Initially implemented in 2015, the SUMP seeks to promote mobility that is less dependent on the car and more inclined towards sustainable alternatives. such as public transport, #bicycles and #pedestrian mobility.
City of Thousand Oaks: Happy National Biking Month
Did you know May is National Bike Month? ✨🚴♂️ Celebrate this month by planning a safe bike route with your neighbors to get your children to and from school. Learn more by visiting http://walk2schoolto.org/bikes!
“I’m wondering if something subliminal has happened after reading Bicycling Monterey. I’ve been riding the Rock Island Greenway Trail for the last week and a half. Just a wonderful and beautiful ride! It’s not Monterey, California, but a real gem for Peoria, Illinois.”—Richard Coers
This crossing is where a cyclist was hit 2 days ago by a b-double truck while crossing with a green light.
The cyclist was told he is unlikely to ever be able to walk again.
The safety of this crossing relies on truck drivers turning on to a motorway on-ramp to expect and look for cyclists and for cyclists to know that trucks will be doing that while cyclists have a green light.
Two more spiels from regular columnists Mad Mel, best known for hating everything British (while living in Israel) and Crampton who struggles to write anything without directions from the top.
The bike shops I've applied to have offered the same as I was making at #REI or better. Except one yesterday offered me less and no other benefits and then seemed shocked when I asked about healthcare. The owner seemed to care about his employees, but was also confused about not being able to find anyone. I get that bike shops as a business model just don't work in the U.S., but where do places like this expect to find workers with no rent to pay or other bills at all?
Bike shops are really a good place to see through "the free market will set labor prices adequately" lie that right-libertarian types like to spout though. Every single bike shop I've applied to and especially#REI where I used to work is desperate for mechanics, but also unwilling to pay for them. I think that's partially because traditional bike shops are just a bad business model in the U.S. and partially because of the usual problems with the owner/employee divide.
In the U.S. most people who have money treat #bicycles like toys, and the people commuting with them generally are doing it because they don't have money for a car so no one is willing to pay much for repairs. At the same time bicycle infrastructure and other amenities that would make a location good for a bike shop bring rent prices way up, selling bicycles is very low overhead, and you have to keep most of your money tied up in huge inventories. It's just not a viable business model.
It’s day 3 and I’m so tired. I’m never again going away for holidays without our own car. Flying puts to much pressure on me having to drag and carry the excessive luggage. I’m much more comfortable with the family taking a flight and me driving alone for 17-20 hours straight with all the unnecessary things and so useful and wanted #BICYCLES…