January 2010
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10 things I want to do in 2010...
1) Learn how to change a tire tube.
2) Bike 100 miles in one day (Montauk Century 2010).
3) Figure out a good bike route from Brooklyn to Long Island.
4) Buy clipless pedals.
5) Meet lots of other Brooklyn cyclists.
6) Try commuting by bike (at least once).
7) Support great bike-friendly groups like Transportation Alternatives, Times Up and Recycle-a-Bicycle.
8) Organize a group ride.
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December 2009
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NYE party to benefit Bedford Ave bike lane...
Apparently there’s a New Year’s Eve party out in Bushwick tonight to benefit the “Bedford Bike Lane Activist Defense Fund.”
Hold up… There’s a Bedford Bike Lane Activist Defense Fund???
(Found via: Media Mind Candy)
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On Craigslist: Looking for witnesses to car vs.... →
Found this on Craigslist: Some people are looking for witnesses to a recent car vs. cyclist accident at Atlantic and Washington Aves. in Prospect Heights.
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Happy 15th birthday, Recycle-a-Bicycle!
Sorry to have missed this celebration last week. My road bike is a recycle-a-bike — bought it last year and love it.
(Photo credit: builditgreennyc)
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Double-parked cars OUTSIDE of the bike lane on... →
Is this real, or are those cars just lined up at a stop sign? ;-)
(via @gothamist)
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Brooklyn Bike Links: Week 12
(Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Saga edition. Gothamist and Streetsblog have done a great job covering this!)
12/1: DOT sandblasts 14 blocks of bike lane on Bedford Avenue.
12:7: In the wee hours of the morning, rogue Brooklyn cyclists apparently re-paint the bike lane, but are caught by the Shomrim Patrol — and eventually served summonses by police.
12/8: Video surfaces of the alleged...
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Details on tomorrow's Bedford Avenue bike lane... →
If you’re thinking of joining the funeral procession for the Bedford Avenue bike lane tomorrow, here’s are the details in a press release from Time’s Up.
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The Battle of the Bedford Avenue Bike Lane is... →
Click through to this Streetsblog post about some Williamsburg residents who were apparently arrested early this morning after attempting to re-stripe the Bedford Avenue Bike lane.
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Brooklyn Bike Links: Week 11
The Department of Transportation removes the bike lane on a stretch of Bedford Avenue. Freaking out ensues.
Parishioners at a Brooklyn Heights church are parking on the Henry Street bike lane on Sundays — apparently with the blessing of the local precinct. (via Brooklyn Heights blog)
Crowdsourcing bike rack placement in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. (via Wired)
Bike lane and sidewalk...
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