More stickers
From Woof Cycling (Click picture to go to the site):
From Woof Cycling (Click picture to go to the site):
Bumper stickers
OK, I'm experimenting here. Is there an interest in this as a bumper sticker? If yes check out Baltimore Spokes on Cafe Press. Note at this time only Cafe Press is making money on this, at some point in the future I may add a bit to be donated to One Less Car whose efforts in Annapolis were the genesis of getting these out around Baltimore.
Tour dem Parks, hon! 2009
June 14th, 2009
Bus drivers gone wild: The greatest hits
...Portland police, however, have quickly come through with training videos exhibiting the less-than-polite, profanity-ridden responses that traffic cops get from some drivers they ticketed last year."I don't see why you have to pick on a bus driver," one operator caught blowing through a red light tells Officer Josh Ladd before grabbing the citation from the cop's hand, saying "give me that ****ing thing."
Ladd videotaped these two stops last year while patrolling Portland in an unmarked car designed to catch aggressive drivers. In this week's column, Ladd insisted that the frequency of TriMet buses blowing through red lights has become "absolutely appalling."
Judging from this video, the same could be said about the way some bus drivers treat officers who catch them committing violations that clearly put other drivers on the road at risk.
Rowdy Boys on SUN Stage at First Friday at Biller's Bikes
Paul MacGuire's ROWDY BOYS will rock the joint Friday night at Biller's Bikes, 5-8 pm. The showroom's new SUN stage will feature a favorite area R&B and jazz group, the big red Coke cooler will supply free beverages, and a cool raffle will make someone the happy owner of four (4) hard-to-get Aberdeen Ironbird Ripken Stadium First Base Dugout baseball tickets!
Touring Workshop Tuesday 5 May 2009
Velocipede Bike Project, Baltimore is hosting a touring workshop between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm Tuesday, 5 May, 2009. One of our speakers toured from Alaska to Argentina. Jessie will present a 1-hour program with Kristen, who lead a tour for Teen Treks Bike Trips. The second hour will be present by me (Tours - Canada, Oklahoma, Western Maryland and Pennsylvania).Complete Streets in Delaware
At the first Delaware Bike Summit last Friday, March 24, Governor Jack Markell signed a Complete Streets Executive Order. The Delaware DOT now will be required, whenever possible, to incorporate all transportation modes into road design and maintenance."We can agree, certainly, that bicycles are inexpensive and environmentally friendly, but there's also no escaping the reality that the vast majority of our transportation infrastructure is designed for cars and trucks," said Markell.
The 275 attendees also heard from Complete Streets advocate and friend Michael Ronkin, whose keynote speech emphasized the need road diets to slow traffic and make room for bicyclists and pedestrians. "We need to make changes because roads are extremely inefficient when used only by one mode of transportation," Ronkin said. "We can significantly raise the capacity of our roads by including other forms of transportation."
May is Clean Commute Month
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Annapolis Town Hall Meeting on Bicycling! This Thursday, April 30th, 7:00 pm!
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(Save this date, and forward
this invitation to your friends and neighbors!)
Town Hall Meeting on Biking
 160 Duke of Gloucester
Street
Dear
Friend,
This
Thursday we will hold a Town Hall Meeting in City
Council Chambers. We'll be looking at ways of making
Annapolis a more bike friendly city. Our guest speaker will be
Jane Shey. A native of Algona, Iowa, Jane moved to Annapolis in 1988. She has worked in Washington, DC, for twenty years on agriculture and international trade issues for a Member of Congress. She recently completed a Masters in European Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. She is currently enrolled in that school's PhD. program with a focus on environmental policy and splits her time between Annapolis and Europe. Jane is an avid bicyclist and proponent of bike friendly cities. Her PowerPoint presentation on the subject is informative and challenging. You won't want to miss this incredible presentation! A bike-friendly city will reduce the number of cars circulating through our city, improve our air quality, increase property values, and enhance our overall quality of life. Plan to join us in City Council Chambers
this Thursday at 7:00 pm.
 ______________________________________ The Alderman
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