Administrator and author of Biking Bis. Currently live in the Seattle area; previously Texas, California, Maryland, Georgia and Ohio. Own a Lemond road bike for light riding and Rockhopper for poor weather riding and touring.
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World solo bicycle traveler to visit Issaquah
Seeking funds for conservation education in Tanzania
A bicyclist from Tanzania who is on a two-year-long solo world bike tour will be rolling into Issaquah (WA) next week.
Elvis Munis is on his way up from Portland, where he stopped as part of his quest to raise enough money to pay for college degrees in conservation studies for himself and 9 countrymen.
His ride, labelled “Chile to Kili,” describes the geographical scope of his bicycle travels. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/07/world-solo-bicycle-traveler-to-visit-issaquah/
Header photos described at Biking Bis
When I redesigned my Biking Bis blog for WordPress last spring, I activated a feature that rotates through several images for the header whenever someone accesses a page.
Recently, a reader asked me where those photos were taken because she’d like to ride in those places.That’s a great idea.
Photos can be motivating to someone …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/06/header-photos-described-at-biking-bis/
Ride in peace, Roger Kramer
I’m very unhappy this morning to report the death of bicycle advocate, newspaperman and fellow bike blogger Roger Kramer of Belleville, Illinois.
The Belleville News-Democrat, where he worked for 20 years as a design editor and copy editor, reports that he died of natural causes at his home on Saturday. He was 51.
I knew …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/06/ride-in-peace-roger-kramer/
Helping a bike traveler in dire straits
The story in the Evansville Courier-Press of a man who “adopted” a foreign bicycle traveler recovering from a traffic collision is one of those that restores my faith in humanity.
Thomas Persson had come to the US last year from Sweden to ride his Surly Long Haul Trucker from the Washington DC area to San …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/05/helping-a-bike-traveler-in-dire-straits/
New Yorkers turn to bicycles in wake of Hurricane Sandy
In the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy across the East Coast this week, the bicycle has emerged as the most reliable form of transportation.
So many people have turned to bicycles in New York City, that one public radio commentator said some city streets look like those in Amsterdam.
The flooding of subway tunnels …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/02/new-yorkers-turn-to-bicycles-in-wake-of-hurricane-sandy/
Centennial Trail bike path segment opens Saturday; link in Arlington still missing
The Centennial Trail in Snohomish County grows to 29 miles in length on Saturday when an additional 4 miles of paved bicycle path opens to the public.
The new section rolls out between Bryant (just north of Arlington) and the historic Nakashima Barn at the Skagit County line. [The photo at right shows the bridge …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/01/centennial-trail-bike-path-segment-opens-saturday-link-in-arlington-still-missing/
Nonprofits seek donations for Hurricane Sandy victims; bike news
The American Red Cross is seeking cash donations to help people suffering from the ravages of Hurricane Sandy.
The nonprofit relief agency already has opened emergency shelters in seven states where it’s making space available for persons displaced by the storms and distributing food and other necessities.
Giving cash donations allows the Red Cross to use the money to purchase whatever it needs immediately. Donations of physical goods …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/31/nonprofits-seek-donations-for-hurricane-sandy-victims-bike-news/
Californians remember two bicyclists killed in traffic; fund drive open
More than 1,200 cyclists took to the streets in Newport Beach on Sunday in a memorial bike ride for two bicycle riders killed in separate crashes in September.
The two, Dr. Catherine “Kit” Campion Ritz and Sarah Leaf, were struck on their bikes and killed in a period of under 24 hours.
Ritz, 57, a …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/29/californians-remember-two-bicyclists-killed-in-traffic-fund-drive-open/
Best places to work or learn if you ride a bicycle
Do you often feel like there is something missing from your job or college education — like your bicycle?
For the past several years, the League of American Bicyclists has been naming bicycle friendly employers and universities in the same categories as it lists bicycle friendly communities; namely platinum, gold, silver and bronze.
This fall, the bicycling advocates added 71 new Bicycle Friendly Businesses to its list, as well as nine new Bicycle Friendly Universities. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/26/best-places-to-work-or-learn-if-you-ride-a-bicycle/
Virginia is for bicyclists — map available
If you ask me, all the bicycle routes, bicycle paths or bicycle lanes are useless if they’re not on a map so people can find and follow them.
The folks at the Virginia Department of Transportation must think the same way as they’ve released an updated version of the Commonwealth of Virginia Bicycling in Virginia …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/23/virginia-is-for-bicyclists-map-available/
Trail biking
- Mercer County Cuts the Ribbon on a Missing Link in the Lawrence Hopewell TrailPrinceton Pike has narrow shoulders marked as bike lanes and no sidewalks. This project was made possible through a $1.2 million grant from the ...
- The Northwest Schuylkill River Trails Summit Returns this Fall!The Bicycle Coalition is thrilled to partner with Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, MYNK Development Corp, Roxborough Manayunk ...
- HERitage Trail created by the FNY Collective in Tweed Valley | Peeblesshire NewsA bike trail has been launched to honour the women who have shaped the Tweed Valley.
Rails to Trails Conservancy
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