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Our Urban Challenge: First in a Series

“What is striking about biking is not that it solves any particular problem but, instead, that is it part of the solution to several.” —  J. Harry Wray
We have several problems in Springfield.
You can begin to survey our problems — or challenges — by reading Springfield’s Competitive Assessment. Another snapshot of our community is available [...]

Posted 11 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § business § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

CIP at the Council Meeting

The City Council last night heard public comment on Council Bill 2010-073 — calling for a special election in June to renew the 1/4-cent Capital Improvements Sales Tax. STAR Team Chairman Bruce Adib-Yazdi was one of three citizens who spoke in favor of the tax. No one spoke against it.
Bruce’s remarks were confined to supporting [...]

Posted 09 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

CIP And Bicycle Infrastructure

Not doing anything at 6:30 this evening? Then drop by the city council meeting to show your support for the $400,000 line item in the Capital Improvements sales tax renewal to pay for a new bicycle route numbering system (complete with wayfinding) and sharrows. This is a numbering system developed by the STAR Team and [...]

Posted 08 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

LAB and the Future of Bicycling

Mighk Wilson, of Bicycling Is Better, has decided not to renew his membership to the League of American Bicyclists. He’s a guy with a lot of serious bicycling cred. So when he says the following, I’m inclined to listen:
I don’t want this to be seen as a League-bashing exercise.  I’ve been wondering if I should [...]

Posted 15 February 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

CIP Tax Up for Renewal in June

The News-Leader reports today on the renewal of the capital improvement projects tax — a 1/4-cent sales tax that will expire in September. The vote is set for June.
This is the money that has paid, and will continue to pay, for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in Springfield — a small portion of the $26 million [...]

Posted 10 February 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Naples Denied, Won’t Re-Apply

In case you missed it, I’m reporting from Florida until school starts. I’m in Naples and will be visiting Orlando. Tomorrow (Sunday) I’m planning to ride much of the downtown area to get a feel for the zeitgeist of Naples. I’ll post photos, video, and comments soon (unclear because my internet connection here is ratty).
The [...]

Posted 02 January 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § news § policy ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

A Trip to CVS

Suppose you’re staying at World Tennis Club in Naples, Florida, and you want to go to the drug store for some supplies. It’s about a half mile north on Airport-Pulling Rd. Here’s a short video showing what it’s like to ride a bicycle there.

Along Airport Rd. Naples, FL from acline on Vimeo.
I mentioned in my [...]

Posted 29 December 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,

Reporting From Florida

I’m back in the saddle — on my bicycle and on Carbon Trace. For the next two weeks I’m reporting from Florida. I’m based in Naples. I’ll also make a run up to Orlando to hang with great folks who publish Commute Orlando.
I hope to publish some video. I have a camera mount for my [...]

Posted 28 December 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , ,

Greenway Controversy

Cross-country athletes at MSU are not happy about a paving project on the Frisco Highline Trail, according to an article on the front page of today’s Springfield News-Leader.
At the last STAR Team meeting, Ozark Greenways Executive Director Terry Whaley announced that some federal stimulus funds will be used to finish paving the trail between Springfield [...]

Posted 30 November 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news ‡ Comments (9) ° 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: , , , ,

Numbers In The Street

Here’s an interesting video I found at Bicycling is Better. There’s discussion of bicycles at the start of the video and again around 6:30. One word of warning: This film was made in a less-than-enlightened age re: race.

As Mighk notes, here’s a good example of bicycles mixing well with traffic without the help of bicycle [...]

Posted 02 October 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Forgive My Sins

A funny thing happened on my way downtown this morning at the 4-way stop at Hammons and Walnut. I was heading north on Hammons and was stopped in the left turn lane to proceed west on Walnut. A car on my right arrive at exactly the same time as I did, so, according to Missouri [...]

Posted 17 September 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Multi-modal Tuesday

I had to go to Kansas City yesterday to take care of business. I decided to go multi-modal.

Mode #1 was our Honda Civic. One could fly to KC from Springfield if one wished to pay more than $600 to do so (according to my search of Expedia for a booking with 5 days advanced notice). [...]

Posted 16 September 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

Close Call

Here’s some more information that leads me to believe (dare I say know?) that sharrows are, in many cases, better than lanes in the American context.

Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle infrastructure, cycling, traffic design

Posted 12 September 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (3) ° 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: , , , , , , , , , ,