(Chris Phelan is the founder of the Ride Of Silence, occurring in communities worldwide tonight at 7 p.m.) Larry Schwartz ambled down the road on May 4, 2003, on his bike and without a care, into history. When he died that day 10 years ago, he became the initial inspiration for The Ride Of Silence. [Read More]
May 162012
May 162012
www. queencitybike.org Greetings! Bike to Work Week began with the City of Cincinnati announcing the designation of Bronze Level Bike Friendly Community, and the fun has not stopped all week. People have been stopping by commuter stations all around town, getting their bike checked out, drinking coffee, making smoothies and having lots of good conversations about biking [Read More]
Monday May 14, Cincinnati was named a 2012 Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. This is the first year the city has won the designation. The Bronze-level award recognizes the City’s commitment to bicycle infrastructure and advocacy, which was outlined in the City’s comprehensive Bike Plan first implemented in 2010 after an extensive public outreach and [Read More]
May 152012
Helen Ho is the co-founder of POW! People on Wheels and the Development Director for Recycle-A-Bicycle, in New York City.) Helen Ho I learned to ride my bike, like most New York City kids, on the sidewalk with my mom running up and down the street next to me. My first bike was a pink Ross [Read More]
By Mary Lauran Hall, Communications Coordinator, America Bikes Just two months ago, the Senate passed a transportation bill that included the Cardin-Cochran agreement. This bipartisan compromise would ensure that local governments and school systems are able to access much-needed funds to make bicycling and walking safer and more accessible. Mississippi advocates with Sen. Thad Cochran at the [Read More]
May 152012
www.soapboxmedia.com Soapbox As they prepared for Bike Month, Casey Coston, an OTR resident and avid bike rider, paired up with Mike Uhlenhake, to plan a group ride in the urban basin of Cincinnati. After gauging interest via Facebook and holding one planning meeting at Neon’s, the Urban Basin Bicycle Club was formed and launched their first ride [Read More]
