The debates rage on for all the reasons to commute in town on bicycles (and motorcycles), as well as why they should stay off the road. We all know bicycling reduces pollution, slows our dependency on oil, and keeps us much healthier. Regardless of the benefits, here is a list of the reasons I won’t ride a bike [...]
Kiddies, it is again time to pull that bike out and get to Wooly the Bull in downtown Durham by 530 tomorrow night (first Thursday) for Critical Mass.
I can think of few better ways to engage in your community, engage your physical health and start the habit of biking where you can.
Check out this great youtube [...]
A couple listservs and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) of Durham are publicizing this coming week is National Bike to Work Week.
Monday, 12 May through Friday, 16 May, get your fanny on a bike to get where you have to go. More info is at www.bikewalkdurham.org. Also know that you can stop at [...]
Tomorrow, the Triangle has a plethora of events regarding sustainability, nature and biking. Check out the Annual Footprints Conference in Durham, the Comprehensive Bike Plan meeting in Raleigh or Eleni’s (amazing) documentary, Seeing Through the Fence (second screening, by popular demand) at Duke. Details are (from my inbox to yours):
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2008 Annual Fuqua Footprints Conference: “Market-Based Approaches to Global Challenges”
When: Wednesday, April [...]
In an effort to get people outta their cars and onto bikes as transportation (not merely exercise), (1) check out whoisbike and (2) know that Cary is offering classes to boost your road and biking confidence (convenient Cary ~ to both Durham and Raleigh ~ SO REGISTER!) :) Here’s the email I got (below my [...]
To go along with the yuck and lack of bicycle friendly roads here in the Triangle, Phillip recently blogged about the concrete islands and general attitude during critical mass and biking in Durham. This post really shows a more accurate perspective and testimony to my earlier post on bicycling in the Triangle.
Join Phillip in Durham’s Critical [...]
In a progressive city, like those here in the Triangle, Julia Vail points out how interesting it is that the rickety old bicycle exists as the primary choice of fuel-friendly transportation for the area progressives (imagine the cats at the coffeehouse who work for IBM, SAS and Lulu, text-messenging and carrying messenger bags, laptops and [...]
