Bicycle Repairman
Oh look - is it a Stockbroker? Is it a Quantity Surveyor? Is it a Church Warden? No! It's Bicycle Repairman!A Monty Python skit dedicated to those who have been helping repair the Ride Around the Reservoir bikes.
Oh look - is it a Stockbroker? Is it a Quantity Surveyor? Is it a Church Warden? No! It's Bicycle Repairman!A Monty Python skit dedicated to those who have been helping repair the Ride Around the Reservoir bikes.
The Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday
8/21/2007 at 6PM at Parks Dept HQ, 2600 Madison Ave , opposite Druid Hill ParkAgenda:
Parking Issues ( a representative of the parking authority will attend)
MTA
Bike Master Plan
Drive a nuclear power plant to work???
It seems like Rep. Patrick McHenry's answer to the fuel crises and the crises at the pump is not to encourage more people to ride a bicycle for transportation but rather we should invest in other forms of energy such as a nuclear power plants
Baltimore City Primary Election Endorsements
Note this is not from Baltimore Spokes but there is overlap between our readership and that of environmentalists the following info may be of interest:
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters and the Baltimore City League of Environmental Voters are pleased to announce the following endorsements in Baltimore City primary election races:
Dinner & Ride with Lance
Lance Armstrong is coming to town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.Based in Columbia, the event will feature a dinner with Lance on Oct 26th, followed by a day of rides (20 mile, Metric).
She Got Bike! A Festival of Women
September 30, 2007 @ Oregon Ridge Park
7:30am-4pm
Join us for a day of rides and fun in celebration of women's cycling. You
AAA is anti what???
Are you aware of the environmental policy positions taken by the nation's leading emergency road service provider? Let the facts speak for themselves.El Al to allow bicycles on board at no charge
Good news for cyclists: El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) will allow passengers to take their bicycles on flights without paying an excess baggage charge. The airline will subsidize the fee. Until now, passengers had to pay up to $20 per kilogram, which could amount to over $100 each way. El Al says that over 1,000 Israelis use their own bicycles to take bicycle trips around the world each year. Most of these trips are for lengthy challenging trips, for which cyclists prefer their own bicycles. Many other cyclists hire bicycles locally, and are often forced to use heavy, urban bicycles that are not adapted for the cyclist
Study: More children die in ATV accidents than bicycle accidents
The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Children under the age of 16 are seven times more likely to ride bicycles than all-terrain vehicles, yet ATVs cause more deaths among youngsters than their peddling counterparts, according to a new study.
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Statistics from the National Sporting Goods Association estimate 14.2 million children ages 7-17 ride bicycles in the United States while the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says there are about 2.2 million ATV riders under the age of 16.
Parks and Mayor Sheila Dixon (music and free food too)
From Mayor Sheila Dixon:This Saturday I'm throwing a big party near you - and you're invited! There will be free food, live music, door prizes and fun for the kids. The free event will take place at parks and community centers across the city. It's called Rally Baltimore and you're encouraged to attend.
We will be joined by some special guests and I will be at each rally. It'll be a great opportunity for us to talk about our ideas and our shared vision for a cleaner, greener, healthier and safer Baltimore. Rally Baltimore will take place this Saturday, August 11 at the following times and locations:
Federal Hill Park: 11 am - 1 pm (located at Battery Avenue, Covington Avenue, and Key Highway)
Herring Run: 1 pm - 3 pm (Hallspring Picnic Area off of Argonne Drive)
Patterson Park: 12 pm - 2 pm (The Pond Area of the Park)
C.C. Jackson Recreation Center: 2 pm - 4 pm (located at 4910 Park Heights Avenue and W. Garrison, behind the MAGNA Tech Center)
Grand Finale @ Druid Hill Park: 3 pm - 6 pm (located at The Bowl: Red Road, across from Safety City)
PLEASE, CLICK HERE TO RSVP ONLINE!
<a href="http://www.sheiladixon.com/action/rsvp/rallybaltimore">http://www.sheiladixon.com/action/rsvp/rallybaltimore</a>;
Each rally will have live music. For example, at Patterson Park, we will have Soul Cannon and a mariachi band. And, at Federal Hill Park, there will be a reggae band. I hope you'll get a chance to go to Patterson Park, Federal Hill Park or to any of our other fantastic rallies across the city!
If you're already planning on coming, please bring your friends and family. We'll have plenty of free food, fantastic prizes and tons of fun for the kids. I'm really looking forward to the rally and to seeing you there!
Thanks so much for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Mayor Sheila Dixon