Bike Month, Coming Again In June 2010: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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How have we missed this for so long? Three of our favourites; local communities, libraries and bicycles; all merged into the one enterprise, known as the Arcata Community Library Bike Project.
link: Library Bikes: Too Good An Idea to be Quiet About : TreeHugger
This week in SEE Magazine there’s an article on ‘The Cycling Commuter’s Conundrum‘ on the trials of commuting by bike in Edmonton.
That’s the problem with cycle commuting in this city: some trips are feasible, while others just plain aren’t. For example, from my home near Southgate, I find riding to Whyte Avenue is pleasant if I cut through the community of Allendale; the roads aren’t used much by cars, the lanes are wide, and there are few lights that interrupt the trek. It’s also easy to carry on north by using the High Level Bridge and zigzagging through the more quiet streets of downtown. My bike trip times are almost on par with driving for these destinations (especially if parking is factored in).
The article also features quotes from Robert Park, Claire Ellick (a city engineer with the Office of Sustainable Transportation) and Bikeology’s own Molly Turnbull.
The owner Mud, Sweat and Gears bicycle shop in Sherwood Park, Paul Burgess is hosting a meet and chat day with Gary Fisher in the store May 9/2009. Gary will be there for the whole day and then we are doing a fundraiser ride for the “Norther Alberta Make a Wish Foundation”. It would be a great opportunity to meet a renouned Canadian bike designer and producer, and, if you like, participate in the fundraiser.
For more information:
Paul Burgess
Mud, Sweat and Gears
133 Main Blvd.
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 3P3
780-449-2453 ph.
780-416-5475 fax
www.mudsweatandgears.ca