For all of those who wondering if non-motorized transportation is good for economic development, check out this article:

In Portland, Cultivating a Culture of Two Wheels

• Do bikes belong on the sidewalk?
• Do you use your right arm to make a right turn?
• Can you sue a government entity that doesn’t repair a bike path?

Check out the answers to these and other important biking questions here: http://www.lmb.org/pages/Resources/Legal/TenMythsAboutBiking.htm

This Sunday’s Parade Magazine had a great article on the future of Train Travel in the US.  The reason I am so excited about this article is that it shows that the conversation about commuting by train has gone mainstream.

Check out the article here: With high gas prices and airport delays, could we make our trains… A Better Way To Travel?

Here’s the start of the article, which I think does a great job of showing the benefits of commuter rail:

“American spent about 3.7 billion hours stuck in traffic last year, burning gasoline whose price had soared by 60%. At the airports, security lines snake endlessly, runways are choked, and delays are common. One recent study found that, between January and August 2007, one in four flights arrived late; 159 flights were kept on the tarmac for more than three hours in August. As a result, more than half of U.S. businesses augment commercial air travel with expensive corporate jets and charters. Isn’t there a better way?

One solution is staring us in the face. Many transportation experts insist that the best answer to transportation gridlock is efficient intercity rail travel. Trains use one-fifth less energy than cars or planes. They run in bad weather. They’re business-efficient and tourist-friendly. ”

Forget SUVs, check out SUBs.  Spot Utility Bikes, that is.  A kind reader just sent me this great link to a website where you can purchase one of your own: www.xtracycle.com

Just got the updated URL for the Ann Arbor/Washtenaw County Bike Map.  It’s on the getDowntown website in the Bike Maps section (under Bike), but I also thought I’d include a link here: Ann Arbor/Washtenaw County Bike Map

enjoy!