Monthly Archives: February 2011
Your Final Text Message
One of my great Facebook friends posted a link to this video. I was just commenting on another blog about how distracted driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving and should be treated as such. Society should not tolerate … Continue reading
Filed under Advocacy, Bicycle Safety, Uncategorized
Sprawl-Mart’s Endless Parking Lots – Transportation Headaches – Coming to Keizer?
There has been a concerted effort in the face of common sense and the wishes of the people of Keizer, to bring a massive parking lot and its attendant giant Wal-Mart anchor store to the city. This, in an area … Continue reading
Filed under Advocacy, Salem Keizer problem spots, Uncategorized
To Motorists: You are not stuck in traffic – you ARE traffic.
Came across this cool billboard via Copenhagenize on Twitter: So much of the time people in cars (and in life generally) don’t think of themselves as part of the problem. They tend to see traffic congestion as a problem … Continue reading
The Thin White Line
Common sense. In Taiwan I learned a Chinese expression that often comes to mind now: ”Fei whah.” It means “wasted breath.” Being forced to defend separated bicycle infrastructure (such as cycle tracks) as a critical part of basic urban transportation … Continue reading
Filed under Advocacy, Bicycle Safety, Bicycle-Commuting
A rolling party at Portland’s Worst Day of the Year Ride!
My niece, Sarah, and I rode our first event ride of the year yesterday and had a blast! The Worst Day of the Year Ride was a smile-a-minute joyful romp. It benefits a great organization too. I love getting out … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycle Ride Events
My Continuing Series – Better Know a Problem Spot: Chemawa Rd. N to Keizer Rapids Park
In my continuing series of incessant whining about bicycle infrastructure, “Better know a Problem Spot,” I take my complaints to the great city of Keizer. The route west on Chemawa N to Keizer Rapids Park features a disappearing bike lane … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycle Safety, Salem Keizer problem spots
If you build it, they WILL come…when they do, they make EVERYONE safer
The cities of Portland, Minneapolis, and New York have made huge gains in the quantity and quality of their bicycle infrastructure. Not surprisingly, people have then taken to their bicycles in record numbers in those cities as they have become comfortable … Continue reading
