anecdotes about cycling to work: i work at a company which is affiliated with the military so we have lots of active duty and former service members. one dude sees my riding my bike to work and marvels at the fact. he acts like i'm doing something crazy.
Just dropped those two bikes at World Relief this morning. Got a call just now from a social worker at an agency I am not familiar with. He has a client who needs a bike. He got my card from someone who kept it after meeting me sometime in the past, working somewhere else. Client is 5'11. That green one would have been perfect. Ah well, another will turn up. I do have some large frame roadies. #bicycling
“I’m wondering if something subliminal has happened after reading Bicycling Monterey. I’ve been riding the Rock Island Greenway Trail for the last week and a half. Just a wonderful and beautiful ride! It’s not Monterey, California, but a real gem for Peoria, Illinois.”—Richard Coers
Almost time for another amazing group/social ride with Femmes & Thems - A safe space for women, femme, non-binary and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together🚲 No-drop social rides every 1st Saturday of the month.
We just published the first complete Rail Trail Map of New England! By adding Connecticut we now map and list all rail trails available in all six New England states - an area bigger than Old England! https://www.trailspotting.com/p/trailspotting-rail-trails.html
I think I finally convinced my husband that we should get ebikes!! I'm excited. I really wanted an electric car for as long as I can remember, but this feels like the best step for us at this point. We barely drive as it is anymore, so I can't see the need for us to spend $$$ on a newer/replacement car in the near future. Already dreaming of the trips we can take on them vs what we can manage on our regular bikes. #bicycling#ebike
From Bandare Laft we took the ferry to Iran mainland. Our plan was to pedale along the coast northwards, to stay a bit longer in the warmth. The weatherforcast for the inland regions (Shiraz, Yazd etc. ) is still a bit chilly, espeacially at night...
Too many Americans seem to use #disability as an excuse for a car-centric infrastructure.
"Some people will not be physically able to use #bicycling . Therefore, there is no point in developing bicycle-friendly urban infrastructure!"
Look, no one is saying that all cars should be banned forever. For those who really cannot get around without a car, this should still be an option.
But pointing out that American cities are deeply locked into a car-centric infrastructure is not #ableism . We should all strive to give our cities more alternatives for transportation infrastructure - whether the people using it are disabled or not.
And I must say that requiring everyone to use car - like most American urban regions are doing - is in effect a massive form of discrimination against the poor. In such areas, you must own a car to be a functional member of society, and spend the money, time, and effort to maintain it.
And if you are unable to do so, society will shunt you out.