The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada
#transportation #bikes #environment #climate #urbanism #stupidity
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=KgFCQ7jEZxI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgFCQ7jEZxI
#bikes
#FrostPendeln #mdrza #MdRddG #fedibikes #FinsterFrostPendeln
## #oBoB - Old #Bags on #Bikes
Alte #Säcke und #Säckinnen auf den #Fahrrädern
Ich bin dabei (-:
So hiermit der Hashtag und ein passendes Bildchen.
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Speaking of #bikes, I photographed this one next to the #Rideau Canal in #Ottawa today. Not sure who threw it in the canal, who got it out or how long it was in the canal, but looks like at least all summer. It is possible it was stolen and disposed of. I hope the owner can be found and get it fixed up to ride again.
Here it is, the final entry in my #construction series on the #bike path connection in south #Ottawa! It took many months, but the connection between the Osgoode Link Pathway and the Sawmill Creek Pathway is done, the #conefest and fences removed and officially opened. My #video was shot today and shows the pedestrian and cycling #bridge, the switchback under the bridge and around the west side to join the Sawmill Creek Pathway.
This connection is a real boon for #biking in this part of town, as #bikes can now skip #cycling on busy roads and having to wait at traffic lights, bypassing it all. It is faster, safer and should encourage more people to bike.
Has Your City Passed the ‘Bikeability Tipping Point’?
When cities hit a certain level of bikeability, they enter a virtuous cycle where more infrastructure inspires more residents to become rider-advocates who, in turn, advocate for more infrastructure.
A whopping 183 American communities achieved a score of 50 or higher on PeopleForBikes annual City Ratings this year... And when a city clears that 50-point threshold, the authors of the ratings say that its local bike culture has firmly taken root — and that every new roadway improvement will inspire more improvements, rather than a fierce fight against a car-dominated status quo.
"Once you've hit 50, your city probably has a pretty good low-stress bike network," said Martina Haggerty, the senior director of local innovation at PeopleForBikes. "[That's] not to say that there aren't still improvements to be made [but it] probably means that more people are riding bikes in those communities because they feel safe and comfortable. And when more people start riding bikes, those people tend to become advocates for better bike infrastructure and for pro-bike policies, which, [in turn,] will get more people riding."
https://mastodon.social/@mckra1g/112627416399622651 mckra1g@mastodon.social - First bike ride with Gladys since my wipe out on my roller skates (in May). My right arm is almost at 100%, but steering is still a bit shaky.
I really love the murals around town. This one is in Roscoe Village, at the intersection of School and Damen.
[ artist: @0uizi ]
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#GladysOTR #bike #bikes #bikeCHI #chicago #cycling #BikeTooter #StreetArt #UrbanArt #flowers #peonies #echinacea
A big day in #Ottawa for #biking today, as we officially got the #Rideau River Ped #Bridge officially opened. Three city counsellors, two MPPs, one MP and several others were on hand to cut the ribbon and set the #bikes rolling.
Credit goes to counsellors Shawn Menard and Riley Brockington for prying the bridge away from the contactor and get it into service for summer.
Today we travelled to the #CityOfBath, which is just over an hour away by train, making it suitable for a day trip. We cycled to our #RailwayStation and left our #bikes there. In #Bath, we only used pubic #buses and walked everywhere; we were lucky that although today had been planned well in advance, the weather was wonderful.
After a quick visit in the morning to the #UniversityOfBath, we spent most of our time wandering around the centre of the #city. The #RoyalCrescent has houses on its perimeter, curved in a #CircularArc, overlooking a park on the lower slopes.
The #RiverAvon flows through the city and here, you can see it and also one of the famous #bridges, called #PulteneyBridge, which has shops over the span.
There's a nice walk along a stretch of the #river and here you can see the bridge from which the last #photograph was taken. I like the reflection of the river on the underside of the #arch.
#BathAbbey is made of the same stone that most of the #city is made and it gives a uniformity and harmony giving #Bath a unique character.
Ich warte immer noch...
RIP Natenom. Gestern war Demo entlang unfall-auffäliiger Punkte im Straßennetz, diese https://changing-cities.org/natenom-bundesweite-schweigeminute-fuer-getoeteten-radaktivisten/ #stopkillingcyclists
Danke an alle die bei Nieselregen und unfreundlichem Mistwetter dabei waren.
Um die Torstraße zu entschärfen wünsche ich mir sie wie abgebildet. Deutlich abgeteilte Radfahrstreifen, eine Verringerung der Fahrstreifen für motorisierten Verkehr. Neben sich zuträglich verhaltenden Autofahrys natürlich. Kann ja nur besser werden.
