Learning to embrace Toronto’s seasons without a car
Before moving to Toronto, I was confident that I could live here car-free. All those bike lanes! Milder winters than the Minnesota ones that I’d grown up with! A frequent… Continue Reading
Exploring the delights of cycling
Before moving to Toronto, I was confident that I could live here car-free. All those bike lanes! Milder winters than the Minnesota ones that I’d grown up with! A frequent… Continue Reading
As a cyclist, I’m always analyzing items by how much weight they’re going to add and whether I can fit them in my backpack or panniers. Things in glass jars… Continue Reading
Years ago, after an evening downtown, I would brave the traffic on 6th Street to head west toward home. Before Uber and Lyft arrived in Austin, it was only a… Continue Reading
Every now and then, I come across what can only be called gifts to cyclists from some unknown city employee. Or, at least my assumption is that city employees planned… Continue Reading
This week, on the north bound right turn lane on South Lamar Boulevard just before West Riverside Drive, a solid wall barricade was erected. Not even the decency to put… Continue Reading
Today over lunch, my co-workers and I were discussing the crosswalks around Austin and pedestrian rights. My understanding is that zebra striped crosswalks give pedestrians right-of-way over traffic. However, it’s… Continue Reading
Can we talk about biking South Lamar for a moment? Or, the serious stress that it can induce? For bits, there are narrow bike lanes, for scarier stretches, there are… Continue Reading
The rain had stopped and there was an autumnal chill in the air. It was a beautiful evening to bicycle to Bass Concert Hall. Straight No Chaser was playing that… Continue Reading