Hi there UtilityCycling.org readers! I apologize for the hiatus, but my MA thesis has now been submitted, and I can now turn my attention to more important matters, such as Interbike. I realize that the blogosphere has been inundated with Interbike related posts for the lasts few weeks, but here is just one more in…
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UtilityCycling.org Will Be At Interbike
It’s that time of the year. Time to break out the comfy walking shoes and the sparkly dancing shoes. Time to prepare for the neon-soaked, glitz-infested streets of Las Vegas. Time to brace oneself for the extreme sensory overload that is Interbike. UtilityCycling.org will be attending Interbike, which is North America’s largest bicycle trade show,…
World Carfree Day – Tuesday, September 22
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22, is World Carfree Day! World Carfree Day is part of the World Carfree Network, which is a great online source for information on how to revitalize cities and towns in such a way as to be less car-centric. The World Carfree Network refers to the carfree movement broadly in reference to…
(PARK)ing Day 2009
Today is (PARK)ing Day! For those who are not familiar with it, (PARK)ing Day is a movement to reclaim and transform public spaces – such as parking spots – into temporary public parks. (PARK)ing Day occurs once a once a year for one whole day, and it is a global movement. It was originally started…
Mobile Bike Businesses
I was inspired to learn more about mobile bike businesses after reading two recent posts on BikePortland.org about a mobile coffee shop and a mobile beer and pizza pub. (Header image found here). So what exactly is a mobile bike business? It seems to me that a mobile bike business has a different kind of…
More on Bike Parking
I’ve been inspired to think about bicycle parking lately in part because of the new bicycle parking facility in my home-state of Arizona, in part because school is back in session, which means there is a huge influx of new riders by the university and crowded bike parking, and in part because it isn’t something…