The Case for Physically Separated Bike Lanes
Running Time: 8 minutes 30 seconds
Running Time: 8 minutes 30 seconds
Help to promote Adventure Cycling
I love organizations that inspire people to do more with bikes as well as bike advocacy and Adventure Cycling is no exception. So I
Bicycling classes at Anne Arundel Community College
These are the course offerings according to a brochure they sent out:
BCY-500 Road 1
BCY-501 League Cycling Instructor Certification
AHC-324 Understanding Eurpoean Bicycle Racing
AHC-325 History of Bicycling in America
Bike give away to kids in Iowa
By Hieu PhamIowa City Press Citizen
What makes for a better Christmas present than a shiny, brand new bike?
This year, the Bicyclists of Iowa City have collaborated with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County to give away $1,000 worth of free bikes to children just before Christmas.
Cycling Version - Twas the Night Before Christmas
not a car to be seen, not even a Dodge.
The tools were all placed on the table with care,
in case they be needed to perform a repair.
The bikes were nestled all snug in their stands,
with remnants of touring from choice far-off lands.
And Mama in her spandex, and I in my tights,
had just finished stretching and grabbing quick bites
New German community models car-free living
<img width="95" height="120" align="left" src="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/images/articles/20061221094217637_1.jpg" alt="">By Isabelle de Pommereau | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor 
FREIBURG, GERMANY
No MBAC meeting in December
The Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee will not meet in December so that its members and their loved ones can fully participate in the Joys of the Season (TM).The next MBAC meeting will be the 3rd Tuesday in January. Any pressing business before then can be conducted by email or phone.
Happy Solstice.
If snow ever comes to baltimore...
Engadget is running a piece on a half-ski, half-track mountain bike.<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/">http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/</a>;
The new bike will let people ride over sand and snow.
Pedal Pushers
Fair- and foul-weather cities alike are gearing up to make it safer and easier for commuters to bicycle to work.By ZACH PATTON - Governing
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Given that a very small percentage of Americans rely on bicycles to commute to work
Around D.C., a Cheaper House May Cost You
Longer Commutes Outweigh Savings of Living in Outer Suburbs, Study ShowsBy Eric M. Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 12, 2006; Page A01
One of the lures of the outer suburbs is more house -- maybe even one with a big yard -- for less money. But a new study shows that the savings are illusory: The costs of longer commutes are so high that they can outweigh the cheaper mortgage payments.