Cycling News

Here's a posting of near daily cycling news from across the country, and sometimes interesting things from around the world. If I missed a worthy piece, please pass it on to me.

Local

• How to balance accessibility with bike safety (roncesvallesvillage.ca, Jan 16)
• Open house outlines renovation of Victoria Park subway station (Ontario Mirror Guardian, Jan 24)
  Victoria Park Avenue to get bicycle lanes
• Theft-proof bike racks could roll in by spring (Toronto Star, Jan 18)

Canada

• Council on spin cycle (bclocalnews.com, Oak Bay, Jan 25) also Times Colonist
• We all have to share the roads-something you inattentive cyclists need to remember (The Gateway, Alberta, Jan 24)
• Traffic must be 'calmed': researchers (The Gazetta, Montreal, Jan 23)
• It’s a car, not a gadget hub (The NovaScotian, Jan 20)
• Embracing winter is best way to survive it (Edmonton Journal, Jan 18)
• Winter cyclists get break (Calgary Sun, Jan 21) also Calgay Herald
• Sleepless Nights Fight For Cyclists' Rights (ChartAttack.com, Halifax, Jan 25)
• Eau Claire Market closer to demolition (Calgary Herald, Jan 25)
  The plans show a pedestrian-friendly environment with tree-lined streets and outdoor patios ... and bicycle stalls
• Climate change policy, transportation reality (Vancouver Sun, Jan 18)

Away

• Spanish driver sues dead crash cyclist for damage (Reuters, Jan 25) also National Post and Canoe.ca
  The victim's mother calls this "a kick in the teeth" and a stab in the back. -- Ya think?
• Laughing jailhouse phone call gets woman tough sentence (CNN.com, Arizona, Jan 24)
• Japan to create bicycle lanes on roads to prevent accidents (Mainichi News, Japan, Jan 23) original link
• Promoting bike-sharing in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan 16)
• Hazards Grow for Pedestrians and Bicyclists (Berkely TSC, Winter 2007-2008)
• China says bicycle thefts cut by half (Calgary Herald, Jan 25)
• New bike rules to ban use of phones, brollies (asahi.com, Japan, Jan 9)
• Bike Parking Lot, With Attendant, Is Planned for Midtown (New York Times, Jan 17)
• Who's to Blame for Motorist-Cyclist Conflicts? (LA Times, Jan 7)
• Cyclist-friendly rumble strips ahead (DelewareOnline, Jan 26)
• Cyclists should be proactive about safety (The Campus Chronicle, Georgia, Jan 25)
• Appeals court to mull bid for 5-foot bike lanes on A1A (PalmBeachPost.com, Florida, Jan 24)
• SA's new bicycle maps (AdelaideNow, Australia, Jan 24)
• City approves plan for new bicycle paths (Indiana Daily Student, Jan 25)
• Counties push Legislature over bicycle liability (KPTM, DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan 25)
• St. Croix County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (New Richmond News, WI, Jan 25)
• Consultant will get the word out about bicycle safety (Thousand Oaks Acorn, California, Jan 24)
• More town routes for cyclists (Suffolk Evening Star, UK, Jan 24)
• Public asked to make room for cyclists, walkers (Quad-City Times, Iowa, Jan 22)
• Planners urged to put walkers and cyclists first (Guardian Unlmited,UK, Jan 22)
• London clamps down on cyclists (Guardian Unlmited,UK, Jan 22)
  Kind of hard to promote cycling when the bicycle is taken away
• Poor Prosecution after Driver Kills Albuquerque Cyclist (Carectomy.com, Jan 27)
  

  The solution to the often unsafe road conditions is multi-pronged. Driver education may be the most important step. Many motorists are possessive of “their roads,” and don’t realize that cyclists have the same legal right to access. But enforcement of the laws, and prosecution when they’re broken, is another crucial facet

• Vermont cyclists lobby for 3-foot law (Times Argus, Jan 27)
• Cycling initiative praised (Northumberland Gazette, UK, Jan 27)

Gadgets, Gizmos & Fashion

• Building a Wooden Bicycle (Lee Valley, Jan 2008)
• iPod Speaker for your Bicycle (GadgetSpy, Jan 16)
• Cerevellum bicycle rearview monitor (cmgonline.com, Jan 25)
  Affixed to the handlebar, this displays the image from a rearward-facing camera; the screen could be made to display GPS and other info.
• Aquaduct – Pedal Water Filter (The Future of Things, Jan 23)
• Sella Bicycle Seat Stool (Good Luck Sitting On It) (Luxist, CA, Jan 25)

Recalls

• Schwinn Runabout bike trailer model # 04SC250