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Bike Commuting: Incentives
Tweet A definition: incentive – comes from Middle English, from Late Latin incentivum, from neuter of incentivus stimulating, from Latin, setting the tune, from incentus, past participle of incinere to play (a tune), from in- + canere to sing – as defined by my dictionary. Bike Biz, a cycling industry publication recently served up this article on companies providing incentives for employees to cycle to work. “New [...]
Get on the Bandwagon
Tweet Has your state gotten on the bandwagon? Or perhaps better worded as bike-wagon? As our part of the east coast starts to pick up the pieces left by Hurricane Sandy, we have found the thoughts of sunny days returning and beautiful bike rides to be a sustaining source of optimism. The above link goes [...]
Posted in Activism, Commute, Lifestyle Also tagged bike commuting statistics, Massachusetts bike commuting Leave a comment
How to Bike Commute Safely
Tweet Born of Dream and Desire to Bike I want to be a bike commuter. I don’t want to have to sit in traffic. I want to save some more money. I’d like to lose some weight. Being able to take the train sometimes would still be helpful… But I don’t know anything about [...]
City Cycling Ways
Tweet Bikenomics? New York City’s seeing some changes, quantifiable ones too, and they’re coming from bicycling. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the good sense of cycling and economics. The report found that in places where New York City had implemented bike lanes, complete streets, and traffic calming that local businesses were thriving. (The data did [...]
Posted in Activism, Commute, Environment, Lifestyle, Travel Also tagged bike lanes, cycle tracks, new york city, Portland Leave a comment
How To Bike Commute in the Summer
Tweet Every winter, there is a plethora of blogs offering information and advice to winter commuters – what to wear, how to cope with road conditions, and how to keep the bike going through ice and snow. Then spring rolls around and everyone breathes a huge sigh of relief, and if they haven’t been riding [...]
Happy Mothers’ Day: Why Don’t More Women Ride Bikes?
Tweet Yesterday was Mothers’ Day. Whether you saw your mum yesterday or not, think about her for a minute. Does she ride a bike? Not can she, but does she? To work? Or to the store? On a regular basis? If you live in North America, the answer is probably no. In the U.S., only [...]
Are Fenders Right for You?
Tweet For transportation cyclists, fenders aren’t a strict necessity, but they are an incredibly functional accessory for any city rider or commuter. Fenders (or “mudguards” as people outside the U.S. call them) are what will keep you from having a skunk stripe on your backside if you ride in the rain, and a front fender [...]
Bike to Vote?