The recent count efforts was reported by Bruce Wallace on NPR. I’ve included the link below for anyone that missed it
http://marylandinmotion.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/1-12-11-counting-on-bikes/
It was definitely a cold count! Anything to help the collective growth for cyclists though
Went there tonight and loved the food. Not your average burger joint, as a matter of fact they don’t even advertise that. Great selection and ton of burger choices. Vegan and vegetarian options as well. Service was slow at times but still enjoyable and affordable. Would definitely recommend.
Its now Hollywoods. What food styling they offer and drinkstylings, I don’t know. I’d like to see a decent business stick around for a while. Maybe the rents too high? Could be a front too. Who knows? (If you do, let me know!?
From micacycling.net
Tickets still on sale!!!
We are excited to announce that the MICA Cycling Association will be presenting the one and only Baltimore screening of the new cycling film Chasing Legends, on October 14th, 7pm at Falvey Hall. Tickets are 6 dollars for MICA Students, and 10 dollars for general admission. The movie has been selling out where it goes so get your tickets early online at chasinglegends.com
It’s been a long time posting and I really have no excuse other than there hasn’t been anything that has interested me enough to get off my lazy ass and write. That was until I started seeing the progress that Nate Evans and Baltimore City have been making towards cyclists.
I’ve been following the bike plan for about 5 years now and the recent growth in the past 2 for cyclists has been amazing. Before it seemed as though it was just a lot of planning and talk. Who knows, maybe it was. Recent developments of the bike lane painting on Lombard, laws giving penalties to drivers that violate bike lanes, and laws requiring motorists to attempt to pass cyclists with a minimum of 3ft distance, are just a few of the major changes recently.
Most importantly I’m starting to see a lot of people cycling now who aren’t just using it as a weekend means of exercise or a hobby. I’m seeing more and more cyclist that are using it as their means of transportation. This is a culture shift to a more economical, environmental, and parking friendly alternative.
I’m truly excited to see these changes happen and play a very small part in them.
Some links for fun:
Bike Baltimore – Nate Evan’s Site
Baltimore City Transportation Planning Page
I was listening to Pink Floyd through Pandora today and thought it was time to finally start investing in their music. It’s a band I have always enjoyed and now is as good of a time as any. In an attempt to purchase through Amazon, the only option I now have available is to buy the CD. This is not what I wanted. Now I won’t buy it, the moment has passed. I don’t want to wait 5-7 days for a CD to ship to me and then rip it off to then put on my mp3 player. Sorry Pink Floyd, maybe I’ll pick your stuff up if I see it used at the local music store but not any time soon.
EDIT:
As of 2:52pm today Pink Floyd The Wall is still visible in the iTunes store, whether it’s downloadable or not I don’t know. I was only looking to pull it up through Amazon.
Watching the game at Looneys in Canton Square. Decent crowd. Not quite packed…yet.
I’m using a new Android application called Open Spot that helps you find and share open parking spots you see on the street. The more people that use it, the better it gets, so tell all your friends.
You can check it out here: http://openspot.googlelabs.com.
You can download it at: http://openspot.googlelabs.com/download.html.
Just remember fellow bicyclists:
When the driver of a vehicle thinks they own the road and wish to be assholes about it towards you, if you choose to confront them when they get stuck at the next red light, don’t be aggressive or mean. A lot of drivers believe that cyclists are supposed to ride on the sidewalks, not realizing that this is illegal. Even though their ignorance is not justified, they still have a much larger vehicle then we do and it would be hard to sue someone and enjoy it if you are dead.
I think it is about time the city and/or the state run some ads informing drivers that motorcyclists are not the only people that are required to be on the roads.
