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From the New York Times:
By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL
Published: December 31, 2008 Photo: Wendy Carlson for The New York Times
After a summer of their dreams, bicycle store owners are facing a grim reality this winter.
Big increases in business this year led...
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From today’s New York Times: After a pilot run in 2007, United Parcel Service is once again adding bicycle carriers to meet its holiday demand. It’s a tack that, like alternative fuel vehicles and other measures the company has historically taken...
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Here’s an article from AlterNet featuring an excerpt from Chris Carlsson’s book:
Bikes Point the Way to a Sustainable Future Read More...
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Courtest of Fossil Fool at Rock The Bike: Read More...
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This came a couple days ago from Amy in Albany:
Anyone have any suggestions for how to safely teach my son
to bike in traffic in Albany? He’s 8, and when we’re not on residential suburban streets (we live in Delmar) we’ve always had...
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From Tuesday’s Albany Times Union:
Albany wants to jump on cycling
Consultant sought to develop master plan for bike lanes, routes
By TIM O’BRIEN, Staff writer First published: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
ALBANY — With high gas prices...
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From today’s New York Times: In Hard Times, Profit at Rochester Transit System
By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Published: September 14, 2008
At a time when public transportation systems around the country are struggling with soaring fuel costs and pinched budgets...
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This is from today’s Albany Times Union:
Disabled man’s mobility taken in street theft
Custom three-wheeler was Jeff Elsbree’s sole means of transport
By PAUL GRONDAHL, Staff writer
First published: Friday, September 5, 2008
ALBANY —...
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My family and I were riding our Xtracycles back from a Hair of the Dog show at Ten Broeck Mansion last night when we came upon Loren Grugan from the Albany Rickshaw Co. He’s been mentioned on RocBike here and here. We found him at Washington Park...
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One of the things I like most about Albany is the close-knit and welcoming community of bicycle riders who get around the city on two wheels. I’ve met so many great people because I turn my pedals rather than stepping on them. Take Bob, for example...
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The Albany Times Union ran a commentary piece this morning on bike trails:
Bike trails idea needs steering
By MARLENE KENNEDY, Executive Business Editor
First published: Friday, August 22, 2008
Long ago and far away, a bicycle was my main mode of transportation...
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From the Albany Business Journal: The owner of the new Albany Rickshaw Co. has teamed up with the Lark Street Business Improvement District to promote his pedicab business.
Loren Grugan, a 17-year Albany Police Officer, formed his rickshaw company in...
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The fine folks at EcoVelo just let me know about their site. Here’s their description:
Utilizing bicycles for transportation to reduce our impact on the environment.
Welcome to EcoVelo. This site is the public expression of our personal commitment...
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Don’s Bike
After posting my story about our bicycle camping adventure, I was contacted by Don Lubach from s24o.com, a site dedicated to the Sub-24-Hour Overnight bicycle excursion. Head on over there and check out Doug’s site, and tell him...
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Turns out that the kind of bicycle camping we just did at Five Rivers is known as an S24O, which is geekese for a “Sub-24-hour Overnight.” The fine folks at Rivendell Bicycle Works have a few things to say (and sell) regarding bicycle camping...
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