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Carbon Trace Update

The big move downtown in just a little more than a week away. Although school is out for the summer, I’m going to be very busy getting stuff hauled over the the loft and taking care of other matters related to the move. So things could be a little quite here until the middle of [...]

Posted 20 May 2013 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged:

Of Blog Posts That Begin with ‘Of’

OK, so I have been riding a bicycle as basic transportation (which means every day there is not ice or snow) in Springfield for nine years. And I swear the number of bicyclists just keeps growing. There is almost never a moment these days, while riding in the urban core, that I do not see [...]

Posted 15 May 2013 † Andy Cline § bicycle culture § bicycle destination § ecology ‡ Comments (17) ° Also tagged: ,

Perhaps Helmets Would Help

It seems pedestrians — especially older people and racial minorities — get regularly plowed by motor vehicles. Pedestrian trips make of 10 percent of total U.S. mode share, yet pedestrians suffer 13 percent of traffic deaths. The reasons for all of this are complex and complicated. But one thing I’ve experienced in my daily crossings of National [...]

Posted 13 May 2013 † Andy Cline § policy § safety § walking ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: ,

Bike To Everywhere Decade

Next week is Bike to Work Week in Springfield. Or, just another week. You see, I’m participating in, and about to complete, Bike to Everywhere Decade. I seriously do not mean to criticize Bike to Work Week or brag about what I do. It’s a good program. But I do have a minor gripe that’s [...]

Posted 07 May 2013 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle culture § ecology § news ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Wait. What? Normal People On Bicycles?

OK, take a look at this picture: That’s Cody, Ginger, and their son. I just got an e-mail from Cody telling me he and his family have moved to Springfield. They have a bicycle blog called Cycle Like a Stringer. Good stuff! Check it out. Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle culture, cycling, Springfield Missouri

Posted 23 April 2013 † Andy Cline § advocacy § announcement § bicycle culture ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: , ,

Mobility: Upwards and Otherwise

So it appears that even with an uptick in the real estate market, the whole home-ownership thing is losing its vaunted position at the core of the American Dream. Add to that what appears to be the end of the American love affair with cars among the Millennial  Generation and you have a potentially massive cultural [...]

Posted 05 April 2013 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged:

Escape From The American Dream

Today I begin a new series on Carbon Trace (haven’t come up with a name for it yet … perhaps the headline because, yeah, I enjoy irony). It is related to my long-running and still-active series called Our Urban Challenge. On Monday, my wife and I will sign a lease for a loft in downtown [...]

Posted 27 January 2013 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Smart Moves In #SGF

The Let’s Go Smart initiative is live — we’re livin’ it! This new campaign by the STAR Team of Ozark Greenways is a multi-modal concept aimed at encouraging people to think about their transportation choices. This is more than bike-ped advocacy. We’ve re-designed and upgraded the former Drive Less, Live More booklet. It’s now called Bike [...]

Posted 26 April 2012 † Andy Cline § advocacy § announcement § news ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Changing The Suburbs After The City

How might we re-imagine the suburbs? An exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York examines that question from an architectural standpoint. While the designs are rather dramatic, perhaps the most interesting idea is that we need to “change the dream.” That means re-thinking home ownership and single-family homes. So, yes, density. But [...]

Posted 16 February 2012 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Easy Sooooo Easy

Here’s more from the ol’ helmet cam — downtown to MSU. I go downtown for coffee every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. This is my route to school. One difference: Walnut between Kimbrough and Hammons is being renovated, so it’s closed for a bit. I take Elm instead. You’ll notice two “close” passes. The speed [...]

Posted 08 February 2012 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

Nice Day to Check Out the New Square

Park Central Square is finished. Here are the results. You’ll see that it has become a more pedestrian-friendly place. [nggallery id=6] Technorati Tags: Springfield Missouri, Urban and Regional Planning, urban design, urban development, Urban Planning

Posted 10 November 2011 † Andy Cline § ecology § news ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Our Urban Challenge: The Numbers Game

The Holy Grail of bicycle advocacy is numbers of kiesters in saddles on two wheels on the road. Some advocates are willing to do almost anything to increase participation — including putting novices in danger. There’s a “but”: It appears rather clear that the more people who ride bicycles in a given area the safer [...]

Posted 02 July 2011 † Andy Cline § advocacy § business § ecology § policy § safety ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Our Urban Challenge: Where To Live?

A poll by the National Association of Realtors earlier this spring showed that Americans’ attitudes about where to live may be changing. A few (cherry-picked) highlights: Americans are three times more likely to say that the quality of life in their communities has gotten worse (35%) rather than better (12%) in the last three years. [...]

Posted 20 June 2011 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Our Urban Challenge: The Big Disconnect

Joel Kotkin, writing on the NewGeography site, says that America’s biggest brain magnets are not the big coastal cities: “Indeed, college graduates, for the most part, are heading not to the big cities on the coasts, but to smaller, less dense and quite often Sun Belt cities.” His conclusion might seem written with Springfield in [...]

Posted 28 February 2011 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

A Longer Walk to School

Disclaimer: This is not a complaint about the hard-working people who plowed the streets for the City of Springfield during  Snowpocalypse ’11. This is, instead, a complaint about all of us, i.e. our culture. In case one needed proof that the car is king of the road — indeed, king of all transportation modes — one merely [...]

Posted 04 February 2011 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy § weather ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , , ,