8665140Good afternoon
- DDOT finally plans to start putting ads on CaBi stations, which could bring in several million dollars for CaBi. "It could well pay for all operating costs combined,"... "Arlington County does not currently allow outdoor ads like those D.C. is seeking. Hamilton said county staffers are interested in changing those rules to allow ads on the bike stations and on bus shelters. Additionally, Hamilton said, the county wants to get a systemwide sponsorship of the bikesharing program the way New York City has done with its Citi Bike program sponsored by Citibank and MasterCard. "We'd love to see it and get the revenue," he said."
- Cyclist nearly dodges being victim in single car crash. Blames speeding.
- CaBi closed for "hurricane". So did the airport this morning, even though it was just barely raining, trapping my Mother-in-Law here for two more days.
- More on the Penn Ave cycletrack protest.
- GGW documents progress on the L Street Cycletrack. I rode it this weekend, and I like what I see so far.
- UVA is a new honorable mention Bicycle Friendly University.
- "the head-shakers and finger-waggers have it exactly wrong. Yes, the Armstrong scandal revealed systemic cheating in a sport that was corrupt to its core—a decade ago. In the landscape of professional sport right now, cycling may actually be one of the cleaner sports around." Also, this.
- The Netherlands is considering heated bike lanes. When I was in Iceland, I seem to recall that all the roads were heated by geothermal energy.
- This is a weird article, especially for a bike blog, but here is the relevant part “Bike rides,” he says, “are reimbursed half a kroner per kilometer.”
- Compact chainless bicycle.
The incident described in the Post letter is pretty freaky. It does reinforce the documented fact that the roads in Rock Creek Park are among the most dangerous in the City, particularly with regards to speeding. And yet, it is a common complaint among drivers that cyclists impede them on those same roads.
They should be thanking us for saving their lives. I'm not holding my breath, though.
Posted by: Crikey7 | October 30, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Bicymple is kinda neat,but no way would I want to ride it downhill through Embassy Row.
Posted by: dynaryder | October 30, 2012 at 05:36 PM
In the landscape of professional sport right now, cycling may actually be one of the cleaner sports around.
True. Then again, it might not... We have no idea. The fact that the performance of Team Sky of 2012 looked very much like the glory days of Postal doesn't inspire much confidence. Perhaps it was their high-cadence pedaling style.
(Funny, remember that every couple of years we hear from cycling's top officials: "Well, we've fixed the problem; thank goodness that's over!")
Posted by: oboe | October 30, 2012 at 06:10 PM
Oboe's right. Its like every law that is supposed to once and for all take the corruption out of politics.
Posted by: SJE | October 30, 2012 at 07:13 PM
Glad the cyclist was ok in that crazy van flipping story, but honestly a speed camera isn't going to do anything there. People will do what they do elsewhere and slow down for the camera before speeding up. If they really want people to slow down then they ought to place some stop signs and other related items in that stretch of Beach Drive.
Posted by: T | October 31, 2012 at 10:40 AM