May 2013
2 posts
Amsterdam on the Hudson
This past weekend, Transportation Alternatives had the pleasure of providing Bike Valet Parking for Bike New York’s big bike expo. (Thanks, Ken Podziba!)
We parked 3,000 bikes! When i saw this scene I thought immediately of the sea of bikes outside Centraal Railway Station in Amsterdam. It’s a spitting image, right?
You Move Me. No, you really move me: This...
I would really love to have your help in our move from park slope to cobble hill this Saturday! the first shift of fun starts at 9am in park slope (587 11th street) ; second shift at noon in cobble hill (37 douglass) . we’ll be wrapping up around 4pm for beers and brats. In addition to beers and brats (did i mention beers and brats?) you may also receive a special magic spell...
April 2013
6 posts
Franceso Moser takes Manhattan (and New Jersey)
In town to promote his family’s wines, on Sunday morning, April 21, cycling legend Franesco Moser rode north from Manhattan’s Central Park, across the George Washington Bridge, over the Hudson River into New Jersey, up the Palisades’ scenic River Road and to the destination where Lance Armstrong, Erik Zabel and other cycling dignitaries always seem to end up when visiting the Big Apple: Bunbury’s...
jttarleton asked: Hey Paul ,Hope this finds you well. I work with Urban Omnibus, a publication of the Architectural League of New York on cities and design. In our Roundup this week, where we touch on relevant topics in news of the city, we'll of course be highlighting the first bike share dock rollouts, and your photo is one of the best out there at the moment. Would you allow us to use the image in your...
2013 Red Hook Crit / Race Report, Part 3 of 3
photo courtesy Harry Zernike of 9Wmag
“Woman Bicycle Power!” yelled a spectator in the crowd with an accent I couldn’t place. I looked over and saw that she was about my age and aiming her words and motherly smile at some racer lined up behind me.
I turned around and a few rows back spotted 19-year-old Olympian Ingrid Drexel. A beautiful Ingrid smiled back to the stands and waved, looking like...
Red Hook Crit / Race Report, Part 2 of 3
Lining up to do battle: Addison Zawada, Matt Davitt, and me. (photo courtesy Marc Agger)
After my double diss to the Davids Trimble and Vollbach, I was happy to get off the course and out of sight. But before I could even settle into a good solitary sulk, I saw a smiling Mark Gorton.
I met Mark when I first started at T.A. back in 2004. Besides laying out a vision for many of our big street...
2013 Red Hook Crit / Race Report, Part 1 of 3
“Paul White! Get off the course NOW!” Being publicly berated at bull horn volume by David Trimble was humiliating, but not the worst part of my short pre-race qualifying round for the 2013 Red Hook Crit.
About 30 seconds earlier I crashed into Kissena Cycling Club’s David Vollbach, effectively separating his shoulder. Both Davids were friends, and both had selflessly helped me with my advocacy...
February 2013
2 posts
Daily News Bike Bowl: Real New Yorkers 7 , Hamill...
The Daily News editorial board says the letters they print are representative of the letters they get. Over past 3 days, they’ve printed 7 pro biking and safe streets letters in response to Denis Hamill’s morbidly nostalgic “I Hate Bike Lanes” rant. So far, no letters supporting Hamill’s plea for a return to the good old days when bike lanes didn’t mar the...
Virtuous, Not Vicious, Cycles
last time i met with the Daily News editorial board, they said that the letters they print are representative of all the letters they receive on a particular topic. this week, the News has printed FOUR pro bike letters in response to Denis Hamill’s “I hate bike lanes” screed, and ZERO anti bike letters. Who has Denis’ back on bike hate? Not many, apparently.
Vicious...
November 2012
2 posts
Another Great Response to the NY Post from...
To the Editor of the New York Post
Your editorial “Hurricane Janette’s Chaos” is only the latest example of The Post’s continuous battle with what are probably the most significant advances in New York transportation policies in decades. Obviously, cycling is an excellent way to get around when other forms of transportation are disrupted as demonstrated not only in the aftermath of the recent...
My Response to the NY Post's latest anti bike...
Sunday, the New York Post published the latest in a long line of editorials criticizing the City government for working to make New Yorkers safer on our streets and attacking New Yorkers who walk or bike. With no evidence or cause, your paper chose to blame the traffic congestion caused by the subway shutdown on the people coping with that shutdown by biking. After a week which saw entire...
October 2012
1 post
S'blog with the potent sarcactivism! →
S’blog with the potent sarcactivism!
September 2012
3 posts
NYC's First "Bike Friendly Business District"... →
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Barry Bonds at #interbike
Bonds, Barry Bonds, loves to
Bike-loving biz zone reported on ANIMAL →
July 2012
6 posts
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http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/07/12/cop-to-centra... →
To nypd, ‘ers are not even lower order mammals.
http://zoeryder.blogspot.com/2012/07/of-bike-lights... →
Of Bike Lights and Bow Arms
June 2012
7 posts
Please join me for a car-free fish fry + biker...
see you Sunday at high noon!
Father’s Day Fish Fry / Beer Garden (in the street in front of Beer Table)
Sunday, June 17th
11am - 6pm (or until we run out of fish)
Menu = fried catfish with hush puppies, cole slaw, Tickle Sauce + beer (extra)
Regular price for adults = $12, kids $8
Price for folks on bicycles = $10 adults, $7 kids
plus Justin tells me that this special product will be on...
Please join me for a car-free fish fry + biker...
see you Sunday at high noon!
Father’s Day Fish Fry / Beer Garden (in the street in front of Beer Table)
Sunday, June 17th
11am - 6pm (or until we run out of fish)
Menu = fried catfish with hush puppies, cole slaw, Tickle Sauce + beer (extra)
Regular price for adults = $12, kids $8
Price for folks on bicycles = $10 adults, $7 kids
plus Justin tells me that this special product will be on...
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May 2012
18 posts
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/transalt/7309604174/in... →
Photo of NYC bike share stations arriving in Bklyn. Does this feel like
Xmas to you too?
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http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/05/new-york-bike-... →
Multimodal future begins with painted lines in midtown
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http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/biking-busine... →
NYC Bike Biz Boom
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To prep for hordes, where should NYC add next protected lane?
Team T.A rocks the fondo →
and Mr. Warren St. John with the lyrics:
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cibi.me →
Saddle up after siddling up to this bike share
app
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cibi.me →
Saddle up after siddling up to this bike share
app
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Surprised? Biker wins today’s commuter race by 26min. And had 10x fun.
Seaton again with the win →
Seaton again with the win
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Crash Report: Song of the Spinning Wheel
4/29/2012
Prospect Park
To make my Mongoose “SuperGoose” BMX bike sound like a motorcycle, I used to tape a playing card to my chainstay, so that the card stuck halfway through my rear wheel and into the path of the spokes. At slow speeds it sounded like popcorn popping, but as I went faster it sounded like the rattling of a little two-stroke engine— maybe a weed whacker,...
Wow. Evelyn Stevens now on duty at bikenyc.org
April 2012
21 posts
Initial Details About Bike Share Start to Emerge |... →
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http://ow.ly/axhkf →
Siggi himself (!) is out and about handing out free Siggi’s yogurt coupons
to followers of Biking Rules
