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Another Bike Improvement sighting

This just in from a Baltimore Spokes Reader: "There are new bike markers all the way up and down Wyman Park Drive in Remington."

The beginnings of the College Town Bicycle Route are budding though not as early as we hoped. When they City first put out a request for bids on this project it got only one bid, which would be illegal to accept so on to round two of getting bids and this time we got a few bids, a contract was awarded but now it is too cold to apply thermoplastic. So we are now on hold for warmer weather. It's moving but it does seem to be always something.
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Casual city rides from Light Street Cycles

PLEASE send an email to info@lightstcycles.com or call 410-685-2234 with contact info if you are interested in any of these rides.

Sunday mornings: 8:15 am until about 11:30 am
Wednesday lunchtime: 11:00 am until about 2:00 pm
Friday mornings: 6:30 am until about 8:15 am from War Memorial Plaza
Saturday mornings: 9:30 am until about 11:30 am

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Custom Daily Digest

I would like to remind you that the Daily Digest email is fully customizable from all, some to none of the topics. If you haven
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Baltimore vs. NYC in bike/ped issues

In Baltimore a pedestrian is 4 times more likely to be killed or involved in an automobile accident then in New York City.

In Baltimore a cyclist is 3 times more likely to be involved in an automobile accident and twice as likely to be killed then in New York City.

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Bike Parking

<img width="96" height="120" align="left" src="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/images/articles/20071130145241416_1.jpg" alt="">A report fom a MBAC member:
Here's a shot of the new parking meter bike racks in Hamden. Kudos to the city and parking authority for moving forward on this!

Last night on a tour of Harbor East as part of 1000 Friends Gala, the developers got a well deserved earfull about the lack of bike parking over there. Bikes were locked to everything, especially outside the gym, all street signs full and people had bikes chained to the furniture in the lobby. Not a bike rack in sight except at Whole Foods, which was full. Bike racks and street furniture are &quot;on the way&quot; just like on St. Paul street.
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No car, no problem

[An article from last year that I just found.]

Are the rising gas prices making you dizzy? Are the insurance premiums on your car hurting your pocketbook? Or do you just not own a car?

Don't despair. Contrary to popular belief, you can live in and get around Baltimore without a car...

On two wheels
If you've got a bicycle and are in the mood for some exercise, you can take advantage of several bicycle trails throughout the city. The two main trails are the Gwynns Falls trail and the Jones Falls trail. The Gwynns Falls trail starts at Leakin Park in Northwest Baltimore and follows a 14-mile path by the western fringe of the Inner Harbor and the Patapsco River's Middle Branch. It connects more than 30 neigborhoods in West and Southwest Baltimore with parklands. The Jones Falls trail runs from Druid Hill Park to Penn Station, paralleling the Jones Falls and passing by several historic mills.

&quot;The city is working on a master bicycle plan to make biking easier,&quot; said Michael Strawbridge, manager of the Gwynns Falls trail. &quot;Currently, you can take bikes onto some of the buses and the light rail. We're working on making it a more comprehensive system.&quot;

Bruce Greenwald, a northwest Baltimore resident, uses the Gwynns Falls trail three to five times a week. &quot;I've ridden on the weekends a lot,&quot; he says. &quot;I'm actually planning to ride to work over this summer. I bike mostly for recreation, but with gas over 3 bucks a gallon, the opportunity to get a workout while getting back and forth from work seems very tempting.&quot;

Jennifer Desanta commutes to work on her bicycle once or twice a week during the summer months. &quot;I go down Roland Avenue mostly,&quot; she says. Though she bikes regularly, she says that Baltimore is not a very bike-friendly city. &quot;Bikers are not respected in the streets. There are a lot of accidents. If there were more bicycles then perhaps drivers would learn to be more aware.&quot;

There are plans to expand the city's current bike trails, according to Anne Draddy, manager of the Jones Falls trail. &quot;The phase from the Penn Station to the Inner Harbor is designed,&quot; she says. &quot;We would like eventually to have people come in from out of town, rent a bike at the Inner Harbor and ride all the way up to the zoo.&quot;

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