Make plans now to commute by means other than an automobile the week of 16-20 May. It’s cool to do it for a week. It’s truly epic to keep it up — maybe not everyday, but maybe one or two days per week. Ease your way in. Pretty soon you’ll be selling a car and [...]
I enjoy urban art. Here’s what’s been showing up in downtown Springfield lately — the tape men (made with colored masking tape): Technorati Tags: bicycle culture, cycling
This article in USA Today set me to thinking. I could live in one of these communities. I would be especially interested if it were situated in Springfield’s urban core close to downtown. So, any Carbon Trace readers think this idea has possibilities? UPDATE: Join the local Pocket Neighborhood group on Facebook. Technorati Tags: bicycle [...]
Bicycle & Pedestrian Day at the Capitol has been rescheduled for 11 April. Here are details from MoBikeFed: Tentative Schedule 9:30am – Check in 10:30 – Awards Ceremony All Day (afternoon best) – Legislator visits 12:30pm – Ride with Legislators across NEW Missouri River Bridge to the Katy Trail 5:30pm – Optional dinner More info: http://mobikefed.org/capitolday [...]
The official e-mail arrived a few minutes ago: Bicycle and Pedestrian Day at the Capitol has been postponed due to an impending winter storm. This one looks nasty. Technorati Tags: weather
Once again I’ll be participating in Bicycle & Pedestrian Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City this Tuesday. It’s become something I look forward to because it’s important to get face-to-face with legislators and lobby for what you want. You’ll find a list of issues on the MoBikeFed website. Let’s take a look at them: [...]
The web publication that I run for my multimedia journalism class begins its second semester. Last semester’s students got the ball rolling. This semester’s students will put Ozarks News Journal on the local news radar. I mention this because the first round of story assignments will include two that may be of interest to Carbon [...]
Yuck. The forecast says we may be getting some precipitation in the afternoon — about the time I’ll be heading downtown for the STAR Team meeting. Since I dislike riding in slippery conditions, I’m on foot again today. The wintry mix is supposed to begin tonight and possibly turn into a couple of inches of snow. We’ll [...]
File this under “well, duh”! It appears that urban sprawl has made us fatter (abstract): In this paper, we examine the effect of changes in population density—urban sprawl—between 1970 and 2000 on BMI and obesity of residents in metropolitan areas in the U.S. We address the possible endogeneity of population density by using a two-step [...]
So Richard Florida claims that a vibrant and densely-populated downtown leads directly to creative people bumping into each other and making interesting things happen. This is not such a story. This is more a story of four baby boomers hanging out in a coffee shop — nothing better to do apparently — and talking about things [...]
STAR Team chairman Bruce Adib-Yazdi wrote an op-ed for the editorial page of the Springfield News-Leader today about alternative transportation. It’s also a promo for the Ozarks New Energy Conference that will be held October 7-8 at Plaster Student Union at Missouri State University. I’ll be part of a panel discussion on alternative transportation on 7 October at 2:15 [...]
The school year has begun at Missouri State University, and the bicycle racks are full. Here’s some helpful information about bicycling in Springfield. Students interested in talking directly with me about bicycling in Springfield are welcome to drop by my office — #384 Craig Hall. Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, cycling
The folks at LemonDrop are putting on a bicycle culture show for tomorrow’s First Friday Art Walk. Bicycle related art will be on display plus lots of folks on bicycles riding in to take a look. I’ll be there. And I hope to see you there. The Lemmondrop is located at 416 W. Commercial Street. The exhibit [...]
Three items of interest this morning: The Carbon Trace Kiva Lending Team is growing. We now have 10 members who have made 54 loans to bicycle-related businesses or to people who use bicycles as an important part of their businesses. Director of the Planning & Development Department, Ralph Rognstad Jr., has an op-ed in today’s [...]
Today, Springfield, Missouri is a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community, according to the League of American Bicyclists. I am especially proud that we earned this award without painting anymore bicycle lanes. This award partly represents the hard work of a the STAR Team of Ozark Greenways. And we’ve been encouraged by enlightened leaders in our community [...]