#berlin #torstraße #criticalmass #bikes #fahrrad #natenom #stopkillingcyclists
♲ The War on Cars - 2023-02-09 15:47:40 GMT
"Amplified calls for street safety could be among the most powerful legacies of e-bike rebate programs — not only in Denver, but in the many US states and cities now considering launching their own. If so, they could finally put to rest questions of whether to upgrade bike infrastructure before or only after many residents are riding, a challenge that has bedeviled US cities."https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-09/denver-s-e-bike-rebate-program-has-a-hidden-power
Last week, I took my old #bicycle to a #cycling charity shop that refurbishes old #bikes and then sells them at a low price to anyone who can't afford a brand new one. To me that's a much better way of giving it a new lease of life than to take it to a recycling centre where anyone who picks it up will have to spend more money repairing and replacing worn out parts to make it road worthy again. They also train volunteers to become bike mechanics.
Hey everyone, I’m #newhere on this pod, though not on Diaspora, being on my third pod now. Like a number of other people I am a refugee from dapor.net. (Danke für die Zeit dort, Frank!) I’m interested in #baking, #bikes, #chinese, #hamradio, #japanese, #languages, #linguistics, #music and #taiwan. And possibly a few other things...
Ein Fels nahe der Mündung des Banfe-Bachs in den Edersee.
#myphoto, #EderseeNo. 2, #DaLiegtDerFels, #FürstentumWaldeck, #Nordhessen, #ViaAdrana
A rolling stone gathers no moss. (English #proverb)
#SilentSunday, #SprichwortFoto, #Banfe, #Edersee, #Moos, #Fels, #Bäume, #moss, #rock, #trees, #Foto, #photo, #Natur, #nature, #Fahrrad, #bikes, #bike, #fedibikes, #Radtour, #EderseeRundweg, #EderauenRadweg = #EderRadweg = #ER, #Hessen, #fedibikes, @fedibikes_de group, @fedibikes group
8.1 Ein Fenster der von 1665 bis 1667 erbauten barocken evangelischen #Schlosskirche in #Schwalmstadt - #Ziegenhain.
#myphoto, #DieKircheImDorfLassen No. 8.1, #TourDeRotkäppchenland, #Nordhessen
#FensterFreitag, #WindowFriday, #Rotkäppchenland, #Schwalm, #Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, #Foto, #photo, #Kirche, #Church, #Église, #Церковь, #Chiesa, #Iglesia, #Kerk, #教會, #教会, #チャーチ, #教堂, #Fahrrad, #bikes, #bike, #fedibikes, #Radtour, #SchwalmRadweg, #R4 #Hessen, #fedibikes, @fedibikes_de group, @fedibikes group
Das #Rathaus von #Melsungen an der #Fulda im #Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in #Nordhessen, ein in den 1560er Jahren errichtetes #Fachwerkhaus.
#myphoto, #Fachwerk, #AmWegesrand
Das Rathaus von Melsungen ist ein in den 1560er Jahren errichtetes Fachwerkhaus im Zentrum der nordhessischen Kleinstadt Melsungen. Das Gebäude steht nach allen Seiten frei und hat drei vorkragende Obergeschosse. An den Ecken des Rathauses befinden sich vier polygonale Ecktürmchen. Aus dem Dach ragt ein Mittelturm, in dem sich zweimal täglich, um 12 Uhr und 18 Uhr, eine geschnitzte Holzfigur zeigt, die das Melsunger Wahrzeichen, den #Bartenwetzer, darstellt.
( https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus_Melsungen )
#Foto, #photo, #Fahrrad, #bikes, #biking, #fedibikes, #Radtour, #D-Route, #D-Route9, #FuldaRadweg = #Radfernweg #R1, #ChattengauFuldaRadweg = #R12, #Hessen, #fedibikes, @fedibikes_de group, @fedibikes group
**7.1 Fenster der evangelischen Kirche in #Waldeck - #Nieder-Werbe am #Edersee, ein Kunstwerk des Glasmalers Erhardt Jakobus Klonk.
#DieKircheImDorfLassen No. 7.1, #KunstAmWegesrand No. 6**
#ErhardtJakobusKlonk, #ErhardtJakobus, #Glasmalerei, #StainedGlass, #Vitrail
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhardt_Jakobus_Klonk
#myphoto, #FürstentumWaldeck, #Nordhessen, #Kirchenradweg, #EderseeRundweg, #ViaAdrana
#FensterFreitag, #WindowFriday, #Foto, #photo, #Kirche, #Church, #Église, #Церковь, #Chiesa, #Iglesia, #Kerk, #教會, #教会, #チャーチ, #教堂, #Kunst, #Art, #Fahrrad, #bikes, #bike, #fedibikes, #Radtour, #EderauenRadweg = #EderRadweg = #ER, #Hessen, #fedibikes, @fedibikes_de group, @fedibikes group
#Fahrräder für die #Ukraine : Zwei Räder, damit es rollt
Die Initiative #bikes4ukraine bringt ausrangierte Fahrräder in die Ukraine. Dort werden sie dringend gebraucht – vielerorts fährt nicht mal mehr ein Bus.
https://taz.de/Fahrraeder-fuer-die-Ukraine/!5930975/
WE SEND #BIKES TO HELP UKRAINE - and we need your donations to make it happen!
