Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Best Bike Parking

Posted on March 7, 2012 by RiderWalker

The best bike parking, obviously, is the most secure — assuming you are not able to bring your bike directly into your home or workplace. A significant overlooked dimension of parking is cover — often more important than proximity. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Cyclists and their Allies

Posted on March 6, 2012 by RiderWalker

Cyclists often assume that pedestrians and other non-motorized users are their allies — this blog is named after that assumption. But alliances are flexible. A cyclist on the sidewalk is a speed vehicle, more like a car, from the pedestrian’s … Continue reading →

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The Best Trail

Posted on March 5, 2012 by RiderWalker

Bike trails that form a circuit are nice, but the best trail need not be a circuit. Our town is debating whether to spend several hundred thousand dollars on “completing”  a trail around a lake. A fine idea, but there’s … Continue reading →

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Bike Lanes vs Bike Boulevards

Posted on March 3, 2012 by RiderWalker

Does our community, with its very modest resources, really need to build (or even paint) bike lanes? I believe that most communities would benefit more from bike boulevards: streets with fewer stop signs, reduced speed limits, and possibly  “traffic calming” … Continue reading →

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