Tag Archives: Europe

18 mph Speed Limit: European? Sensible? Read On.

Posted on March 19, 2011 by jsallen

In two consecutive issues of the estimable Southwest Cycling News (print) publication, I have seen the picture below. Editor Fred Meredith shot the photo of the sign on a bicycle boulevard — a low-traffic, residential street configured as a through … Continue reading →

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About bicycle lighting and onions

Posted on November 15, 2010 by jsallen

A chance meeting can lead to unexpected discoveries. I met and spoke with Kurt Cibulski following a reading from a new book by its author, a mutual friend. I had arrived at the reading by bicycle; Kurt and I were … Continue reading →

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Guest posting: P. M. Summer on a new breed of bicycle professionals

Posted on May 27, 2010 by jsallen

P. M. Summer is the former bicycle coordinator of Dallas, Texas, who was removed from his job because of his conservative approach to bicycle facilities. I post the following with his permission: There is a whole new breed of bicycle … Continue reading →

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Dutch traffic jams

Posted on April 29, 2010 by jsallen

Many bicycle planners and advocates would like to suggest that increases in bicycle use lead to a decrease in motor vehicle use. The Netherlands is often held up as an example. The reality there is different. Here’s a quote from … Continue reading →

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Ciccarelli on cycle tracks

Posted on March 19, 2010 by jsallen

John Ciccarelli is a consultant on bicycling and a League of American Bicyclists-certified cycling instructor who specializes in teaching adults who have never ridden a bicycle before. His comments here are reprinted by permission, and are in response to an … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen in 1937 — what can it tell us?

Posted on December 22, 2009 by jsallen

I thank Ralph Fertig of the Santa Barbara, California Bicycle Coalition for drawing the attention of the bicycling community to the following fascinating travelogue from Copenhagen, shot in Technicolor in 1937. Not all of the film is about bicycling, but … Continue reading →

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German town’s traffic plan: retrenchment, not radicalism

Posted on January 27, 2008 by jsallen

Parts of European cities have a modern streetscape, — Paris, due to Baron Haussmann‘s urban-renewal projects in the mid-19th century; many other cities, due to bombing in World War II and subsequent reconstruction. But ancient, narrow streets without sidewalks are … Continue reading →

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Muenster road space poster — check the numbers!

Posted on January 4, 2008 by jsallen

The caption “amount of space needed to transport the same number of people by bus, bicycle or car” is misleading, because the vehicles shown are parked, not moving. All in all, the Muenster poster and the US government publicaiton that quotes it make an apples vs oranges vs. pears comparison – of dried fruit. Continue reading →

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