@bikelaneuprise: Ladies and gentlemen we have ourselves another standoff @ClintonBikeLn I’m not moving @USPS y’all need to back up and vacate the bidirectional bike lane. @AldReilly He’s calling his supervisor to ha...…
Interesting study. Will dig deeper when I get some time.
As a person who now uses my bicycle as my main form of transportation, I wanted to push back but it makes sense after skimming the article... Contrary to my personal experience, the average person probably uses their bicycle as a recreational weekend activity or for running hyper-local errands. OTOH, the eBike is more likely to be marketed/recognized as a permanent alternative to cars and has a range of +30 mile nowadays.
It's all the same as long as it results in more investment in the infrastructure
@bikelaneuprise: Ladies and gentlemen we have ourselves another standoff @ClintonBikeLn I’m not moving @USPS y’all need to back up and vacate the bidirectional bike lane. @AldReilly He’s calling his supervisor to ha...…
I’m not sure.
Part of me thinks she should have gotten out of the way and addressed the issue later with city officials and the post office.
Part of me thinks this mini protest is necessary to get people to understand that bike lanes are important and they ought to be respected like any other vehicle lane.
I’m not sure.
Part of me thinks she should have gotten out of the way and addressed the issue later with city officials and the post office.
Part of me thinks this mini protest is necessary to get people to understand that bike lanes are important and they ought to be respected like any other vehicle lane.
i think people should be more aggressive about vehicles obstructing the bike lane. when a bike lane alongside passing car traffic is blocked it literally increases the danger for cyclists when they have to leave the bike lane to go to into another lane with other vehicles. whether it's done consciously or sub-consciously, I interpret the action of blocking the bike lane as a "fukk your safety" to cyclists and at that point it's "fukk you too".
there are real consequences for blocking the bike lanes and it's not enough to just complain to some pencil-pusher, the individual on the ground operating the vehicle is often the primary catalyst. some people "know" the rules but they don't know why the rules/policy exists in the first place. in my opinion what she did was a public service.
Interesting study. Will dig deeper when I get some time.
As a person who now uses my bicycle as my main form of transportation, I wanted to push back but it makes sense after skimming the article... Contrary to my personal experience, the average person probably uses their bicycle as a recreational weekend activity or for running hyper-local errands. OTOH, the eBike is more likely to be marketed/recognized as a permanent alternative to cars and has a range of +30 mile nowadays.
It's all the same as long as it results in more investment in the infrastructure
Now that I hop on my ebike to work,( I don't use the electronic function of it, but it's there if I need to) I do find myself just riding more. I had to pick up a pickleball set...I hopped on the bike and rode to target...I was like "I'll figure a way to carry all this shyt when I get there" parked on the bike rack and that was that. Unless I'm riding on an outing with my friends I don't really stop and shop. But with my ebike I do whatever....so I find myself riding a lot more and not just for the fitness or sport aspect.
I have respected cyclists in the past because by reading about the demands of their races and watching tours on tv, I could tell it was difficult.
But now that I have my first bicycle since I was a kid, I really feel the difficulty. Because I’m an old head and not in the best shape. And while my town has a ton of hills, it’s not 1500 meter climbs.
I was out for almost 2 hours and even with walking some parts, I still averaged a 149 heart rate. I was fukkin dying out there.
Those of you who been cycling for a while, much respect. For real.
Hills ain’t no joke, people don’t realize how hilly they cities be because they’re usually traveling in cars or some type of automobile and it hides slight inclines.
Damn, y’all got me considering upgrading my wheels
All this time I been riding without patches, tubes, or a pump
Went on a gravel route I've done a couple times on an older bike, 4 miles in and got a flat
Walk back was embarrassing with mountain bikers riding by like , only 1 breh stopped to ask if I was ok
Think maybe my psi was too high, not sure what happened but I'd bet it happened going down hill fast and maybe hit some sharp rocks
All this time I been riding without patches, tubes, or a pump
Went on a gravel route I've done a couple times on an older bike, 4 miles in and got a flat
Walk back was embarrassing with mountain bikers riding by like , only 1 breh stopped to ask if I was ok
Think maybe my psi was too high, not sure what happened but I'd bet it happened going down hill fast and maybe hit some sharp rocks
All this time I been riding without patches, tubes, or a pump
Went on a gravel route I've done a couple times on an older bike, 4 miles in and got a flat
Walk back was embarrassing with mountain bikers riding by like , only 1 breh stopped to ask if I was ok
Think maybe my psi was too high, not sure what happened but I'd bet it happened going down hill fast and maybe hit some sharp rocks
Yea i'm thinking about just going tubeless on all my wheelsets but might still just buy a flat kit and practice patching. If I stick with tubes I'm def leaning toward just keeping a new tube like you
Palm Desert is starting an incentive program to put more bike racks at businesses and shopping centers in the city. The city would cover the cost up to buy the racks up to $1,000, and install them for property owners interested in participating in the "Unite Palm Desert Bicycle Rack Incentive Program." The City Council approved the program on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Sherry Barkas/The Desert Sun
Palm Desert is launching an incentive program that would deliver bicycle racks valued at up to $1,000 each to business and commercial property owners throughout the city.
