Monthly Archives: September 2011

Action-packed weekend

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

You certainly know better than to count on me for all of your bicycle news and pedal-powered happenings. There may not be any rhyme or reason why I mention one event and not another. But this weekend, we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Real news/events | 2 Comments

Get wonky and be a good citizen

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Sorry for the last-minute notification, but I’m generally averse to government process type posts. But you might want to know that the city has completed its draft bike-pedestrian master plan and … HEY!!! WAKE UP!!! I know, I know. But … Continue reading →

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The Gleich accidents: What witnesses say

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

[This post was updated on Sept. 28 to note that Gleich was found guilty on the red light citation he was given in June.] I’ve spent some time tracking down witnesses to the three recent accidents that James Robert Gleich … Continue reading →

Posted in Real news/events, the mingo pelkey case | 20 Comments

Sunday Streets: It’s not all fun and games, people

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

So the whole family went down to the Sunday Streets thing. Me, Sharrow, the two urchins. Sunday Streets is when they banned cars from Fifth Avenue for four hours and let us riff-raff have the run of the place. Wagons, … Continue reading →

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The path to nowhere, and I mean that in the nicest possible way

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

I thought it might be nice, once in a while, to tell you about a nice ride I took. So over in Springfield, you may have heard, they have a new stretch of path along the Middle Fork of the … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling infrastructure, Nice rides, Real news/events | 10 Comments