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Learning to ride a bike
Yesterday we took our girls to the park to practice riding their bikes. You’d think that, having ridden over 300 miles this school year to kindergarten and elsewhere, Jessica, my 5 year old, would have no problems. But the biggest part of learning to ride a bike is learning what balance is. We got her [...]
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Thank you!
I have so much to write about, and this is the really busy season for me. Thanks are in order. First, to Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz and Earl Blumenauer. I’m excited to see my Congresswoman team up with the esteemed Congressman from Portland, Oregon. Below is a link of me with Congressman Blumenauer after we talked [...]
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New Jersey Statewide Bicycle Route Map Project
Some good news. Today on the New Jersey DOT website, it shows that the RBA Group was awarded the New Jersey Statewide Bicycle Route Map Project. Because I’m part of this this team, I am very pleased about this result. I have wanted to map New Jersey for a long time.
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New York Events
On March 1, My daughter Jessica and I are going to my cousin’s presentation in New York City. Here’s a video of my cousin David with Matt Lauer from last summer during the Olympics. While I’m thinking of New York, I’ve got to register for the Five Borough Bike Ride this week.
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Cool Philadelphia Bike Jerseys
Jeff Appeltans (and Lara) have been doing very cool things in Philadelphia when it comes to bicycling. I probably met Jeff through the Bicycle Coalition or TimeCycle Couriers many years ago. He’s always taken positive steps to promote bicycling in Philadelphia. Some of the proceeds from the jerseys Jeff sells (above) benefit Neighborhood Bike Works [...]
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Philadelphia Bike Map, and other projects
Last week David Byrne, of the Talking Heads, spoke at Academy of Natural Sciences’ Bicycle Forum with a number of other speakers. Someone asked the question about why you can’t go into a bike shop and get a current Philadelphia Bicycle Map. I was glad to hear Alex Doty, the Bicycle Coalition Director, say, “Steve [...]
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Trail work on the East Coast Greenway
Yesterday, I helped out the Delaware River City Corporation (DRCC) improve a section of multi-use trail along the river near Pennypack Park. This 1600′ section of gravel pathway is part of the East Coast Greenway, a project that is on it’s way to connecting the whole East Coast from Florida to Maine with a 3000 [...]
Ride Safe
Going along with the last post a bit, Max from bikePHL wrote up a great guide to staying safe when sharing the road. Cool diagrams, too. By recognizing some of the common types of crashes that occur with cars, it’s easier to be careful, know how to avoid them, and ultimately get where you are [...]
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