Ride Boldly!

Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

April 14, 2010
by julie
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Fearmongering in Duluth

There’s nothing quite like headline writing expressly designed to freak people out, while not necessarily matching article content. Duluth’s Northland News Center, which is a site for Duluth’s CBS, NBC, CW and ‘MyNetwork’ affiliate television outlets, provokes today’s big headsmack … Continue reading

April 12, 2010
by julie
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Bicyclists vs. People Who Ride Bikes

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 … Continue reading

March 28, 2010
by julie
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Dividends of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program

In the upcoming May issue of Bicycling, Mnneapolis is to be named their top city for cycling – beating out perennial favorite Portland (OR). This was somewhat inevitable editorially, as eventually they needed to shake up the list, and it’s … Continue reading

March 15, 2010
by julie
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Online Responses to Google Maps for Biking

Now that it’s been live a full 6 days, reviews are coming in on Google Maps for Biking. As with everything involving bikes and media coverage, feedback is a bit mixed. Wired Magazine are ‘crowdsourcing’ reviews, asking people to try … Continue reading

March 15, 2010
by julie
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Ray LaHood Announces New Transportation Policy

I’m still processing my volumes of notes from the National Bicycle Summit, and working on posting summaries. For those who know me, I don’t TAKE notes, so the fact that I have 40+ pages of them should be seen as … Continue reading