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Earth Day 40 Years On

I was 13 years old on the first Earth Day and already an eco-warrior of the sort young teenagers tend to be — earnest, strident, and clueless. I’m not sure how much has changed. Scattered thunderstorms here today, so I’m on foot. I’ll “celebrate” the day by pretty much just doing what I usually do [...]

Posted 22 April 2010 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Helmets Again… Again

On a slow news day, start a helmet war Here’s my contribution: As a rhetoric scholar I’m always interested in arguments (usually not the shouted kind). And I find the argument that helmets make bicycling look scary worth examining. I appears to go something like this: Helmets make bicycling appear dangerous. People generally try to [...]

Posted 01 September 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Green Day in KC

I’m in Kansas City for the Green Day concert — 21st Century Breakdown Tour. So no bicycle blogging today or tomorrow. Check back on Friday.

Posted 12 August 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments Off °

February Thaw

A February thaw, or false spring, is quite common in Missouri. This is the land of volatile weather. If you don’t like the weather, just wait 30 minutes. We enjoy four seasons with a vengeance Today will be partly cloudy and breezy with temperatures reaching the 70s. It feels a lot like late March out [...]

Posted 10 February 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Academics and Bicycle Commuting

I have a guest post at the Social Science Research News blog encouraging academics to commute on bicycles. One highlight: Live too far from work to commute? Not a problem. You can still cut back your driving by committing to walking or cycling for short trips close to home. A recent National Household Travel Survey [...]

Posted 30 January 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

The Speech & The Call

“We have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly.” –Barack Obama Barack Obama is now President of the United States. He used his inaugural address to call Americans to action. I wanted to be called to rebuild America. I intend to answer the [...]

Posted 20 January 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments Off °

This Land

Posted 20 January 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments Off °

Onward and Upward

Posted 01 January 2009 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments (1) °

Holland Ave. Northward to MSU

Here’s my first cycling video. It’s a bit rough. You’ll notice that I’ve attempted to mask sounds of wheezing and sniffling (I have a little cold) with some mediocre guitar playing This video shows a 1.92-mile, 12-minute ride along Holland Ave. from Glenwood St. north to the southwest corner of MSU at Grand St. Holland [...]

Posted 27 December 2008 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: , ,

Peace

Posted 25 December 2008 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments Off °

Over the River, Through the Woods

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Posted 27 November 2008 † Andy Cline § ‡ Comments Off °

Pedal to the Metal

Hoo-Yah! We Americans love our cars, baby! And we love to drive fast! Screw the freaking speed limits! This is the USA! USA! USA! You know what happens if you drive over the speed limit in Springfield, Missouri? — Gotta love real America! — The city will raise the speed limits to fit the speed [...]

Posted 06 November 2008 † Andy Cline § announcement § bicycle § business § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (8) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Critical Leadership

Karl, author of Do the Right Thing, picks up on the “critical” meme to discuss how to promote a vibrant bicycle culture. He focuses on critical design and the political leadership necessary to make driving in urban centers difficult as part of a design plan to make cycling easier. I just finished strolling around the [...]

Posted 01 November 2008 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , , ,

Critical Thinking

David Hembrow writes today about Critical Mass and points to two interesting videos about promoting cycling. His advice is sage: If you want to know how to grow a bicycle culture, then you must study one that works. The first film is “We Are Traffic,” which is about the Critical Mass movement: The second is [...]

Posted 31 October 2008 † Andy Cline § announcement § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

Sharrows Coming to Columbia

From the Columbia Missourian: In an effort to give both cyclists and motorists peace of mind in sharing the road, GetAbout Columbia is preparing to expand the use of shared lane markings on 30 miles of Columbia streets. The symbols, known as sharrows, will be painted in the middle of the lane on streets too [...]

Posted 13 October 2008 † Andy Cline § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , ,