Where would you take a bicycling visitor?
I’m working on a story for another publication — more on that later — about Tucson’s bicycling scene. The idea is to take a visitor on a virtual tour of…
Link roundup: February 28
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Tempe to Tucson V National For Eighth Year in a Row, the Average American Drove Fewer Miles in 2012 Bike patrol enforces San…
Are bike thefts on the rise in Tucson?
That’s the question I am hoping to answer in the coming week. Anecdotally it seems like more bikes are being stolen in Tucson as of late. It also appears the…
Link roundup: February 27
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Housed in a shipping container, shop a pleasant surprise for cyclists Benefits of more ‘bike boulevards’ in Tucson State Bicycle Adventures National A Collective…
Walk Tucson: tactical urbanism meets walking directions
I’m attracted to the idea of Tactical Urbanism, which uses quick, often temporary, cheap projects to make a small part of our city more vibrant, lively, or enjoyable. It also…
Link roundup: February 26
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local State Phoenix Will Never Be Walkable. But Bike-able? Maybe … National Today’s Sign That America Is Falling Behind on Transport Policy Congestion Pricing Opens…
Update: Jamis-Hagens Berman cycling team assaulted by Tucson driver
Update: See the photo of Rodney Kinkade Jr. below. Editor’s note: Check out Tyler Wren’s first-person account. One cyclist with the Jamis-Hagnes Berman cycling team was sent to the hospital and…
Link roundup: February 25
Post any interesting links in the comment section. State Police bait criminals with GPS-tagged bikes National Bike Powered Music Despite “Fix-It-First” Rhetoric, Obama Still Promoting Highway Expansions Astoria, Oregon gives pedestrians…
Cyclovia launches funding campaign to support two rides in April
Cyclovia Tucson organizers launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund two events in April. Organizers are hoping to raise $8,000 to pay for the rides on April 7 and April…
Link roundup: February 22
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Tucson triathlon entrepreneur appointed to Sports and Tourism Board National NSC: 36,200 Americans Killed in Traffic in 2012, First Increase in 7 Years…
Riding a bike in Tucson’s snow storm
When the snow started falling in Tucson yesterday afternoon, it was everything I could do to not bolt from by desk and hop on the bike. I had a deadline…
Link roundup: February 21
Post any interesting links in the comment section. State City of Phoenix may launch bicycle-sharing program, issues request for proposal National Metro Diary: Three Trains, a Tourist, Some Eager-Beaver Sheriffs, and a Former…