One of the questions I get a lot from people who are just beginning on their bike commuting adventure is "what should I wear to ride on my commute?"
The question comes from numerous sources: experienced recreational cyclists who are just deciding to start commuting and want to know how [...]
Frequently, suburbs are seen as the enemy of Complete Streets methodology. They're sprawled out, full of strip malls, cul-de-sacs, big box stores, and single-family dwellings. But two of our most prominent suburbs are fighting against that trend, and for completely different reasons. Check out this great WOSU story on what's [...]
I don't think I'm overstating anything when I say that the following email alert fromConsider Biking is important and may help to set a precedent that guides Columbus bicycle policy for a long time.
Whether you agree with the concept of bike lanes is pretty irrelevant here - we [...]
Frank R. Smith of Piketon was killed when a motorist driving a van hit him on US 23 yesterday afternoon.
More information on this story at the Columbus Dispatch.
We'll keep you updated as we hear more information on this one.
People, not speed.
From This Week News:
Open house set on SR-3 corridor studyReader danc posted some great links in the previous post's comment box and I think that it's well-worth sharing them with everyone. And it gives me a chance to explore the bike box and the many problems I have with the idea.
First, here are danc's comments:
The bike box' [...]The City of Columbus is trying some new stuff with our bike infrastructure, most notable of which is the test of a bike box at the corner of North Broadway and Milton - the street route for the Olentangy Multi-Use Trail between Clinton-Como park and Whetstone Park.
[...] I've got something on my mind that I want to share with all of you since you've been reading my stuff for a while (hopefully). I'm thinking about slightly shifting the focus of this blog to a more general "carless commuting" theme.
I'm still a fan of the bicycle, don't get' [...]
In a case that cyclists all over the country have been watching with great interest, Dr. Christopher Thompson was convicted on all counts in his car-assault on two cyclists last year.
Thompson, as you may remember, deliberately backed his car into two cyclists after screaming [...]
COMMUTER CYCLING COURSE - NOV 7
Columbus's League Cycling Instructors are offering a 6-hour (2-8pm) commuter course for riders who are already comfortable on the roads but need support to master them. All for the price of a tank of' [...]
