Sorry for the delay in my response folks. As you may know, we here at Transit Miami were unable to attend the Cycling Town Hall Meeting co-hosted by Commissioners Ralph Cabrera and Carlos Gimenez several months ago. We received a lot of feedback from those who attended and we have reviewed the recommendations for improvement [...]
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Autobahn shuts down; Germans throw massive street party
Source: Huffingtonpost.com
Kudos to the Germans, they shut down 37-miles of the Autobahn between Duisburg and Dortmund. The result: 3 million people turned out amid fine weather, one million of them with their bicycles. The highway, which crosses North Rhine-Westphalia state, is normally one of Europe’s busiest. Check out more pictures here.
If the Germans can shut [...]
Do bicyclists and pedestrians outnumber cars on the Rickenbacker Causeway on weekend mornings?
Unscientific Transit Miami research says “yes”. On my morning ride today, I decided to count cyclists and cars during 5 minute periods. If you may recall, I shot a five minute video a few weeks ago and I counted about 180 cyclists. Here are the results of today’s handle bar research:
Number of Bikes [...]
Two bike accidents to report on the Rickenbacker
I came upon two separate bike accidents on the Rickenbacker Causeway this morning. Both cyclists did not appear to be seriously injured, and I don’t believe cars were involved in either accident. Both accidents occurred in the south bound bike lane/shoulder; the first accident occurred on the William Powel Bridge and the second one near [...]
South Florida Bike Expo This Weekend
[ July 17, 2010; 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. July 18, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]
The South Florida Bike Expo takes place this weekend and supposedly it will be the largest expo and sale of bicycles and bicycle accessories in South Florida’s history.
The South Florida Bicycle Coalition will also be there spreading the bike gospel. Please stop by and say “hello”. SFBC is looking for volunteers, so if you [...]
FDOT is coming to the Upper East Side; so is Transit Miami
[ July 15, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Well folks, yours truly, is moving from Brickell to Belle Mead. I’ve just purchased a home with my wife and we should be moving into the neighborhood in a couple of weeks. So don’t be surprised to hear a lot more about issues affecting the Upper East Side on this blog.
I’ll start by saying this, [...]
Transit Miami Shout-Out: Key Biscayne Police Department
Busted!
Some cyclists just don’t seem to get it. Why do some continue to run red lights in Key Biscayne; especially the Crandon Boulevard and Harbour Drive intersection which is extremely dangerous?
Kudos to the Key Biscayne P.D. for rightfully enforcing the law; recently I have seen more and more cyclists respecting red lights in Key Biscayne. [...]
Illinois Law Protects Cyclists From Harassment
The Governor of Illinois has signed into law a bill making it illegal for motorists to crowd or otherwise physically threaten people on bicycles. This law takes the idea behind the ‘3-foot law‘ further, punishing “drivers who intimidate cyclists with threats, crowding or throwing items” with a Class A misdemeanor: up to one year in [...]
Five Minutes on the Rickenbacker Causeway
Call me a dork, but I decided to take five minutes out of my morning ride to shoot a video of the Rickenbacker Causeway on Saturday. The video shows about 180 cyclists riding within this 5 minute period. Amazing!
It seems like every weekend there are more and more cyclists riding. Bicycles easily outnumber cars. When [...]
Transit Miami Shout-Out to La Carreta
A Transit Miami-Shout Out to La Carreta on Key Biscayne for putting up a new bicycle rack. La Carreta is a popular pit stop for cyclists and on any given weekend you will find hundreds of cyclists refueling with pastelitos and coffee. Thank you La Carreta!
New Bicycle Rack at La Carreta on Key Biscayne
Cycling Town Hall Meeting Recap
Unfortunately, we here at Transit Miami were unable to attend the Cycling Town Hall meeting hosted by Commissioners Ralph Cabrera and Carlos Gimenez. If you were able to attend please use the comments section and let us know how it went. We’d love to hear your thoughts.
A special thanks to Commissioners Ralph Cabrera and Carlos [...]
Cycling Town Hall Meeting
[ July 1, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
The below email was forwarded to Transit Miami this afternoon:
Commissioner Carlos Gimenez and I are hosting a cycling community meeting concerning the 25 cents set aside for safety improvements on the Rickenbacker Causeway. The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 6:30 PM at the Coral Gables Youth Center [...]
Bicycle lanes on Miami Beach put on the chopping block?
[ June 23, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Transit Miami received this email regarding Euclid Avenue from Gabrielle Redfern, on behalf of BASIC (Bicycle Activists for a Safe, Integrated City)
Another day, another bicycle facility on the chopping block in the City of Miami Beach. Current plans call for dedicated bike lanes on this road when it gets reconstructed in the nearer future. Even [...]
Cyclist dies in Coral Gables
The good people over at Spokes ‘n’ Folks are reporting that a cyclist was struck and killed by a car last night in Coral Gables while riding with his two children. Luis Adolfo Meza was hit by a car at Segovia Street and Alhambra Circle. City Commissioner Ralph Cabrera, who visited the scene last night, [...]
Video of the Christophe Le Canne Memorial Ride
This video speaks for itself. A special thanks to filmmaker Tony Blazejack and Rydel Deed from Miami Bike Scene.
The Journey is the Thing from Tony Blazejack on Vimeo.
