Tucson Velo

Local biking and walking advocacy organization, Living Streets Alliance, was awarded a $15,000 grant from Advocacy Advance this week. The matching grant will go toward hiring the group’s first full-time director. Emily Yetman, LSA’s president and founder said the board — without her input — decided to hire her as the group’s director. In addition [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. National The Myth of the Bicycle Helmet — Risk Sense How does Al Roker get to work? By bicycle, of course The Keys to Beating, or at Least Fighting, Climate Change: Bikes, Transit, Parks, Trees DA Gascón Erroneously Blames the Victim in Most Pedestrian Fatalities Helmet Hair, Begone! We’ve Got [...]

Editor’s note: Jay Rochlin has been riding bikes in Tucson for more than 40 years. He says he remembers a time when, if you saw a fellow Tucson cyclist wearing a helmet, you probably knew him or her. Rochlin also wrote this very popular post about bicycling slowly.  I was slowly riding up Mt. Lemmon, enjoying [...]

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The City of Tucson has created a job posting for the city’s vacant bicycle and pedestrian program coordinator position. The position became available when Tom Thivener, the city’s previous bicycle planner, accepted a position leading the newly formed bicycle department in Calgary. Ian Johnson, the chair of the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee, said he was [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Youth summer bike camp gears up National Dutch firm asked to help boost bicycle use in Oakland Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk strikes two bicyclists The Clever Cacophony of ‘Bicycle Sounds’ Bike sharing less than 1 year away for Salt Lake City Can 10000 Bikes Change The Way New Yorkers Travel? Worlds most [...]

When students at Laguna Elementary in the Flowing Wells School District return to school this August, they’ll be able to use two wheels and a newly installed bike track to stay active during recess. The schools’ administration received a $10,000 grant, help from Pima County’s Safe Routes to School instructor Ignacio Rivera de Rosales and [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local UA’s business college namesake Eller hospitalized State Bicycle Cellar expansion cancelled due to county asset decision National Congress Needs to Hear from Everyone who Rides a Bike — Again DRT Day The Upside of iPhones Without Google Transit Directions Memo to New York Post: Dooring Is Illegal, [...]

About 100 cyclists turned out for a bike-in movie Saturday night. Living Streets Alliance hosted the event with Tucson Velo sponsor Ordinary Bike Shop, Downtown Partnership and the Clean Air Program. In addition to the screening of “Bill Cunningham New York,” there was a bike ride, fashion show and raffle. Check out the images from [...]

How not to flash people via http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local UA product, mountain biker Todd Wells makes US Olympic cycling team State Billboard magnate Karl Eller in coma after bicycle fall National Beautiful Bike Accessories For… Not Your Bike Threats to Walking and Biking as Federal Talks Continue New Data Debunks “Bike Bedlam” [...]

More than 100 cyclists and pedestrians were cited during the Tucson Police Department’s targeted enforcement of bicycle and pedestrian violations. Danny Peralta, a TPD motor officer, said Wednesday at the Tucson Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting that 52 cyclists were cited during the two-week enforcement period. Peralta said 37 of those were sidewalk-riding violations. 54 motorists [...]

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