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Building a better bike helmet

While I applaud efforts to make biking sexier, I don't believe a fear of lycra is a serious factor in preventing would-be bikers from ge...
A rant from the second wave (but seriously folks, we have a gender problem)

I looked at my blogroll yesterday and realized that all the blogs I regularly read for the most part, written and edited by men. Being a for...
Brooklyn Bridge Congestion

After four years of committed bike commuting, in an effort to reduce the amount of stress in my life, I've pretty much stopped riding in...
Subsidizing homeownership (and the lobbying efforts of the National Association of Realtors)

Last year, after our friend bought a condo in New Haven, we realized that technically we too could afford the downpayment for a home. Swept...
The true cost of car ownership

Infrastructurist and Urban Omnibus recently posted an interview with the co-founder of Zipcar, Robin Chase. If you have the time, the full i...
Courtesy vs Safety, or Getting Shot At vs Getting Run Over

In the bicycling portion of my brain, wedged between the Daredevil Lobe and the This Is Good For Me Cortex, there exists much neuronal traff...
Bike to Work Month, More Than Green PR?

I have had my moments of skepticism about whether the designation of May as "Bike to Work" month does more to fill the "we ne...
What about the disabled? A response to Urbanophile

As I�ve mentioned before, I was born the visual impairment that causes my eyes to wiggle, thus reducing my visual acuity and preventing me f...
It's difficult to be a new urbanist at an Extended Stay

I�ve stayed in a few Extended Stays over the last couple of years. The one thing that you can count on when staying at "the Stay" ...
More Brooklyn Neighborhoods Linked Through Bike Lane Network

Biking from Red Hook to Borough Park yesterday, I was amazed by how much of the way I was able to travel down dedicated (and sometimes prote...

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