PedalGR 2010

  • 9/22/10
  • 9/8/10 -- The Summer's End Party/Ride
  • 8/25/10 -- TBD
  • 8/11/10 -- TBD
  • 7/28/10 -- Millennium Park & Versluis Orchard
  • 7/14/10 -- Taco Ride!!! (a fan favorite)
  • 6/30/10 -- Oakhill Cemetery Tour
  • 6/16/10 -- Grand River!
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  • 6/2/10 -- Blandford Nature Center
  • 5/19/10 -- Ride of Silence
  • 5/5/10 -- Huff Park Tour
  • 4/21/10 -- SE Side Kickoff Ride
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Michigan Bicycle Summit Recap

Andy Clarke, Exec. Director of the League of American Bicyclists, and some guy with bike pins.

“There’s no better place than Michigan to show by example that things are changing.” — Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists

Andy Clarke speaks with an English accent that gets your attention right away.  How did [...]

Filling the Bike Shop Desert in GR

I am absolutely elated that Ada Bike Shop has purchased Fulton Heights Mower and Bike Repair and will be opening a satellite shop in the coming months at 1311 E Fulton near the Family Fare!  A grand opening is tentatively planned for sometime in the spring.

When I moved to Heritage Hill in 2006, one of [...]

A Quiet Beginning Often Leads to Big Things

Last Wednesday, the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition was officially created.  The seeds that were planted by the first ever Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit on 4/24/09 sprouted into this new organization in the backroom of The Mustache Gallery on South Division Avenue.  I have the honor of being a founding board member and official [...]

BikeStation at Rosa Parks Circle?

Washington DC's new BikeStation – http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/ / CC BY 2.0

A segment on NPR this morning (via Facebook) covered the new, nearly complete BikeStation outside of Washington, DC’s Union Station.

Implementation of the BikeStation concept varies, but they generally provide secure, sheltered bicycle parking for a modest membership fee.  They often have a mechanic on hand [...]

To Helmet or Not To Helmet

I was interviewed yesterday by Grand Rapids Press reporter Jim Harger about whether or not Grand Rapids should pass a mandatory bicycle helmet law requiring ALL bicyclists to wear helmets. I said I would not support this ordinance. (Edit: Here is the article. It turns out that Mr. Harger did not choose to [...]