I was working out of town last week and didn’t get a chance to write anything on the blog. The preceding week was pretty hectic too, so posting has been especially light at Bicycle Design of late. I guess it is just this time of year. [...] 
We spotted these leather double straps on the LEF blog from Chile. We can’t tell if they ship internationally, but a pair of these handcrafted leather straps will set you back a mere 11,000 pesos (roughly $22 USD).
The LEF blog also features lots of news [...]
Silver Spring Trails has a few pictures from Europe showing people living, biking and walking right alongside trams.
RTC trail blog picks up on Lot 31 and adds this.
Peter Gray, of the Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail, worked to ensure these improvements were part of the [...]
LIZ HATCH via here 
From Streetsblog:
McCain and Coburn released a report [PDF] criticizing 100 projects being funded by the Obama administration's stimulus law. On the senators' hit list were three bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects, in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota.
The report may have backfired on critics of federal bike-ped investment [...]
A couple of months ago, on a sunny Tuesday morning in October, I hiked up Thunder Mountain and wrote a blog post called "Modern Romance." This is its continuation.
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Cities for Cycling, a new initiative to push bike planning innovation in America with roots in Portland, was officially launched at an event in Washington D.C. last night.
Streetsblog was at the event and reported this from New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan:
“Some of the [...]
BikeBlogNYC is giving away an iPod touch as a promotion for the upcoming iPod application Bike Club Games. Visit www.bikeblognyc.com for more info.
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video of the 2009 Capital Cross Classic atFrom our guest blogger, Georgie Hobbs
Bad drivers are blamed for road accidents. People are too old, too young, too drunk, too male, too female or simply too witless to drive without incident in the city. Or so we think. (Others might add archaic urban planning with narrow roads (in)complete with [...]
Here's Jeanette Wang's report on her mostly successful attempt to ride, not drive - in hot, humid, rainy Singapore! Nicely written and fun to read.... From the Straits Times, never before cited on my blog. Go, Jeanette! [...] The C Street, NE blog reports that DDOT has started putting door hangers up about a transportation and environmental study of the C Street and North Carolina Ave, NE corridor from 21st St. to 15th St. Both C and North Carolina have bike lanes. One of the goals will [...]
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here.
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