This is a fascinating series of blog entries written by Elly Blue, a cycling advocate in Oregon, and the managing editor for bikeportland.org. She’s also the publisher of a cycling zine for women called “Taking The Lane”. Here are links to the blog posts. Each are full of facts and figures that make a case …
As the Windsor Star reported, Bike Friendly Windsor and the Windsor Bicycle Committee recently went before city council to recommend an increase in funding for bike lanes to $1 million per year. In May of 2001, the City of Windsor adopted their Bicycle Use Master Plan (BUMP). This plan calls for spending $19,400,000 over 20 …
I heard about this story a couple of weeks ago, but couldn’t find the article when I wanted to post about it on here! A story ran in the Windsor Star today about Lori Buchanan, a psychology professor at the university, and her twin Nancy, who will ride from Richmond B.C. to Dartmouth N.S. starting …
Streetfilms has released a new video on cycling, the second in their “Moving Beyond the Automobile” series. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/19807526] Definitely worth watching!
There were a couple of really nice stories in the paper last week about some Windsor cyclists (rather, Windsorites who ride bikes). The first is about a pair of UWindsor law students who will ride hundreds of kilometres as part of the Riding to Break the Cycle campaign, which raises awareness for poverty issues. Michal …
A new study out of Montreal shows that cyclists on separated bike paths are at a lower risk than those riding on Montreal streets unprotected from traffic. The risk of injury is approximately 28% lower for the cyclists on separated infrastructure. Montreal has several “cycle tracks” which are paths that are exclusively for cyclists, but …
Can you imagine riding down Riverside drive and having the each light turn green as you approached? A temporary pilot project with this goal in mind was tried in San Francisco, and it has been so successful that it will be a permanent feature. The “Green Wave” signal on Valencia Street in San Fran re-timed …
Windsor Firefighter Jim Maxim will be riding across Canada this summer to raise money for the Heart Defects Society of Windsor-Essex County and the Windsor Spitfires Foundation. Jim has been riding for approximately 4 years, and often logs 100km rides. His support crew – his golden retriever Cooper and his daughter Jamie – will be …
I felt guilty because I really haven’t ridden for the last 6 weeks or so, and I saw quite a few cyclists out riding last week. I took a (very) short spin down to the bridge, and snapped a few photos while I was down there. If you’re a Windsorite with the motivation to ride …
