by Montague Bikes | Aug 20, 2012 | Commute, Environment, Lifestyle, Recreation |
What you see above is an image of what the streets of San Jose, CA look like when mapped for ease of bike-ability. Looks like a lot of islands doesn’t it? Islands Peter Furth, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Boston’s Northeastern...
by Montague Bikes | Aug 7, 2012 | Activism, Commute |
Recently an article ran in The New York Times Opinion Pages by Randy Cohen. The author makes an argument that while running a red light may be illegal it is ethical by his considerations, as his actions could only injure himself. He invokes Emmanuel Kant and...
by Montague Bikes | Aug 3, 2012 | Activism, Adventure, Commute |
We’ve been focusing on urban cycling recently, but what happens when you travel? When you live just a bit further than is comfortable to ride from, for whatever reason: time, distance, infrastructure limitations. The image above comes from the current exhibit...
by Montague Bikes | Aug 2, 2012 | Activism, Commute, Lifestyle |
With the influx of cycling and new cyclists in our city and around the world, there are sadly more accidents -and bound to be more – as drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike acclimate to the new street dynamic. Our emergency services must adjust as well;...
by Montague Bikes | Jul 17, 2012 | Commute, Environment, Lifestyle |
Villages – Were We Started From Once upon a time, we started out in villages. Well, obviously it’s a quite a bit more complex than that, but for our purposes we’re starting here. In small communities you know the people who pass you on the street,...
