Tucson Velo

Depending on where you look, we may have hit the century mark yesterday and not in miles, but degrees fahrenheit. Whether it did or didn’t isn’t all that important. We know the sauna is upon us and we’ll we “enjoying” it until September. Just because it’s getting hot, doesn’t mean you have to stop riding, [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. National Infographics: Where is Bike Commuting Growing the Fastest? Is This Our Future? Solo Driving Drops in DC as Transit and Biking Soar There’s No Doubt: Traffic Enforcement Cameras Save Lives Noted bicycle journalist Jan Heine explains the argument against separated bikeways Specialized unveils one-of-a-kind bicycle wind tunnel Bicycle hearse [...]

View Proposed route highland path addition in a larger map In the future cyclists riding north or south through the University of Arizona campus may have a new alternative. David Heineking told the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee last week that the University will be adding a bike path between the Highland Avenue Garage and a [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. State Cosmic Cycles reopens in new Flagstaff location National Seven Ways Technology Is Rendering the Automobile Obsolete Refereeing the Raging Debate Over the “Specialness” of Cyclists Driver arrested for killing cyclist known for his anti-cycling views Urban Cycling Hall of Fame will put spotlight on ‘urban bike movement’ Plume – The [...]

We are smack dab in the middle of National Bike Month and this week is Bike to Work Week. It’s also the prime time for releasing lists of the top bike cities. On Monday, The League of American Bicyclists released their updated list of bike friendly communities. There were no changes for any Arizona cities. [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. National Watch: Time Lapse of Market Street Bike Traffic on Bike to Work Day Cyclists Are Special, and They Should Have Their Own Rules NTSB: States Should Have Tougher Drunk Driving Rules Millennials Will Drive More As They Age, But Still Less Than Their Parents U.S. PIRG: [...]

I am fairly confident my bike was going to be stolen last night if I hadn’t moved it. I was heading to the University of Arizona to take a final exam in my MBA program. I was a few minutes early and decided to park my bike on the south side of  McClelland Hall next [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Tacks on bike paths endanger Tucson cyclists National Holy Hubway: Hubway Set To Break A Million Trips Bikeside Asks Again: Is L.A. Bike Friendly? Celebrate Bike to Work Week, No Matter What You Weigh Streetfacts #4: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam Riding the wave of the future: Cities [...]

The Sheriff’s Department is urging bicyclists to call their office each and every time they find tacks on Catalina Highway. Deputy Ryan Roher said at Wednesday’s Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee that the department needs as much information as possible to catch the person who is doing it, which means cyclists need to call. He [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. State Police officer gives teen on foot a bike, and helps teach him to ride National New Platinum City in Latest Round of Bicycle Friendly Communities! Maryland Cops Show How Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Should Be Done How Green Is Grocery Delivery in Cities? Commuter Idyll Winner Jake Williams [...]

Cycloefemme day is tomorrow and their are several options for women riders to participate. Don’t know what Cyclofemme is? Here’s a description from the Cyclofemme site: CycloFemme is a Global Women’s Cycling Day created TO HONOR THE PAST and the emancipation of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, for the freedom to choose and the chance to wear [...]

The National Ride of Silence is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15 and Southern Arizona Cyclists have two options for participating. The Ride of Silence started in Dallas Texas to honor a cyclist who was killed in 2003. It was going to be a one time event, but word got out and it spread across the [...]