Category: Bikes

  • Repeating the Sins of Other Modes

    One of my favorite ways to start the day is a brisk bike ride to breakfast (I love breakfast sandwiches and wraps – feel free to forward recommendations). One morning this week I headed out to check out the new Roman Candle Baking Co. on Division (five stars – killer granola bowl!). On my approach,…

  • Wonking Out on Bicycle Parking Policy

    Getting to a 25% bicycle mode share is not just a matter of building cycle tracks or expanding the network of off-street trails. Every part of the experience of using a bike has to get easier and more comfortable, and that includes parking your bike at the end of the trip. The bicycle master plan…

  • A Bluetooth Bike Lock

    I just put up $79 for an interesting Kickstarter project that plans to create a Bluetooth-controlled bike lock. This would be perfect for my daughter, who has a bad habit of losing her keys – of course, she also sometimes loses her phone, but since you can authorize more than one phone, there’s a simpler…

  • Tracking the E-bike Revolution

    PSU Transportation Seminar E-bikes in the United States Speaker: John MacArthur, OTREC at PSU Topic: E-Bikes in the United States When: Friday, October 18, 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Abstract: Electric bicycles (e-bikes) are well established in China and other Asian and European countries but have…

  • Updated: Open Letter to City Council on Barbur Boulevard

    Update 10/7/13: The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has an action alert urging folks to testify at City Council on Wednesday in support of the road diet. Original Post 10/4/13: My message today to City Council on the Barbur road diet: Mayor Hales and members of City Council, I’m writing to ask you to expedite consideration of…