> I just read at the site of The League of American Cyclists that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill stating that April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month…an excellent move, no doubt. According to the website of CBS News, more than 6000 people were killed in 2009 by distracted drivers. ClickContinue reading “>April is National Distracted Driver Awareness Month”
Category Archives: walking
Tell Congress: Make walking and biking safe!
The following is cut-and-paste from Transportation For America website. In the last 15 years, 76,000 Americans have been killed while walking or crossing a street – too many of our roads are built for cars only. But thousands of people are stepping up to make biking and walking safe. Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced a pieceContinue reading “Tell Congress: Make walking and biking safe!”
>Tell Congress: Make walking and biking safe!
> The following is cut-and-paste from Transportation For America website. In the last 15 years, 76,000 Americans have been killed while walking or crossing a street – too many of our roads are built for cars only. But thousands of people are stepping up to make biking and walking safe. Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced aContinue reading “>Tell Congress: Make walking and biking safe!”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#91), and how to spend a day without a car
$67.00 of groceries from two separate stores carried in four plastic crates. Most times I don’t even think about it, but other times I do…tonight was one of those times. As I was riding home (a bit slower than usual) I was enjoying the cool autumn air on my face and it occurred to meContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#91), and how to spend a day without a car”
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#91), and how to spend a day without a car
>$67.00 of groceries from two separate stores carried in four plastic crates. Most times I don’t even think about it, but other times I do…tonight was one of those times. As I was riding home (a bit slower than usual) I was enjoying the cool autumn air on my face and it occurred to meContinue reading “>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#91), and how to spend a day without a car”
You’d Miss This In A Moving Car
Sometimes I think walking is even better than biking (please don’t be mad at me, fellow bikers)…I just mean that it is so meditative and you can take so much in (biking, though, is still more practical, I think…with it’s speed and ability to carry stuff). I live in the historic Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo…it’sContinue reading “You’d Miss This In A Moving Car”
>You’d Miss This In A Moving Car
>Sometimes I think walking is even better than biking (please don’t be mad at me, fellow bikers)…I just mean that it is so meditative and you can take so much in (biking, though, is still more practical, I think…with it’s speed and ability to carry stuff). I live in the historic Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo…it’sContinue reading “>You’d Miss This In A Moving Car”
Sunday Morning Walk
Sometimes I find a walk is better than a bike ride. If you can see more on a bike than in a car you can see even more when you’re using just your feet. Anyhow, I went for a meditative Sunday walk this morning, and one of the things that I love to do whenContinue reading “Sunday Morning Walk”
>Sunday Morning Walk
>Sometimes I find a walk is better than a bike ride. If you can see more on a bike than in a car you can see even more when you’re using just your feet. Anyhow, I went for a meditative Sunday walk this morning, and one of the things that I love to do whenContinue reading “>Sunday Morning Walk”
Inappropriate Car Behavior
Photo courtesy of sustrans Like many neighborhoods, the one in which I live was built before the invention of the automobile…many of the streets are narrow and crowded, and for that reason cars sometimes feel out of place (to me)…sometimes the streets simply are not wide enough. Anyhow, I was on my way to workContinue reading “Inappropriate Car Behavior”
>Inappropriate Car Behavior
> Photo courtesy of sustrans Like many neighborhoods, the one in which I live was built before the invention of the automobile…many of the streets are narrow and crowded, and for that reason cars sometimes feel out of place (to me)…sometimes the streets simply are not wide enough. Anyhow, I was on my way toContinue reading “>Inappropriate Car Behavior”
Urban Beauty
This morning I woke feeling extremely stressed about various things. I know deep down everything always seems to work out OK, but when I’m stressed it’s as if I have blinders on and can’t see the beauty right in front of me. For that reason, when I went to the gym I chose to walkContinue reading “Urban Beauty”
>Urban Beauty
>This morning I woke feeling extremely stressed about various things. I know deep down everything always seems to work out OK, but when I’m stressed it’s as if I have blinders on and can’t see the beauty right in front of me. For that reason, when I went to the gym I chose to walkContinue reading “>Urban Beauty”
>Car Walking
>Here’s a not-so-secret, secret: as much as I proclaim the many benefits of riding bikes and walking I still own a vehicle. It’s an old one (I’ll give you a hint…it’s older than my teenage son), but I still have one. And this winter I’ve been using it more than usual (is it the frigidContinue reading “>Car Walking”
Car Walking
Here’s a not-so-secret, secret: as much as I proclaim the many benefits of riding bikes and walking I still own a vehicle. It’s an old one (I’ll give you a hint…it’s older than my teenage son), but I still have one. And this winter I’ve been using it more than usual (is it the frigidContinue reading “Car Walking”
Urban Simplicty 