Last weekend, on Sunday, January 17, 44-year old Christopher Lecanne was killed in a hit-and-run accident while he bicycled on Key Biscayne, a popular area for road cyclists. The driver of the car was under the influence and after hitting Lecanne, dragged his mangled bike for about 4 miles before it became dislodged from under [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Infrastructure’
Hipsters vs Hasids: A Commentary
December 9th, 2009
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A news article from New York was heavily making its way across the cycling blog/Twitter-verse yesterday, about some New York City bicyclists that repainted some bike lanes in Brooklyn. I vaguely registered the news item on my radar, but did not take a moment to read it until a friend of mine sent it to [...]
[Copenhagenize Miami] Definitions: Miamize
December 2nd, 2009
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In saying that I seek to “Copenhagenize” Miami, what exactly does that mean? Copenhagen and Miami are very dissimilar cities, so how can one influence the other? And what is this “Bicycle Culture 2.0″ that I speak of? Think of them as keywords that convey in a tight package a lot of information about the [...]
[Copenhagenize Miami] Definitions: Copenhagenize
December 1st, 2009
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In saying that I seek to “Copenhagenize” Miami, what exactly does that mean? Copenhagen and Miami are very dissimilar cities, so how can one influence the other? And what is this “Bicycle Culture 2.0″ that I speak of? Think of them as keywords that convey in a tight package a lot of information about the [...]
[Copenhagenize Miami] Definitions: Bicycle Culture 2.0
November 30th, 2009
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In saying that I seek to “Copenhagenize” Miami, what exactly does that mean? Copenhagen and Miami are very dissimilar cities, so how can one influence the other? And what is this “Bicycle Culture 2.0″ that I speak of? Think of them as keywords that convey in a tight package a lot of information about the [...]
Help Me To Copenhagenize Miami
November 16th, 2009
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I’ve already mentioned that one of my favorite bicycling blogs is Copenhagenize.com by Mikael Colville-Andersen. Do a Google search for “bicycle blog” and you’ll see it right on the first page, which is how my wife and I found it when we first started getting into bikes. Not only has it spawned a spin-off, Copenhagen [...]
Hearing for New Bike Lanes in Miami Beach
October 27th, 2009
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The Florida Dept of Transportation is going to hold a hearing to gather feedback regarding three proposed segments of bike lanes in an upcoming roadways project in the Normandy Isle section of Miami Beach’s North Shore district. I’m thankful that Bike Miami blogged about this because I have not heard anything about this meeting from [...]
Miami Bicycle Master Plan Unanimously Approved
October 9th, 2009
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The Miami Bicycle Master Plan, crafted after a lot of research by Mike Lydon of The Streets Plans Collaborative (and whom we saw sporting a cool bicycling shirt back in August), went before the City Commission and was unanimously approved.
Let me let that sink in.
Dreaming of Bicycle Boulevards in Miami Beach
October 7th, 2009
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The City of Miami will be hosting an Open House for the community to give some feedback on two proposed Bicycle Boulevards in the NW area of the city. Bicycle boulevards are a special type of shared road with traffic-calming features that make it ideal for bicycle transit; this video from Streetfilms.org showcasing a bike [...]
