Cycling Advocacy Behind The Scenes
The term “cycling advocacy” conjures up images of large, national organizations with highly visible websites, such as The League of American Bicyclists. On their website, they explain their mission:...
View ArticlePlacing The Burden Of Safety On Cyclists
Many people are afraid to ride a bicycle in traffic for fear of getting into an accident with a car. This fear immobilizes them and it prevents them from using a bike for transportation. Such fear is...
View ArticleDoes Being A Majority In Something Change One’s Minority Status?
A first-of-its-kind report entitled “The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity” was recently released by The League of American Bicyclists and the Sierra Club. With a title like that, I had to...
View ArticleWhere Bicycles Rule!
A regular reader of this blog sent me an interesting e-mail about a trip he took to Germany over the summer. He said he was writing to me because he had often read on my blog about how much animosity …...
View ArticleBoston Politicians And The Problem Of Congestion
According to an article I read recently, Boston has the fourth worst traffic in the U.S. Statisticians say that it takes 4.25 times as long to reach a destination, which would ordinarily take 20...
View ArticleWinter Weather Doesn’t Deter Certain Cycling Families
It’s no secret to those who know me: I walk around with a camera most of the time. As the owner of more than one camera, I do not consider phone cameras to be real cameras. Sure, you can take …...
View ArticleCountries Trying To Revert Their Car To Bicycle Ratios
For several generations American roads have been dominated by motor vehicles. No one alive today can remember a time when non-motorized vehicles dominated the roads. According to a history of...
View ArticleChild Mortality And The Rise Of Bicycling
A lot of people get killed by cars. Drivers get killed. Their passengers get killed. Pedestrians get killed. And, of course, cyclists get killed. Automobile proponents, in defense of their preferred...
View ArticleWill The Increase In Bicycle Infrastructure Create A Corresponding Shortage...
Among the places I frequent is the Harvard Medical School’s Longwood campus. As those who work or visit the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) know, traffic is horrendous in that vicinity. Nice weather has...
View ArticleDesigning Affordable Bicycle Components For Transportation And Practicality
In the U.S., bicycle components are often seen as luxury items. All sorts of fancy, high tech designs have been created in the name of precision and shaving weight off of the bike. None of these...
View Article
