Members of the STAR Team of Ozark Greenways received the following e-mail yesterday (published here with permission) from Brent Hugh, executive director of the Missouri Bicycle Federation, regarding the HB 1250. Hugh had originally alerted us to the bill. His message is in response to our inquiries [...]
cycling SantasCross-country athletes at MSU are not happy about a paving project on the Frisco Highline Trail, according to an article on the front page of today’s Springfield News-Leader.
At the last STAR Team meeting, Ozark Greenways Executive Director Terry Whaley announced that some federal stimulus funds will be [...]
Streetfilms posted a satirical look at a car advocate’s view of the the newly traffic free Times Square. Streetfilms is an NYC based team of filmmakers that has been making films documenting livable transportation issues for some 5 years now, and has dozen so fother shorts to view [...]
Another dark, foggy day in Geneva, with low cloud cover. Only one thing to do …. get above it into the sun.
Starting from the village of Crozet is a fantastic deserted little forest road up the Jura mountains. We did see (and hear) a few hunters, but otherwise it [...]
Another dark, foggy day in Geneva, with low cloud cover. Only one thing to do …. get above it into the sun.
Starting from the village of Crozet is a fantastic deserted little forest road up the Jura mountains. We did see (and hear) a few hunters, but otherwise it [...]
Bicyclists in more than a dozen US cities are planning to ride 29 miles on Sunday, Nov. 29, to mark the 29th anniversary of the first reported AIDS case.
The number of miles may be small but the cause is great. The bike rides are a preview of the Dec. 1 World [...]
I really enjoy bicycling in Springfield. We have so many good things going for our community, among them: a grid street pattern, flat terrain, a bicycle route system, and downtown streets that are mostly narrow with low speed limits.
Now add the progress the STAR Team of Ozark Greenways has made [...]
The STAR Team of Ozark Greenways meets on 18 November at 5:30 p.m. at 319 N. Main Street in the offices of Butler Rosenbury & Partners. It’s “bring a guest night,” which is our not-so-subtle way of acknowledging that to remain an effective committee we need new meat from time [...]
[This is the first of several vendor profiles we'll share in the next month as we prepare to entice you to attend our super-excellent BikeCraft V event coming up on December 5th.]
Bike Cozy’s “Toe Cozies to Keep Feet Dry”
Cozy Beehive has some photos of a nifty looking home brew electronic shifting setup using a couple of toggles, servo motors, and some electronics tucked under the saddle. An amazing effort!
It's never too soon to start planning for a major bike ride next year.
Although cross-country bike travel isn't in the cards for me, I started checking into self-contained or fully supported coast-to-coast bike tours that are offered in 2010.
Here a a few that I stumbled across that are [...]
Portlanders like to take care of their beloved bikes. Here are a few locally made examples; some by an entrepreneurial builder and one sent in by a reader who did it DIY style.
Local artist and craftsman Brennan Conaway has found yet another niche to serve in Portland’s fast-growing population [...]
