Seeking the best views on a rare, clear winter day
Updated: 2012-12-30 00:57:56
Precipitation in Seattle is falling about 30% ahead of average for 2012, and much of that has been over the last month or so. While that hasn't keep me from running errands on my bike, it certainly has kept me from enjoying bike rides as I normally do.
So when the sun blasted through some thinning high clouds on Friday, I packed up and headed to a place where I could enjoy the views.
My destination was King County's Tolt MacDonald Park, which sits at the edge of Carnation on the confluence of the Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers. A privately owned forest sits at the top of a steep climb behind the park, but the owners allow mountain bike ...
Seattle officials are proposing a full-blown environmental impact statement to study the effects of completing the Burke-Gilman Trail in a section of the city where several property owners have blocked the project for a decade. While the study could take several years to complete, Mayor Mike McGinn and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen said Thursday that an … Continue reading »
December might not seem to be the ideal time to embark on a bicycle touring adventure, unless your destination is the South Pole where summer arrives Dec. 21. That’s where Boulder-based adventurer Eric Larsen is headed on his 750-mile Cycle South expedition. The 41-year-old is riding and carrying his provisions — about 100 pounds — … Continue reading »
: 24 December 2012 Copenhagen Christmas Tree Transport . UPDATE Typical . Write a blog post and then two bikes with christmas trees roll past your window . So here's an . update Above : Sorte Jernhest cargo bike complete with tree and kid wearing an elf hat heading home in the evening . . Fantastic This lady rolled past my window pulling her tree on a . trailer Getting close to Jul here in Copenhagen . Christmas tree sellers are occupying squares all around the city . Many people use their bicycles to get the tree . home Here's a collection of the shots we have of people moving their trees home by . bike This lady had just bought a jule tree and the seller was helping her strap it to her bicycle . It took some work and discussion but they finally succeeded . She didn't have far to go , so
Retirement is a time when many active adults finally get the opportunity to spend more time on their bicycles, even taking an organized bike tour or two every summer. For avid bicyclists Rod Hutton and Joe Florian, however, retirement is giving them a chance to organize and offer their own multi-day bicycle tours of scenic … Continue reading »
Faulty steering tubes on Wilier Triestina Izoard XP bikes and frames on Norco Havoc bikes are the subject of Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls announced today. Owners should stop using the bikes immediately. Wilier Triestina USA recalled about 200 Izoard XP road bikes because the bike’s steering tube with carbon/alloy forks can break. The Atlanta-based … Continue reading »
How many times have you returned home from a bicycle tour with memories of amazing spectacles and awesome scenery only to share your photos and realize they are flat and boring? It’s a common problem, but now there’s a free e-book available to help you improve your photos. International bicycle traveler and photographer Paul Jeurissen … Continue reading »
It seems that I couldn’t get away from Lance Armstrong’s piercing gaze staring out at me from the local magazine rack over the past decade. He regularly appeared on Bicycling, Outdoors, and Men’s Journal, as well as the scandal sheets like the National Examiner. He’s back, even after his fall from grace. Now, however, he’s … Continue reading »
Remember those people who helped you down the road on your bicycle travels this past year? So does the Adventure Cycling Association, which honored them in its 2012 Bicycle Travel Awards announced today. Based on nominations from members, Adventure Cycling has been honoring do-gooders since 2003. The honorees include a trio who provide shelter to … Continue reading »
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: 11 December 2012 Lord Mayor Frank Jensen's Smoking Gun Langebro , Copenhagen . 1975. . and 2040. When new infrastructure projects are presented , they are based on a set of long term assumptions . Usually , these assumptions never reach a broader audience and they are never explained . We have read an analysis that presents a long list of assumptions about the future of traffic development in Copenhagen and we took a long , hard look at . it The analysis is entitled Udbygning af den kollektive trafik i KøbenhavnAnalysefasen Trafikmodelberegninger 2018-2040 In English : Expansion of Public Transport in Copenhagen . Analysis phase Traffic model calculations 2018-2040 The analysis is the metric expression of the expectations of the long term needs and traffic flows of Copenhagen and the
: 10 December 2012 The Transition of Copenhagen's Traffic Logic This article first appeared in the Danish newspaper Politiken on 27 November 2012. It was written by a colleague of ours and her co-workers at Center for Design , Innovation and Sustainable Transitions The Transition of Copenhagen’s Traffic Logic by Anne Katrine Braagaard Harders , Jens Stissing Jensen og Erik Hagelskjær Lauridsen are researchers at the Center for Design , Innovation and Sustainable Transitions , AAU . København The past weeks' heated debate on cyclists’ behavior in Copenhagen reflects intensified tensions between the urban space’s different mobility logics and demonstrates a need for a transition of Copenhagen’s . traffic Cycling is , as an urban mobility form , of a different nature to that of the motorized
: 05 December 2012 Cargo Bike Specific Parking An American-style shopping centre on the outskirts of Copenhagen Fields has now created specific bicycle parking for cargo bikes . With 40,000 cargo bikes in Copenhagen , it really is a no brainer . Architect Lasse Schelde , head of the Bicycle Innovation Lab and environmental NGO Miljøpunkt Amager was responsible for this little pocket of visionaryness . I know that's not a word . Well , maybe it is . now Great to see cargo bikes prioritised , not least because so many people use them . And a sensible solution , too , with railings to lock your bike . to Copenhagenize Consulting is working on similar projects with our Cyclelogistics EU project Put here by Mikael Colville-Andersen at 15:00 tags : bicycle innovation lab bike shopping cargo bike
: 05 December 2012 The Copenhagenize Index Still Needs You Wow A huge thank you to the 156 people in 67 cities all over the globe who are now registered to help us with the 2012 Copenhagenize Index of Bicycle Friendly Cities To those 156 people : Please stay tuned for next . steps For everyone else : a plea . We really , really want to include some major global cities like Mumbai , La Paz , Shanghai , Istanbul , Rome , St . Petersburg , Seoul , and Bangkok . Do you know someone in these cities Even if they haven't hopped on a bike in years , maybe they'd like to help out . Who knows what it could lead to Hopefully not a massive bike modal share increase . God no Here are the cities we still need help with the Index . For some of them we have one or two recruits . Please check the list and
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: 04 December 2012 The Bicycle Option for Longer Distances Motorway 16, north of Copenhagen . Cycle tracks on either . side The discussion continues unabated , around the world , about whether the bicycle can perform as a transport mode at distances above 5 km and thus present itself as alternative for motorized . vehicles First , let's consider this : quote In the late 19th century , large numbers of women were already using bicycles to get to work , women office workers and shop assistants wending their way each weekday morning from the suburbs to the town . They found the bicycle a convenient form of transport for distances up to , say , ten . miles” Plucked from John Woodeforde's book The Story of the Bicycle” , 1970 So the bicycle as an effective performer at longer distances is