Anniversary by bike: When getting there is part of the fun
My wife, Irene, and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary last night. As with most people, our lives are very different than they were eight years ago. When we got…
Ghost bike update: Patti Lopez and Bruce Hedges
I rode to two more ghost bikes recently. The first was Bruce Hedges who was struck from behind on Jan. 1, 2001 while riding on First Avenue just south of…
Updates from local planners at Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference
Two local transportation planners are attending the Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2010 conference. The conference is presented by the National Center for Bicycling & Walking and is taking place in Chattanooga,…
Bike lanes added to Toole in downtown Tucson
Cyclists riding on the north side of downtown will now have a little more room. Toole Avenue was repaved and the lanes were reconfigured to include bike lanes and shared…
Tucsonans and their bikes: Croation cruiser
University of Arizona Geography graduate student, Sucana Laketa, said riding her Free Spirit around Tucson is a “beautiful thing.” Laketa is from Croatia, where bike lanes and paths were nonexistent.…
Video: Drumming at the bike church
Local musician, Ron Mayes, plays drums at the bike church, located on Granada Avenue just north of Sixth Street, as a way to honor those cyclists the sanctuary memorializes. Check…
BAC supports increased use of sharrows
The Tucson Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee passed a motion supporting increased usage of shared lane markings in areas around the region. Shared lane markings — or sharrows — are…
Photos: Urban trial bike demo
Colin Holmes sent in these great photos of Thomas Oehler’s urban bike demo at the end of the Tuesday Night Bike Ride last night. I’m bummed I had to miss…
BAC’s education wing to tell cyclists about alternative routes
Members of the Tucson Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee’s education and outreach branch want riders to know there are alternatives to riding on Euclid Avenue. Josefina Ahumada, the BAC’s education…
Urban trial bike demo tonight on TNBR
Thomas Oehler, the rider you saw in the video, will be in Tucson tonight demoing trial biking during the Tuesday Night Bike Ride. Emily Astiz, who works for Red Bull,…
PAG produces bike commuter map using Census data
How many of your neighbors are commuting to work by bike? A new map produced by the Pima Association of Governments uses census information from 2000 to detail the percentage…
UA’s bike valet free for 3 weeks starting Tuesday
Editor’s note: I’ve had a few little updates that weren’t worthy of their own post and I’ve collected them in this notebook. The University of Arizona’s bike valet is scheduled…