Ride Boldly!

Women and girls have traditionally been underrepresented among cyclists – recreationally and as bicycle commuters. There are a lot of reasons for this, including the traditional role of female as caregiver. Trailers aside, heavy use of a bicycle is a lot harder when trips include stops to daycare, work, and the grocery store. Surveys have [...]

On behalf of the Twin Cities Bicycling Club, I will be teaching the League of American Bicyclists Group Riding Skills curriculum in Saint Paul the morning of May 8. This event is free to TCBC members. If space permits, non-members may be able to attend as well. If you are either a TCBC member, or [...]

One of the big themes at the National Bicycle Summit this year, and that’s worthy of some thought among people in the community, is the difference between bicyclists and people who ride bikes. The short summary of this: Many more people ride bikes than consider themselves cyclists. This makes a big difference when planning outreach, [...]

Speakers: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Governor Jack Markell (D-DE) Peter Rogoff, Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration Peter Birch and Shannon Guyman, Google League of American Bicyclists Director Andy Clarke kicked off the proceedings bright and early at 8 AM, clearly freshly caffeinated and excited by having over 700 bicycle advocates and friends of the [...]

When bicycle advocates talk about safety, they frequently talk about engineering issues, defensive cycling and vehicular behavior, stopping at stop signs, etc. etc. But cycling safety goes beyond those issues. Taking care of YOURSELF is also core to cycling safety, especially on sweltering summer days like the one we’re having today here in Minnesota. There [...]

In a recent study, Minneapolis-St. Paul made it onto a list of the top five metros for road rage. Factors cited that create anger include running red lights, texting and e-mailing while driving, putting on makeup, eating, or talking on a cell phone. One thing worth noting is that per the study methodology, the telephone [...]