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). [...]
Up until a few minutes ago I had no idea about the price of gas these days.
My daughter and I walked to school this morning because it’s sprinkling. I’m good to go in the rain on my bicycle. But I don’t make her ride in the rain. It’s a teenage hair thing.
Ah, I thought, a [...]
The following television commercial says a lot about American car culture and why so few people care that about 40,000 of our fellow citizens die in car crashes each year. Again, that’s about one 9/11 per month or two jumbo jets per week.
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This one [...]
OK, so that headline might be over-selling it a bit. But here’s a fact: Ride into downtown Springfield on a Brompton and people notice. And ask questions.
I went to the Mudhouse for a muffin and coffee. I hang out there a lot. It’s a great place to read the paper and socialize. I’m something of [...]
My Brompton arrived today.
It’s nearly 100 degrees today and humid. So for most of the two hours that it’s been here I’ve been inside getting used to the fold and reading the manual.
The fold is very easy and very fast. Two tries and I’m a pro. Anyone would be
I took it out for [...]
The following is a press release from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
WASHINGTON — House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James L. Oberstar (Minn.) will release a white paper next week to outline plans for the new surface transportation authorization bill.
The news conference is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, at 11:00 a.m. The [...]
Suppose you want to spend some money — call it stimulus — on projects that will 1) employ people who badly need employment, 2) give citizens real transportation options, and 3) do a lot of good things for the envionrment and public health (just to name a few). Hmmmmm… what could you build?
How about bicycle [...]
It’s 14 degrees outside, and the streets are covered in ice. I don’t mind the cold, but I do mind the ice. So today I’m on foot and bus — the BearLine, that is.
Speaking of intermodal, I’ve added a new links category called Resources / Intermodal. I’m on the search for good websites that discuss [...]
