Not a proverbial lesson, but a literal one, while attending a class in urban biking offered around downtown Oakland. The East Bay Bike Coalition teaches free classes in cycling safety and etiquette on the city streets funded entirely by sales taxes.
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Jersey City proclaims next week Bike to Work Week
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy has proclaimed May 17-21 as "Jersey City Bike to Work Week", to encourage commuters to bike to work in support of ...
Biking in Buenos Aires Just Got Easier: Introducing the City's New Bike Paths
by Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires on 02.10.10 If you're thinking about traveling to Buenos Aires, consider taking your bike with you. ...
Blimp City Bike & Hike to Offer Biking Apparel from The North Face
16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blimp City Bike & Hike ("Blimp City"), an Akron-based retail shop specializing in quality bicycles and outdoor specialty products, today proudly announces the inclusion of biking apparel from The North Face® in its ...
Portland cyclist - and its reputation as bike-friendly city - takes hit
The woman on the bike was Carmen Piekarski a cartographer who works for the City of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. ...
City's bike week promotes fitness
Mayor James M. Ruberto has declared June 1 through June 5 "Bike to Work Week," hoping more residents will realize bike riding is a cheaper, healthier way to travel that also reduces traffic congestion and auto emissions within city limits. ...
Biking and politics class hits the classroom, streets
Kelly will be a guest of Professor J. Harry Wray's Biking and Politics class. Wray, a professor of political science and an avid biker, saw Kelly in an interview with "Chicago Tonight" after Kelly completed his cross-continent trip. ...
Bike week shows convenience of biking to work
The annual event promotes biking to work as a way to reduce pollution, promote health and decongest the roadways. "You can look at gas prices. If you bike to work every day, that can be a substantial raise if you didn't have to put a $50 tank of gas in ...
On Biking: Boston Bike Week was wet, but beloved by the true believers
Hardeep bikes from her home in Roslindale to her job at the Harvard School of Public Health: "I like biking to work...you get to collect your own thoughts and get your exercise without having to go the gym." Her advice to prospective cyclists is: "Just ...
Biking 'boken City converting the streets to accommodate bicyclists
by Stephen LaMarca The city is currently in the process of implementing new bike lanes and facilities in an effort to free up parking, lessen traffic, and make the streets safer. Parking and Transportation Director Ian Sacs said that the city will ...
Better Biking and Sidewalk Safety: Speak City Heights
She also invited folks to a regional planning event on biking on March 31 and April 1. You can read their answers in both English and Spanish. There has been a lot more investment made for cyclists in the last year-and-a-half than there was when I got ...