October 1, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 3:29 pm
This week's Ask BikeNerd answers questions on preparing for the inevitable flat tires and mechanical issues and how to handle yourself after getting hit by a car. read more →
September 30, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 4:19 pm
The latest American Community Survey shows that the percentage of bike commuters in Seattle was stagnant from 2008 to 2009. BikeNerd is not only not discouraged, he's downright optimistic about the possibility of growth from here on out. read more →
September 28, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 3:39 pm
Amid the news of reduced services, hiring and salary freezes, and scaled-back library and recreation funding, Mayor McGinn sneaked in one promising proposal for alternative transportation: a $13 million funding increase for walking, biking, and transit projects. read more →
September 27, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 2:45 pm
Wickedly-strong fertilizer smell aside, South Lake Union park's grand opening ceremony was the perfect way to spend a lazy Saturday and might have been BikeNerd's entry point into yet another expensive and nerdy hobby, stand-up paddle boarding. read more →
September 24, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 3:11 pm
The gigantic bike industry trade show Interbike is always a gold mine for unbelievably fast, lightweight, race bikes dripping with sex-appeal. But every year, the show sees more and more products for practical, urban bicyclists, many of which are encased in their own pragmatic sexiness. read more →
September 22, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 3:07 pm
BikeNerd came mighty close to getting squished last weekend, all because he wasn't following his own good advice to stay off the sidewalk. read more →
By Josh Cohen at 9:44 am
With so many recent innovations and experiments in on-road bicycle facility design, there's little consensus on how best to design them or even what to call a particular design. But standardization is necessary if Seattle wants to meet its Bike Master Plan goals. read more →
September 17, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 1:53 pm
Starting in 2005 with a single converted parking space in San Francisco, PARK(ing) Day has grown to an international movement with hundreds of cities worldwide converting parking spaces into temporary public parks to reimagine public land use. read more →
September 15, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 1:54 pm
Twitter has been abuzz about an exciting bikey financial fact the past few weeks: Portland built its entire 300-mile network of bike ways for the cost of a single mile of urban freeway. It's an excellent reminder of how comparatively low cost bike infrastructure really is. read more →
By Josh Cohen at 1:45 pm
The proposed 125th St rechannelization project has been controversial from the get go. Opponents of the project have been collecting signatures on a letter to the Mayor demanding more analysis and it appears to be as much an attempt to stall as anything else. read more →
September 13, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 12:21 pm
Spinning saw blades, mechanized ramps, high-powered golf ball cannons, barren holding cells? All part of Smash Putt's bizarro traveling mini-golf installation in SODO. read more →
September 10, 2010
By Josh Cohen at 3:15 pm
The 2011 legislative session still feels far away (we still need to finish electing our legislators, after all), but Bicycle Alliance of Washington already has their priorities laid out. Amongst them: 20mph speed limits, better driver education, stronger passing laws. read more →
