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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 important [...]

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

Journey Away From Fear

While in Orlando earlier this month (more coverage coming soon, I promise), I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Lisa Mills, an assistant professor of film at the University of Central Florida. She graciously gave me a copy of her documentary film Dear Mr. Gore: A Somewhat Cinematic Correspondence Awkwardly Tracing a Circular Journey Constructed [...]

Posted 14 January 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

My New Messenger-Pannier

Well, here it is — my new messenger-pannier. Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions. You’ll notice that I did not go with the one most people suggested. That’s not to say that I didn’t take your suggestion seriously. I did. In fact, checking out the Ortlieb helped me make my decision to go with [...]

Posted 21 November 2009 † Andy Cline § bicycle equipment § ecology ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , ,

Bicycle Commuting at MSU

The following is a bicycle commuting video produced by students working with Brad Mitchell in the MSU Web & New Media office downtown.

The STAR Team of Ozark Greenways wants to talk to students interested in active transportation issues. If you’re a college student in Springfield reading this weblog, leave a comment or contact me directly [...]

Posted 20 October 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § announcement ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , ,

Google on the Bicycle Trail

I’m a little late mentioning this, but…
The best part about this new dataset is that we’ve been able to add a lot of new, detailed information to Google Maps – information that helps people better explore and get around the real world. For example, college students will be pleased to see maps of many campuses; [...]

Posted 13 October 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § news ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

No Impact Man on Colbert

Here’s Colin Beavan, of No Impact Man, on The Colbert Report:

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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, or, rather, one’s carbon trace
2. Bicycles can [...]

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

Sport Cycling Hegemony

Here’s what I wrote about the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge back in July:
Prediction (and I hope I’m wrong): The winning design will be a mountain bike hybrid of some sort with an aggressive seating posture. No fenders. No chain case. And difficult to ride dressed like the young woman pictured above.
Here are some photos [...]

Posted 10 October 2009 † Andy Cline § bicycle equipment § ecology § news ‡ Comments (11) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Civilization Now

I love living in an under-developed country because I know it’s possible to go from this uncivilized state…

Los Angeles Rush Hour At $4.70 gallon, regular from videorizing on Vimeo.
…to this civilized state…

Convenience from Amsterdamize on Vimeo.
…once we finally come to our senses.
It’s only a matter of time really. We’ll either begin to create an integrated [...]

Posted 10 September 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

First Day of Class

The fall semester began at MSU today. I handed out copies of Drive Less, Live More to interested students.
And in other news, I rode my Brompton today. It fits neatly in my office

Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, cycling

Posted 24 August 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: ,

Park It and They Will Commute

Tom Vanderbilt speculates that providing adequate bicycle parking will encourage more people to commute by bicycle.
I’m a big believer in the City of Springfield and local businesses / organizations providing suitable bicycle racks. The advocacy committee met last night and discussed producing a brochure to help developers properly choose and install racks. I’ll be working [...]

Posted 20 August 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Ride on the Mild Side

Oh, yes — I love 3-lane roads.
The City of Springfield has been working on Grant Ave. recently (and Kimbrough) to turn its 4-lane urban core sections into 3-lane sections. I rode it from Grand to Commercial — a smooth, easy trip of a little more than two miles. This creates an excellent north-south corridor on [...]

Posted 30 July 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Vandalism Incident Downtown

Brad Mitchell works downtown for Missouri State University. We’re in the same building. And we’d always park at the same rack on the southeast corner of the square.
Due to renovations now in progress, the racks have been temporarily removed. I’ve been parking on Patton Alley. Brad recently parked on South Street near the intersection at [...]

Posted 15 July 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § news ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: ,

I No Longer Like “Commuting”

You can’t help learning stuff writing a weblog.
I’ve learned quite a bit about using a bicycle as basic transportation since beginning Carbon Trace. I expect to learn a lot more.
Here’s one thing I’ve learned to dislike: the gerund “commuting.”
When I started writing this blog I used “commuting” differently compared to traffic experts. I started with [...]

Posted 13 June 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

How to Park at a U-rack

I have to keep reminding myself not to make snap judgments based on conventional wisdom or, worse, common sense (which is usually less “common” than it is ideological).
I wondered about why so many bicyclists in Chicago park three or more bicycles on a U-rack, thus defeating the double frame support (see photo here). Well, I [...]

Posted 30 May 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,

Bicycles in Chicago

The first thing I noticed exiting the train station in downtown Chicago is all the bicycles — many more parked on the streets than I remember from the last time I was here about 10 years ago. And I saw a fairly steady stream of bicyclists on city streets today as I wandered around — [...]

Posted 28 May 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,