Author Archives: mark

Tweet Many cities are putting in new cycling facilities– successfully attracting new riders. As I think about all the things that we cyclists can do to improve their image– stopping at a red light seems the most visible and by … Continue reading →

Tweet I think it’s time to make a shout out for all the good things people routinely do.   First off thanks to the courteous drivers who… don’t exceed the speed limit.   It seems like everyone’s speeding everywhere these days.  If … Continue reading →

Tweet Or scared the crap out of me, or made bikers look really bad.  Following up on an earlier post “how do you communicate with people who are acting badly?”, my girlfriend came up with the best candidate so far: … Continue reading →

Tweet I’ve been slowing down lately on my bike.  Surprisingly, I don’t think I’m actually losing much if any time getting where I need to go.  The strategy is really pretty simple:  I generally have plenty of time to watch … Continue reading →

Tweet One element of civil streets is conversations.  This is Bay State Bike Week in Massachusetts where I live.  As a commuter cyclist I’ve been going to some events to promote Civil Streets. Yesterday I was talking to David Watson, … Continue reading →

Tweet I was really heartened to get an email from an advocate in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn.  They’re looking to make the streets safer for pedestrians– especially mothers with kids.  They want to buy some stickers.  There are … Continue reading →