Ride Boldly!

Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

August 17, 2007
by julie
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Madam Secretary Says: Cycling Isn't Transportation

The Secretary of Transportation made public claims that bicycle facilities and lighthouses are not transportation infrastructure. Transportation is not only about highway development and maintenance! Continue reading

June 25, 2007
by julie
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On Being Called a ‘Hippy’

This weekend, while riding on a county road with a 4-foot shoulder, I was called a ‘hippy,’ along with a number of words unsuitable for family consumption, by a dude in a large SUV-like vehicle. The chief point of his … Continue reading

March 14, 2007
by julie
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City of Minneapolis Online Cycling Survey

The city of Minneapolis is doing an online survey of bicyclists in support of their many worthy cycling facility improvement initiatives. However, I’m a bit put off by a bunch of their questions for bicyclists, sorry to say. While I … Continue reading