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Utility Cycling: There’s an App for That

Disclaimer: If you’re an iPhone user of long standing, this entry may be very boring for you. But do leave a comment if you have suggestions. Thanks! I’m a fairly recent convert to the iPhone. I bought my 3GS about two weeks before the new one hit the market (which saved me $$$). The app [...]

Posted 26 August 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle equipment § ecology ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , ,

Sign of the Times?

I got a surprise at a local grocery today: I was asked to leave my daypack in the front of the store because people, apparently using packs, have been ripping them off. I do not intend to identify the store in this post because I have not had a chance to speak with the owner [...]

Posted 21 August 2010 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: ,

A Dangerous Syllogism

See if you can spot the problem (from montrealgazette.com): A 2003 study published in the Injury Prevention Journal by Peter Lyndon Jacobsen concluded: “A motorist is less likely to collide with a person walking or bicycling if more people walk or bicycle. Policies that increase the numbers of people walking and bicycling appear to be [...]

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

Last Laugh

Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic (mandatory reading for all humans), posted a Slate column on Friday in which he considers how Hollywood treats non-drivers and bicyclists. We are, apparently, a bunch of losers and creeps. And the broader culture, apparently, is hip to this if not the source of it: Or perhaps it’s the wider society [...]

Posted 02 August 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , ,

Busy Morning on Fremont

Rode my bicycle to the Springfield Farmer’s Market this morning. My route takes me about two miles south on Fremont to Sunset where I turn left to get to the Battlefield Mall. The market is in the southeast corner of the parking lot — roughly the intersection of Glenstone and Battlefield. There was a lot [...]

Posted 17 June 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (11) ° 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: ,

Why People Ride Bicycles

Don’t let that headline fool you. I can’t possibly cover a topic like that unless, of course, I cover it as the KC Free Press did — a short collection of photo interviews. The responses are, in my opinion, fairly typical and fit well with a few of my own reasons to ride: Get to [...]

Posted 27 May 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (5) ° 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: , , , ,

Bending To My Will

I’ve been nagging my wife for a couple years now to get a new bicycle — one more suited to utility bicycling around Springfield’s urban core. But, until yesterday, she maintained that her old Giant mountain bike was perfectly good. That is until her dress got snagged in the rear brake. We were meeting for [...]

Posted 17 April 2010 † Andy Cline § bicycle § ecology ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged:

Tale of Two Springfields

As often happens, a person I met yesterday asked me about bicycling in Springfield. People are generally curious about someone who rides as much as I do, i.e. rides for basic transportation. The usual attitude seems to be mild wonderment about logistics. I always point out that I think riding in Springfield is very easy. [...]

Posted 06 April 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: ,

Proper Bicycling Attire

Here’s a test to determine if your short-trip utility bicycling attire is appropriate: Your attire should be equally comfortable and useful for the trip and the destination. Pictured below is what I believe to be the proper utility bicycling attire for a 1.5-mile ride to a friend’s house for dinner. Note the leather jackets that [...]

Posted 02 April 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (6) ° 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: , ,

Responses to LaHood

The National Journal asked a “panel of insiders” to respond to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s recent “sea-change” remarks. The responses are posted as invited comments. Interesting reading. Technorati Tags: cycling, transportation, Transportation Planning, utility cycling

Posted 25 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § news § policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,