Another place to read my words

28Oct07

With a few friends, I’ve started a new group blog: Cycling in Ottawa. The title basically says it all – be sure to check it out.

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MyOttawaBikeLane

25Oct07

After reading a column complaining about Ottawa bike lanes, I sent in a request for an Ottawa site to the people at MyBikeLane. They responded quickly, and there is now a live (if empty) page at ottawa.mybikelane.com. Carry a camera and stand up for the cycling class!

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Trails want to be free

06Jun07

A friend showed me Bikely, a great site that makes it easy to make and share maps of bike routes. People have submitted all kinds of routes, from low-traffic commuting to multi-week tours. It’s really great to see that mapping is slowly being included in the range of user-generated content the Internet has to offer. [...]

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Film on two wheels

23May07

In the ultimate exploration of the niche culture that a big city offers, I spent 9 hours last Sunday watching films all linked through the theme of the bicycle. I highly recommend checking out the Bicycle Film Festival if you are one of the 16 cities it travels through (not by bike, unfortunately). For the [...]

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Post-geographic community policing: liberating bike lanes

17May07

An impressive site I came across today and plan to contribute to as soon as possible is MyBikeLane. It takes the Internet-aided name and shame approach towards an egregious offense plaguing American society today: illegal parking in bicycle lanes.
One complaint I forgot in my last post on NYC biking was this ubiquitous practice, which forces [...]

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NYC cycling

17May07

This lock is called the “New York Chain”, and for good reason – every bike you see here is locked up with a massive chain, and due to the weight the most comfortable way to transport it is to wear it. On top of that, a U-lock is necessary to keep the wheel your [...]

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