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From Alternet: Trip is to protest mountaintop removal mining by Brittney Moore Sam Evans wants the voices of Appalachian families near coal mining sites to be heard, so he’s cycling to Washington, D.C., to hand-deliver protest letters written by mining communities. “The bike ride for me is...

Courtest of Fossil Fool at Rock The Bike:

Joshua Poppel of the New York Bicycling Coalition wrote about tonight’s Albany Common Council meeting in his first post for RocBike.com. (Welcome, Joshua!) The meeting was attended by a half-dozen cyclists — Mary Lou, Joshua, Andrew, Tom, George and me. Mary Lou, Joshua and I each spoke during...

Jason sez: Here’s what’s happening in Albany during Capital Bike Month. More info is at NYBC.net. DOWNLOADS Capital Bike Month flyer (PDF) 50 Ways To Celebrate Bike Month (PDF) Ride of Silence flyer (PDF) Poster Contest Rules (PDF) Safe Cycling For Kids flyer (PDF) EVENTS May 1st-31st “Let...

From the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has a host of fun suggestions to get you walking and biking around town! And if you’re already doing so regularly, this is your chance to be part of a larger event, and inspire others to enjoy active transportation. April 7-13 is...

This announcement was on the Rochester activist list this morning: Bike Santa and the Bike Repair Helpers Spring into Action, Giving Away Bicycles to Kids Organized Through the First Genesis Missionary Baptist Church on Dec. 8th at Santa’s Bike Shop, 226 Hudson Ave. Contact: Dan Lill via e-mail...

While I was browsing today on my lunch hour at Greenwood Books, I got a chance to hear Mayor Duffy on our local NPR affiliate, WXXI. He was on the talk show, 1370 Connection. A caller complained about there being too many cyclists on downtown sidewalks. Mayor Duffy agreed, and said, “I’m...