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I’ve been keeping a loose eye on this years [...] April 28th was the largest cycling protest in London, with over 10,000 people riding to draw attention to local bike related issues. Here is an article in the Times of London: 10,000 pedal for action in biggest bike protest By: Kaya Burgess and Rhoda Buchanan April 28th, 2012 Central London was overrun by [...] Transportation Nation’s Alex Goldmark is putting together a source map of abandon bike’s in NYC. Perhaps this is a good time to check the map and make sure your ride isn’t being categorized as “abandoned,” or if you have a local neglected bicycle in your neighborhood, add it to the map. Here is [...] Doug Gordon runs the amazing informative Brooklynspoke.com blog about local bike politics. He recently posted about the situation with the construction on the Prospect Park West bike lane. Photo via Paul Steely White. DOT crews installing the new pedestrian islands on Prospect Park West have unearthed the old streetcar lines that used to run [...] The D.O.T. has just released it’s new 2012 bike map just in time for May (bike month) I picked up one today for free at Court Cycles (514 Court St.) in Cobble Hill Brooklyn. Over 350,000 detailed maps are available for the right price (free) at most of your local bike shops in the [...] Not sure what’s happening with the Velodrome proposed in the Bronx but it looks like an indoor cycling track is becoming a reality in Brooklyn. Hey at least the Nets won’t be the only sport around with a new facility. New York Times: Brooklyn Bridge Park Gets $40 Million Gift to Build Field [...] Reporter Alex Goldmark, from transportationnation.org does an investigative piece on the pitfalls of pursuing criminal charges against motorists who kill cyclists in NYC and the cultural landscape that is often too quick to blame the victim. Killed While Cycling: Why So Few Fatal Bike Crashes Lead to Arrest in NYC By: Alex Goldmark Published: [...] Krys Blakemore is a great bike mechanic and an artist, working over at 718 cyclery. She was recently hit by a car and suffered a broken leg, making it impossible for her to work. Her boss, shop owner Joe Nocella, is taking up a collection. Here is more info by Joe: On [...] |
       
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