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Month: November, 2006

into the unknown

human velocity

Talk about a graduation gift… Nathan John, in his final year of college, won a fellowship competition that allows pays him to ride his bike, shooting stills and video, through several of the major metropolises of the world. The project is an attempt to document, artistically, the experience of traveling through the world at a [...]

roses

Even if your sewers are designed to resemble Roman aquaducts, the need for sewers stands to remind us that we’re all the same (inequalities of wealth be damned).

signs

Durham to get a skate park?

If you want it to happen, this is the time to speak up. If you want to make sure BMX bikes are not only allowed but included in design plans, come to this meeting. Below is the invitation/email from Camille Berry, Executive Director of Central Park. Pictured, the skate park in Cary, NC. You are [...]

update: County adopts Durham Bike Plan

As of just a few hours ago, the County Commissioners of Durham adopted the Durham Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan on their consent agenda. Thanks to all who wrote the County Commissioners showing your support. Next up, the City Council. If you haven’t yet sent an email to City Council supporting the Bike Plan, you can [...]

highway robbery

So, who causes traffic congestion? The slow(er) bicyclist, or the car? What you’re looking at is the visual representation of the difference between 35 people in single-occupant cars and those same 35 people in a multi-modal distribution. The municipal government of Denver, CO was the creative force behind this visualization. Edit: Thanks to Jacquie Phelan [...]

busy morning

don’t forget to vote today

bike path cat update

seen again today