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Bikecrawl: Bikes mean business (and bulbous bellies)

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - Promoting the Bicycle for Everyday Use — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:22:05 GMT

There are few things that pair better with a nice bike ride than food. What better excuse to ride your bike than the opportunity to dine on a sunny patio at your destination? We rolled with this notion last Saturday, when we partnered with Dishcrawl to...(read more)

Paola Sunflower Elementary Bike Month Ride

Kansas Cyclist News Blog — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:37 GMT

On Monday, over 100 kids from Sunflower Elementary in Paola, Kansas rode together in celebration of Bike Month. It was a great turn-out for the first of what is hoped to become an annual event. Read More......(read more)

Contact Your Rep Today to Help Safeguard Michigan Bicyclists

LMB Blog — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:52:56 GMT

On May 22nd bicyclists from across the state will converge on the Capitol to advocate for a more bicycle-friendly state during the 2013 Lucinda Means Advocacy Day. Even if you can't attend Advocacy Day in person, you can still be a part of the action...(read more)

Lucinda Means Advocacy Day: May 22nd

Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:39:55 GMT

On May 22nd bicyclists from across the state will converge on the Capitol to advocate for a more bicycle-friendly state during the 2013 Lucinda Means Advocacy Day. Even if you can’t attend Advocacy Day in person, you can still be a part of the action...(read more)

Junior Outdoor Afro Leaders Get Their Research On!

Outdoor Afro — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:20 GMT

Les Franklin, a member of the Junior Outdoor Afro Youth Leadership Team (JOALT) and student at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was the official recorder for a team conducting a survey of colonial nesting waterbirds, today. Hundreds of herons, egrets...(read more)

Suburbanization of Poverty Isolates a Growing Number of Americans

Streetsblog Capitol Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:53 GMT

Poverty is no longer a predominantly urban problem — and the suburbs are no longer the refuge of the upper classes. There are now almost 3 million more poor people living in suburbs than in cities, according to a new book, “Confronting Suburban...(read more)

Taxes Too High? Try Building Walkable, Mixed-Use Development

Streetsblog Capitol Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:36:21 GMT

Walkable, mixed-use development provides far more return for Raleigh than Walmart, on a per acre basis. Image: Smart Growth America Smart growth could increase Fresno’s tax revenue by 45 percent per acre. In Champaign, Illinois, it could save 23...(read more)

Preview: Cannondale SuperSix Evo Women’s Hi-MOD Dura Ace

Bike Shop Girl — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:35 GMT

While the growth of available product for women in the bicycling industry is evident there are two key area’s lacking, high end mountain and road product. It takes a bold company,... Read More......(read more)

Seven Conservative Reasons to Love Bicycling

Streetsblog Capitol Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:54:31 GMT

On the face of things, it’s hard to understand why would anyone oppose bicycling. It’s cheap, it’s healthy, it’s good for the environment. Ronald Reagan on a bicycle, what could be more American? Image: Twin City Sidewalks Somehow...(read more)

Call for Entries: 2013 Erie Canalway Photo Contest

New York Outdoors Blog — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:24 GMT

Entries for the 8th annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest are being accepted now through September 6, 2013 . Winning photos will be displayed in the 2014 Erie Canalway calendar. Keep your camera clicking all summer long. Amateur and professional photographers...(read more)

Aurora Borealis In Adirondacks

New York Outdoors Blog — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:49 GMT

Keep your eyes skyward – you never know what you’ll see next. Click here to see the Aurora Borealis photo taken May 18, 2013. I’ve seen the northern lights from Rochester NY. Filed under: Adirondacks Tagged: sky watching Read More.....(read more)

Sharing the road: Cyclists' rights and responsibilities

Ride, Run, Work Out - OrlandoSentinel.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:00 GMT

What are cyclists' rights and responsibilities as we "Share the Road." A YouTube video shows what one bicyclist faced on a Washington street and raises questions for all of us. Read More......(read more)

Obama’s Budget Would Save the Transpo Trust Fund. If Only It Were Real.

Streetsblog Capitol Hill — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:50 GMT

The CBO's projection of the HTF transit account's tumble into insolvency, from February 2013. Image: CBO President Obama’s transportation budget proposal can give you a contact high if you stand too close. The prospect of budget surpluses —...(read more)

Red Line South Closure: Rider Voices Amplified on Day of Action

Active Transportation Alliance blogs — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:24 GMT

It has begun! After months of anticipation, the historic shut down of the southern portion of the CTA Red Line finally got underway the morning of Sunday May 19. On Monday May 20, Riders for Better Transit and community partners across the South Side...(read more)

Videos: What Are the Best Ways to Attract More Women to Biking?

Bikeleague.org Blog — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:55 GMT

With so much energy around biking in the Bike Apple — and the imminent and exciting launch of the NYC Bike Share system — Velojoy.com hosted a dynamic panel at the annual Bike New York Expo this month addressing ways to involve women. Moderated by Susi...(read more)