As Seattle Mayor, Mike McGinn Will Keep Riding His Bike
SEATTLE — After last night’s Town Hall meeting, I asked Mike McGinn if he was going to ride the horse what got him there — … Read more
Police arrest cyclist: A double standard?
Seattle Times: “A 32-year-old bicyclist accused of running over a 6-year-old boy near Pike Place Market on Friday, leaving the child hospitalized with serious facial … Read more
Riders Down: Shorter days, worse weather, more tragedy
There’s been a spike recently in rider deaths, perhaps a time-of-year thing. Although the usual culprits are cited (right hooks, dump truck carelessness and the … Read more
Daily Roundup: Creative ways to make $$ from cycling, the nation’s bike boom, ‘lectronic shifting and more
Amusing piece from MadConomist.com on how to make money from bicycling. The furniture thing is truly inspired. More on the nation’s bike-commuting boom: New York. … Read more
Can Elected Bike Riders Impel Change We Can Believe In?
With the election of Mike McGinn as mayor of Seattle and re-election of Council president Richard Conlin, it now looks as though the two most … Read more
A second look at L.A. physician 'bike rage' case
Bike Radar has a detailed report on the “landmark case” of the LA physician recently convicted for doorstopping cyclists. We see the conviction as significant … Read more
Riding to Win
They snickered when Mike McGinn started off his campaign by showing up at cycling events with “MIKE BIKES” stickers. How quaint. He’s going after the … Read more
Daily Roundup: SRAM takes hit as well, LA’s ‘Dr. Doomcycle’ is guilty, Paris’ bike-sharing
SRAM cannot elude the downturn. Doesn’t have to give numbers but says it is “in that same ballpark” as Shimano’s negative 25 percent. Is the … Read more
Let There Be Justice
I was out of town and unable to attend the Traffic Justice Summit at Seattle’s City Hall a couple of weeks ago, but thanks to … Read more
Vote for … a cyclist?
Should a cyclist vote for a political candidate simply because he or she is a fellow cyclist? Obviously the answer is no. Otherwise we would … Read more