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Petition President Obama to ride in the 2013 Ride of Silence
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Now this is a truly worthy cause.Chris Phelan, founder of the Ride of Silence, has started a petition at…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Zoetrope Jan 29.
Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan
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Here's one world class city starting to get it right with it's waterfront:Paris to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Cameron 7.5 mi Aug 3, 2012.
A Cyclist's Best Friend
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Who needs a double deadbolt lock when you've got this guy on your side?A Cyclist's Best FriendContinue
Started this discussion. Last reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi Aug 3, 2012.
Ciao Chicago, Hello Houston! Relocating...
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Help! My wife and I are relocating to Houston. In cycling terms, it feels like regressing a couple of decades. I already know about the sauna-like weather and bikehouston.org . What else can fellow…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by David P. Aug 2, 2012.
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Bike Bloke replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Petition President Obama to ride in the 2013 Ride of Silence'Bike Bloke posted a discussionPetition President Obama to ride in the 2013 Ride of Silence
Now this is a truly worthy cause.Chris Phelan, founder of the Ride of Silence, has started a petition at www.whitehouse.gov to see if we can get President Obama out on his bike on May 15th in support of the cause. In order for the petition to be considered by the White House, the petition must have 30,000 signatures by February 15th.Click the link below to sign up:…See More
Bike Bloke replied to Christine (5.0)'s discussion 'VIP Karma'"The tow was richly deserved and the driver won't be doing that again. And yes, if I wanted to get my bike in or out of there, I'd have gone out of my way to dent and scratch just to drive home the message."
Bike Bloke replied to CJ's discussion 'expensive ticket/fine from metra'"You couldn't dodge round the cop and high tail it out of the vicinity? To get out of a $250 ticket, I'd have been tempted if the cop was on foot."
Bike Bloke replied to Melissa M's discussion 'Planning for a Friday Morning Memorial for Neill Townsend to Raise Awareness about Dooring and Sharing the Road'"Please forgive me if someone has already said this in the current thread:
Cyclist and pedestrian awareness must be an integral part of driver training and licensing. Nothing short of that is acceptable.
And a state sanctioned 'look for…"
Bike Bloke replied to Mark Kenseth's discussion 'a pritzker allegedly getting away with hitting a bicyclist?'"The link now gives "page not found". Anyone else having this issue? I only hope TOC isn't corruptible too...."
Bike Bloke replied to h' 1.0's discussion 'Sun Times: "Two Wheel Trouble."'"The main part of Logan Blvd is a prime candidate for speed cameras. The quicker, the better.
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Bike Bloke replied to h' 1.0's discussion 'Sun Times: "Two Wheel Trouble."'"Having tried both, I quickly opted to use only the service drives. That said, they are less than ideal, especially as the green lights at Sacramento and California last a lot less time than the main drag on Logan Blvd. And then I really detest that…"
Bike Bloke replied to Adam Herstein (5.5 mi)'s discussion 'Conversation with a Bike Lane Blocker'"I'm definitely with Adam on this subject. I understand mailvans and UPS, et al, but in general there is way too much gratuitous parking/stopping in bike lanes. some of the worst of this in where there is a valet parking operation. I give you…"
Cameron 7.5 mi replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"The open lakefront that we enjoy today was a component of the Burnham Plan and was largely created landfill projects in the 1910's and 1920's. Construction of Lake Shore Drive in its current configuration as a high speed road for cars…"
Serge Lubomudrov replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"Don't forget an excellent documentary by Geoffrey Baer, "Chicago Lakefront."
It took a lot of effort (and litigation) to create and keep the access to the Lake open. LSD destroyed and interrupted quite a bit of that access.
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spencewine replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"oh yeah...that's a pretty good plan if I recall.
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Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"The Burnham Plan--which was the beginning of what we have now--in a wikipedia nutshell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_Plan"
spencewine replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"If I had to guess, the only reason the lakefront we have today exists is because of LSD. Without the government buying up and clearing the land, most of that 18 miles would have been privately owned."
Cameron 7.5 mi replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"Chicago has long stretches of riverwalk and ordinances on the books to require new riverfront developments to include public riverwalks. Some of the existing stretches are very nice for walking or cross country skiing. Pedestrian river access is an…"
Bike Bloke replied to Bike Bloke's discussion 'Paris to return Seine to the people with car-free riverside plan'"I'm here now! Yes, and the bike trail is narrow with user conflicts all over the place and is cut off from the rest of the city by LSD. It's better than nothing, but if we had a really visionary plan, LSD could and should be replaced by a…"
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- What I ride:
- Hybrid
- The kind of riding I do:
- Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Around Town
- About me:
- Commute 8 miles each way most days.
Old hybrid got stolen Nov 26th, 2010 (don't worry, I've cast a bad karma spell on the perp). Upgraded to a Motobecane Café Noir:
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/cafe_noir.htm
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Cool Bike Photo Essay in "The Guardian Online"
From Britain's "The Guardian":
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/mar/05/cycling-bike-art-design?picture=359970419
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 2:53pm
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