I’ve gotten familiar with the bike rack on the front of TTA Triangle Transit buses over the last few years. Having bike racks on the front of all buses is a common sense move that many municipalities have made. In fact, when I travel somewhere and see that their city buses do not have bike [...]
Kim Cumber of the State Archives pointed me toward this wonderful photo from North Carolina’s first Earth Day celebration. It’s part of the Archives new Flickr photostream, which if you haven’t checked it out, you should. At least, check out the rest of the Archives’ Earth Day photos to get you psyched up for this [...]
and so has the City. The City Racks bike racks are finally being installed. The one pictured above sits just outside The Regulator Bookshop. Look for one near you. The Durham Bike and Ped Advisory Commission website has some photos of a few others. Anyone who’s happy about this can email thanks to Dale McKeel,Durham’s [...]
Below are two photos of Asheville’s city-wide bike rack design. The racks range in size (width) from supporting six bikes to two, each with an “ordinary” on top. While these are not the most functional design for bike racks, they are beautiful, well-used (it was rare to see one without a bike locked to it), [...]
The second in a series on Durham’s unique bike racks, here are two photos of the bike rack that sits between Morgan Imports and Parker and Otis. Speaking of bike racks, the Durham City Racks bike parking program is a year and a half behind schedule. I spoke with Dale McKeel of the City’s Transportation [...]
Frank Hyman won’t let Columbia, SC show up Durham. So, when I posted a photo of a bad ass bike rack I saw down there, he wrote in to remind me of the Biker Bar. In his own words… (edit: this at 101 E. Geer St) photo courtesy of Frank Hyman Called “The Biker Bar”, [...]