygardentour@gmail.com

The Charm City Farm and Garden Tour is presented by University of Maryland Extension, Baltimore City Master Gardeners, the Community Greening Resource Network, Baltimore Green Space, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, and the Parks &amp; People Foundation.
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Sidewalk Obstructions - Perils for Pedestrians

[B' Spokes: about every poor example on this page could be found in Baltimore as well. As stated in the article:]

&quot;Often those responsible for blocking the sidewalk will say that it is alright because they meet the minimum legally required by the ADA. That is like bragging that you passed because you got a D on your report card. We should expect better than that. Rather than striving for a D, they should attempt to get an A by putting the obstructions entirely out of the sidewalk.&quot;

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Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar

April 7, 2013 - December 22, 2013 | 7:00AM - 12:00PM
Every Sunday underneath the Jones Falls Expressway at Holliday &amp; Saratoga streets

While strolling through Maryland's largest producers-only market, shoppers can revel at the sight of a vast quantity of foods, including crisp fruits and vegetables, poultry, seafood, beef, pork, lamb, bison, goat, rabbit, fresh baked goods, flavorful herbs and organically raised and produced milk, yogurt, butter, eggs and cheese products. Additionally, dozens of food vendors add spice to the market with multicultural cuisine such as popular pit beef sandwiches, omelets and breakfast burritos, crepes, wood fired pizzas, pies and quiches, soups, noodles and dumplings. Vegan items are sold as well.

The bazaar offers shoppers a variety of unique crafts and collectibles including jewelry, handbags, hair accessories, clothing, rugs, pottery and wooden items, stained glass and photographs.
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The Baltimore Bike Party is taking over the streets in style

By Sarah Richards, The Baltimore Sun

On a recent Friday evening, a carnival on wheels took to the streets of Baltimore. Women decked out in chandelier earrings juggled floor-length or knee-high dresses on bicycles. Men wearing bow ties and blazers peddled mountain bikes, while one young man sported a powder-blue tuxedo and loose blond hair on his BMX.

Spend just a few minutes watching this crowd move through an intersection or up a street and it's no wonder most residents and motorists had a look of wonder or surprise on their faces. If there was any doubt about what this was, it didn't last.

&quot;Bike Party!&quot; howled a cyclist somewhere in the mass.

The Baltimore Bike Party — part costume party, urban exploration, family outing, dance rave and roving singles scene — is a group ride through Baltimore that will have you feeling like Mister Rogers, Lance Armstrong and Lady Gaga all in the space of 2 1/2 hours.
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I'm back!

Well my plan to go back to school while staying with my mom went completely bust, so I am back in town.

In some ways my stay with my mom could be the making of a new sitcom... cycling advocate goes to live with his pro-car/anti-cycling mom. Not that she really is anti cycling but why bike to the local store (3/4 of a mile) when you can use the car to zoom, zoom there and back? And besides they make perfectly good indoor bicycles where you don't have to get all sweaty when you exercise. - Much like society that is not against cycling per se but not many are found of cyclists biking in the travel lane as cyclists should bike on trails. And speaking of trails we shouldn't build any more because they are &quot;expensive&quot; and we &quot;need&quot; every penny for road expansion. - Which reminds me of a joke: someone asked a smoker how long they have been smoking and then went on to say by this time you could have gotten a Lamborghini with all that money that was spent on cigarettes. So the smoker asks &quot;Do you smoke?&quot; &quot;No&quot; - &quot;Then where is your Lamborghini?&quot; - Doing without something inexpensive does not easily yield something very expensive.

I'm amazed how much our society has dumbed down exercise, sure something is better than nothing but the minimum amount of exercise should not be treated like a maximum and as such bad things will happen if you go over the minimum. My mom really did not like me biking 13 miles to school, such a waste of time she said. But wait, she does believe I should get an hour of exercise so let's throw that into the calculations and oh look I am saving time and (gas) money by biking to school.

Then there was the travel limit. Most people are comfortable with a half hour travel time regardless of the mode of travel. So anything outside a 10 mile radius was too far to go by car so certainly that must mean that it is too far too far to go by bike. This lead to a lot of interesting conversations about my longer bike rides. While &quot;little is known about any health benefits associated with infrequent bouts of exercise&quot;* otherwise known as being a weekend warrior but still I think there is a major benefit, one aspect is that it's like a economical mini vacation, I get to see new things or visit places not in my normal stomping grounds, so ya, I like 52 vacations a year. ;)

Anyway, it's good to be back. I'm enjoying time with my kids and my granddaughter (who just had her 4th birthday party.) I'll will also note that I am looking for an economical place to stay so if you happen to know of anything drop me a line.

Thanks and bike love!

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Inner Harbor may soon be open to bicyclists

By Jack Lambert, Digital Producer-Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, which is technically off limits to bicyclists, could soon open up for city riders.

The city’s Department of Transportation is requesting $43,627 to study implementing bike paths along the city’s waterfront promenade, an almost seven-mile stretch that runs from the Museum of Industry in Federal Hill to Canton Waterfront Park.
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Joan Jett, Dropkick Murphys to headline Carroll Park concert on Sept. 14

By Jack Lambert, Digital Producer-Baltimore Business Journal

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Dropkick Murphys and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are coming to Baltimore this fall as part of an all-day concert in Southwest Baltimore.

The artists are part of “The Shindig” — being promoted by 24-7 Entertainment — on Sept. 14 at Carroll Park. General admission tickets to the day-long concert cost $48.50, while VIP tickets are priced at $125. Tickets go on sale to the general public May 17 at 10 a.m.

Gates will open to the park at noon for the concert, with musical acts scheduled to take the stage around 1 p.m.
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