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Here are some photos of bicycle facilities in downtown Chicago from July 2014. 1. 2-way cycle track on Dearborn (looking south) at Madison, Chicago Loop Dearborn is a 1-way street with 2-way cycle lanes. Note how narrow the lanes are. … Continue reading →

Here are some photos of bicycle facilities in New Haven and Albany from June 2014. 1. Elm St. at Temple looking E, New Haven, CT

In my new hometown of Prescott, Arizona, I’ve gone exploring looking for good and bad places to ride my bicycle. I found a really bad place: a narrow bike lane on a hilly multi-lane road, Willow Creek Road. The bike … Continue reading →

Here, in its entirety, is what LAB posted on its website on January 17, 2014, regarding its emphasis for at least the near-term future.  Bill Hoffman’s comments follow. LAB is no longer a membership organization; it’s a lobbying group that … Continue reading →

Rather than retype everything, go here: http://labikes.blogspot.com/2014/02/when-did-momentum-magazine-lose-its.html

A new bicycling education and advocacy organization “I Am Traffic” held a colloquium in Feb. 23-24 Orlando. You can watch some of the presentations and read some really good educational material from the website. The keynote speaker was Keri Caffrey … Continue reading →

I Am Traffic, a web resource put together by the Cycling Saavy folks, is up and running.  This is a product of the group that’s meeting in February in Orlando to create a new, national bicycle education organization. The CyclingSavvy … Continue reading →

Let’s start with what should be the obvious problems — riding on the wrong side of the road [note 1], no lights at night [note 2], flagrant traffic violations like running red lights and riding on sidewalks. These are best … Continue reading →

On Nov. 16, 2012, I had occasion to try the cycletrack on 15th St. NW in Washington, DC. The track is in two parts. The southern part, about 3 blocks long, runs on the west side of 15th between Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

A couple years ago, I was riding to the local “Homeless Depot” store on a Sunday around noon. I had to pass a local mega church that had a police officer directing traffic out of a parking lot to my … Continue reading →