The City Council unanimously approved the Unite Palm Desert Bicycle Incentive Program on Thursday, setting aside $20,000 in Air Quality Management District funds for the program.
Property owners can choose between four rack models – one shaped like a bicycle; a coil rack; wave rack or a grid style rack.
At least 20 businesses could benefit from the program by installing the racks, which range from $400 to $1,000 each, said Deborah Glickman, management analyst with the city’s economic development department.
The city would buy and install the racks, and property owners would need to keep them in place for three years. The city will be reimbursed at a prorated amount if a business or property owner removes a rack before the end of the three-year period, Glickman said.
The city began talking about a bike rack incentive program in January as council members and staff began hearing from the community about the increased need.
With completion of a portion of CV Link and bike lane improvements on San Pablo Avenue and elsewhere in the city, more people have been riding their bikes around town, officials said.
“We need places to also park these bicycles when they go into commercial shopping centers,” Eric Ceja, deputy director of development services, said during a Jan. 13 council meeting.
The council approved the Unite Palm Desert Bicycle Rack Incentive Program 4-0 Thursday without discussion. Mayor Pro Tem Sabby Jonathan was absent.
Applications for the racks can be found on the city’s EngagePalmDesert.com website, or call City Hall at (760) 346-0611 for more information.
All this time I been riding without patches, tubes, or a pump
Went on a gravel route I've done a couple times on an older bike, 4 miles in and got a flat
Walk back was embarrassing with mountain bikers riding by like , only 1 breh stopped to ask if I was ok
Think maybe my psi was too high, not sure what happened but I'd bet it happened going down hill fast and maybe hit some sharp rocks
Yea i'm thinking about just going tubeless on all my wheelsets but might still just buy a flat kit and practice patching. If I stick with tubes I'm def leaning toward just keeping a new tube like you
NEW YORK (AP) — The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant's latest way to get packages to your door.
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UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities
By JULIE WALKER and TED SHAFFREY
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UPS worker Dyghton Anderson peddles an eQuad electric bike in a bicycle lane while delivering packages, in New York, Tuesday, July 14, 2022. Delivery giant UPS is going back to the future in its latest way to get packages to the doors of its millions of customers. The company is considering launching a fleet of pedal- and battery-powered cargo cycles for deliveries in some of the country's most congested cities. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
NEW YORK (AP) — The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant’s latest way to get packages to your door.
UPS unveiled Tuesday a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some of the world’s most congested streets and to reduce its carbon footprint. The company is trying to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
The slimmed-down vehicles don the company’s gold-colored logo and accompanying stripe on a dark brown background. But the “eQuad” — as the company calls it — garnered amusement from passersby.
Ian Lagowitz had never seen one and walked over to give it a look.
“It’s funny looking,” he said, “but it’s probably good for the city, right?”
Mohammad Islam called the vehicle “cool stuff,” and wished the program well.
“Big trucks always blocking the traffic,” he said, “so if they do that kind of stuff, it’s 10 times better for everybody.”
The pedal-powered vehicle was dwarfed by one of the company’s more traditional delivery trucks, which rumble through traffic and sometimes draw the ire of motorists trying to get by parked trucks on narrow streets.
Delivery companies have tried all sorts of ways to deliver packages — from traditional vans to drones. The company now has a fleet of more than 1,000 electric vehicles and thousands more that aren’t powered by traditional gas engines.
UPS said a trial run is focused on New York City and in several cities in Europe.
“New York is a complicated city, when we look at the density,” said Nicole Pilet, the industrial engineering director for UPS. “So if we can have success here in the city, then we can see how we implement in other cities throughout the U.S.”
The company had its start in Seattle more than a century ago and the first deliveries were made by foot or bicycle. As the company grew, its motorized fleet did, too.
“This is right in my wheelhouse,” said Dyghton Anderson, a 22-year-old UPS delivery person and an avid cyclist who is helping pilot the program. “I ride to and from work — from all the way from the Bronx all the way to here on 43rd — so it’s pretty comfortable for me.”
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