Category Archives: Bicycling

Cycle track mania on the slippery slope in Somerville, Massachusetts

Posted on November 14, 2012 by jsallen

My attention recently was drawn to a proposed project for Beacon Street in Somerville Massachusetts, a couple of towns away from where I live.. A presentation from a public meeting is online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Y_jIpLYtpycEZNOUVTNUYxQVU/edit (I was unfortunately not able to … Continue reading →

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The slow race

Posted on October 2, 2012 by jsallen

I have my antennas tuned to the signals coming from the paint and path, anti-car, transportation reform segment of bicycling advocacy. I have no access to the messages which advocates of this stripe send to one another. But when I … Continue reading →

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Danish story, video and comments on the Albertslund-Copenhagen “bicycle superhighway”

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jsallen

A reader pointed me to a news story on the politiken.dk blog about the Copenhagen/Albertslund “bicycle superhighway” which is getting attention and publicity. The reader’s comments on my previous post read: Yeah, its kind of joke, but to be fair … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen “bicycle superhighways” have traffic lights, driveway crossings…

Posted on September 2, 2012 by jsallen

A story ran on the program NPR (National Public Radio) Weekend Edition Saturday on September 1, 2012 about “bicycle superhighways” being constructed between Copenhagen and its suburbs. The NPR piece, with comments, is online as text with photos, here: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/01/160386904/in-bike-friendly-copenhagen-highways-for-cyclists. … Continue reading →

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Some observations about bike-share bikes

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jsallen

I recently spent several hours riding in Montreal with a companion who was using the Bixi bike-share bicycles. These are similar if not identical to others being deployed in North American cities. I have some experience riding a Hubway bicycle … Continue reading →

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The Photoshop School of Traffic Engineering strikes again!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jsallen

The Photoshop School of Traffic Engineering strikes again, this time in Minneapolis. For background, please read the Minneapolis blog post: http://www.ouruptown.com/2012/08/potential-cycle-track-coming-to-36th-street Also please read John Schubert’s comment on that post. I’ve added a comment too — still in moderation as … Continue reading →

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Fatality on Montreal cycle track

Posted on August 10, 2012 by jsallen

As reported in a Montreal Gazette article, a Montreal cyclist was killed on July 24, 2012 when traveling in a two-way cycle track at the location shown in the Google Street View image below. The cyclist entered the intersection from … Continue reading →

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About Grant Petersen’s book, Just Ride

Posted on August 1, 2012 by jsallen

This post is a review of Grant Petersen’s book Just Ride, partly in response to a New York Times review. The basic premise of Petersen’s book is that racing culture is bad for bicycling. My main goal with this book … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam, cycling paradise?

Posted on June 24, 2012 by jsallen

The caption on YouTube: Things I see on the streets and canals of Amsterdam. Shot on my Galaxy S2 phone. This guy was having trouble driving his tiny van down the bike lane (which he has a right to do, … Continue reading →

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A ride on Comm Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Posted on June 15, 2012 by jsallen

 Comm Ave. Boston: Kenmore Square, Mass Ave. underpass from John Allen on Vimeo. This is a 4-minute continuous video of a bicycle ride in Boston, eastbound on Commonwealth Avenue through Kenmore Square, to and through the underpass at Massachusetts … Continue reading →

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