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The Whole Car-Lite Thing

Car-free American published a Q&A profile of me. It hit my usual hot buttons. My thanks to Bill Poindexter for the exposure! Technorati Tags: 1-mile Solution, bicycle advocacy, cycling

Posted 12 June 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

Homegrown Foods Opens

I’ve written before about riding to the Springfield Farmer’s Market at Battlefield Mall. We now have a new option close to home. Today I rode to the grand opening of Homegrown Foods at the corner of Pickwick and Cherry. That’s my Redline out front. And those panneirs are full of goodies grown locally. Technorati Tags: [...]

Posted 31 May 2010 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,

Built For Cars, Not People

American suburbs were built for cars during a time in which it seemed oil would shoot from the ground forever. And once we knew that such was not the case, we kept building suburbs because people wanted to live in them. People were also encouraged to do so by the culture and the government. I [...]

Posted 26 May 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Car Lite: One Year On

A year ago this week my family and I drove my Ford Explorer across country for the last time. I gave the vehicle to my brother. We returned home by train and bus. We have been living “car lite” for a year. We own a 1996 Honda Civic. I drive it so little that my [...]

Posted 24 May 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Keep A Bicycle At Work

Last week I introduced a “new” idea called Keep A Bicycle At Work. Or, rather, not so much new as it is a just name for something that I suspect might help more people throw bicycles into the transportation mix. This idea is related to the 1-mile Solution. Basically, there are some people who cannot [...]

Posted 19 April 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Our Urban Challenge: Barriers

Chestnut Expressway cuts east-west through the middle of Springfield’s urban core as I’m defining it. It is a 4-lane, 40-mph loop for I-44. It’s very well designed to move cars and trucks across Springfield giving these vehicles easy access to the urban core — especially downtown, OTC, MSU, and Drury. And that’s the problem with [...]

Posted 28 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

What I Want

I’m the subject of “15 Minutes With…” in the current issue of Community Press Press (scroll until you see my picture because, sadly, the CFP isn’t hip to the whole web thing yet). The writer, Sarah Bennett, is a student of mine. This is a Q & A feature that, unfortunately, doesn’t demonstrate her ability, [...]

Posted 25 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , ,

Walking in the Cold

Jason Peters continues to meditate on the virtues of walking at Front Porch Republic (re: Walk, Damn It!). This week he writes about what it means to walk in the cold. And by now this walking has become habitual enough that, if for pressing reasons I do not or cannot walk, I feel that an [...]

Posted 06 February 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (10) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Getting Serious

Getting involved in bicycle (and active transportation) advocacy is serious business. How do you discover/plan the right course of action to encourage people to get out of the cars once in a while? Like many other bicycle advocates, I have approached this question programmatically, i.e. identify a problem or opportunity and then dream up a [...]

Posted 12 January 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

New Year’s Resolutions

If you’re looking for some bicycle-related resolutions, check out the list on the Adventure Cycling Association weblog. Number 2 mentions the 1-mile Solution. (Hat tip to Randy at Kansas Cyclist for the heads-up.) I’m happy about that because the 1MS really is an easy and achievable self-improvement. Looking for help? Check out our Drive Less, [...]

Posted 31 December 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

No Impact Man on Colbert

Here’s Colin Beavan, of No Impact Man, on The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Colin Beavan www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Michael Moore A couple of thoughts (i.e. painfully obvious assertions): 1. Using a bicycle as basic transportation can have a dramatic effect on one’s carbon footprint, [...]

Posted 12 October 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Avoiding the Fat Tax

I rode my bicycle to the grocery store yesterday afternoon. It’s been more than two years since I last drove a car to the store, and I do the majority of the family food shopping. Here’s what I saw upon returning to my bicycle parked in the rack the store provides. That’s five adult bicycles [...]

Posted 16 August 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,

I Got Civic Cred :-)

Today I received my first civic award. The Traffic Advisory Board for the City of Springfield recognized me and Annie DeGraff for our work in publishing the Drive Less, Live More booklet. But there were more people involved than just us. The entire Sustainable Transportion Committee of Ozark Greenways (yes, I swear, a new name [...]

Posted 28 July 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § news ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

We’re On Our Own

I don’t claim to know much of anything about health care. My wife is an expert on the business of health care, and she once told me: “We’re on our own.” By that she meant: Americans are probably never going to fix the health care system, so individuals must do what they can to stay [...]

Posted 28 July 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

The Fat Argument

Take a careful look at these two maps. The first shows the percentage of obese people in each state. The second is a political map of red and blue states. We’re all pretty fat. But some folks are fatter than others. Here’s a list of the top ten fattest states. And here’s a column about [...]

Posted 21 July 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,