Bike cops by Sura, October 24

Bike cops help make our streets safer.
They broaden bike culture.
They’re more accessible as human beings and are easier to get to know.
They have closer and longer eyes on the streets.
They’re faster than cops on foot.

I talk to bike cops almost every time I see them.

We need more.

24 Oct 2007 | 10:18 pm | Safety, Streets, Bicycles, Pedestrians | Read 1 comment - Add your comments

Bike-sharing programs by Sura, October 22

The Madison Mayor’s Platinum Biking City Planning Committee has concluded that the
bicycle is a vehicle for social change.

How exciting is that!!

Madison is trying to become the best city for bicycling. If they can do it, so can we!

They have also started a bike sharing program which now operates it as a lending library.

The city of Milwaukee is looking at starting this also. I’ll post more details when I find them.

22 Oct 2007 | 10:19 pm | Streets, Bicycles, Pedestrians | No comments yet - Add your comments

Community Bike Cart Design by Sura, October 12

Check out this website to make your own bike cart:

Community Bike Cart Design

• To design a bicycle trailer that is strong and versatile enough to transport the cargo that you could in a car, but simple and cheap enough that anybody could build one themselves with and for their community
• To distribute the design for the trailers as widely as possible free of charge
• Keep the costs and complexity to a minimum; the trailer costs $30 in parts and can be built in 8 to 15 hours with only a drill, oxy-acetylene torch, and basic hand tools like a hacksaw and a file
• Decrease our dependence on automobiles by making cheap bicycle trailers available as a viable alternative to car use

12 Oct 2007 | 10:40 am | Streets, Bicycles, Pedestrians, DIY - Do It Yourself | No comments yet - Add your comments

Where do we need more stop signs and traffic calming? by Sura, October 6

6 Oct 2007 | 10:27 am | Safety, Questions for Constituents, Streets, Bicycles, Pedestrians | Read 4 comments - Add your comments

Recreating Public Commons by Sura, September 20

a great video about neighbors using art to calm traffic and create a pedestrian-friendly community using the streets and public spaces.

you can read more and see other videos here or here

20 Sep 2007 | 3:40 pm | Streets, Bicycles, Pedestrians | No comments yet - Add your comments

Supporting Bicyclists / Reducing Automobile traffic by Sura, September 9

Bill Sell, an avid bicyclist, sent me this video, about different kinds of bike lanes, making streets safer in NYC. Why not apply some of these principals in Milwaukee? What do you think? Continue reading ‘Supporting Bicyclists / Reducing Automobile traffic’

9 Sep 2007 | 4:42 pm | Streets, Bicycles, Pedestrians | No comments yet - Add your comments

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