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Bike parking
Author: neela :: Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:22 am excellent new video review by StreetFilms... I'm in a rush so if this doesn't embed try the link Can't wait to see these (both of these) in Columbus! If I have to choose one, I vote for the Corrals (on-street) over the Oasis (on the sidewalk). (4) Replies

Cycilist Facilitators in the Depts of Trans. & Developme
Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:08 pm Why doesn't this exist and what better organization to promote this coming into being and filling it than people from CB? If the city wants bike-friendly roads, shouldn't those that actually ride on our streets have some say in shaping our roads and development? Another idea, what about getting neighborhood associations on board for pushing pedestrian/cylist-friendly streets, particularly Downtown? (1) Replies

Cycilist Facilitators in the Depts of Trans. & Developme

Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:08 pm

Why doesn't this exist and what better organization to promote this coming into being and filling it than people from CB? If the city wants bike-friendly roads, shouldn't those that actually ride on our streets have some say in shaping our roads and development?

Another idea, what about getting neighborhood associations on board for pushing pedestrian/cylist-friendly streets, particularly Downtown?

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Drivers: It's not your fault (sort of).
Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:20 pm For some reason, this didn't dawn on me until today. Sure I understand traffic calming methods and how well-made urban streets see little animosity between cyclists and drivers, but I never thought about the fact that it's not so much drivers that are at fault when they honk at us. Instead of getting mad at them (provided they do no more than honk/finger/curse) you should direct your anger at those who design the roads. Drivers are just doing what the roads tell them to do: drive fast. What crystallized this was biking up Park St past Goodale. As I was in the middle the intersection of Goodale & Park I could hear a car was coming near. Take a good look (I was heading from where those green lights are towards the screen). This is not an ordinary intersection: it's extremely wide and just look at how the curbs are set way back. It simply makes drivers want to go faster. Now just picture little 'ole me coming down the road towards you with a car behind me. So, car wants to go faster because of suburban road design, bike is in front and what's on the other side of this picture? Bam! There's an akward, dangerous median for us cyclists. Can you guess what happened next? The driver honked at me. The people who designed this road has drivers speeding faster at the intersection only to plop a median immediately at the end of it. Telling cars to speed + abrupt median = wasted money on a miserable, grade-school attempt at traffic calming, a symptom of which is pissed drivers honking at cyclists. Of course, after being honked at I didn't bear right in the slightest (you don't want to encourage them) and once oncoming traffic cleared I motioned to pass around me. Nervous cyclists who hug the curb will be able to give vehicles room to pass at first when riding along this median, but then the curb juts out and you can see just how little room there would be for a cyclist if you also have cars passing by where that truck is. A doozy for uneducated cyclists. A park of all things should be surrounded by slow streets. Come on Columbus, where are some speed humps here? You had no problem placing several on Duncan, or Blake, or those speed tables along the south side of the Franklin Park Conservatory. Fix that median and extend the curbs of the Goodale-Park intersection (it wouldn't cost us more money if you would've done it right the first time). Send your properly channeled anger and frustration (in the form of constructive criticism or suggestions) to the Transportation Division of Columbus. http://columbus-ite.com/2008/07/17/drivers-its-not-your-fault-sort-of/ (2) Replies

Drivers: It's not your fault (sort of).

Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:20 pm

For some reason, this didn't dawn on me until today. Sure I understand traffic calming methods and how well-made urban streets see little animosity between cyclists and drivers, but I never thought about the fact that it's not so much drivers that are at fault when they honk at us. Instead of getting mad at them (provided they do no more than honk/finger/curse) you should direct your anger at those who design the roads. Drivers are just doing what the roads tell them to do: drive fast. What crystallized this was biking up Park St past Goodale. As I was in the middle the intersection of Goodale & Park I could hear a car was coming near. Take a good look (I was heading from where those green lights are towards the screen).

This is not an ordinary intersection: it's extremely wide and just look at how the curbs are set way back. It simply makes drivers want to go faster. Now just picture little 'ole me coming down the road towards you with a car behind me. So, car wants to go faster because of suburban road design, bike is in front and what's on the other side of this picture? Bam! There's an akward, dangerous median for us cyclists.

Can you guess what happened next? The driver honked at me. The people who designed this road has drivers speeding faster at the intersection only to plop a median immediately at the end of it. Telling cars to speed + abrupt median = wasted money on a miserable, grade-school attempt at traffic calming, a symptom of which is pissed drivers honking at cyclists. Of course, after being honked at I didn't bear right in the slightest (you don't want to encourage them) and once oncoming traffic cleared I motioned to pass around me. Nervous cyclists who hug the curb will be able to give vehicles room to pass at first when riding along this median, but then the curb juts out and you can see just how little room there would be for a cyclist if you also have cars passing by where that truck is. A doozy for uneducated cyclists.

A park of all things should be surrounded by slow streets. Come on Columbus, where are some speed humps here? You had no problem placing several on Duncan, or Blake, or those speed tables along the south side of the Franklin Park Conservatory. Fix that median and extend the curbs of the Goodale-Park intersection (it wouldn't cost us more money if you would've done it right the first time). Send your properly channeled anger and frustration (in the form of constructive criticism or suggestions) to the Transportation Division of Columbus.

http://columbus-ite.com/2008/07/17/drivers-its-not-your-fault-sort-of/

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Women's Fund grant opportunity
Author: meredith :: Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:31 am I am looking to submit a grant on Aug 20 to the Women's Fund that would be about fostering women leaders in bicycle advocacy and/or mechanics. I do have some initial thoughts on this but I would most definitely welcome collaborators. So! I'm tossing out a date for a brainstorming session: July 23, 7-9pm @ Sporeprint Infoshop (172 E. Fifth Ave). I'm going to a workshop for the grant on July 18, 3pm, at the Northside Branch of the library. If anyone wants to join me that's cool; otherwise I'll share the info with y'all on the 23rd. I will keep you posted if the things I find out on the 18th make our chances nil... This will be SO FUN!!! (Oh, and Annie -- I can meet up w/you separately for lunch after the 18th! Just let me know when you're free...looks like I'll miss the next two ladies nights so that's a no go. ) (3) Replies

Women's Fund grant opportunity

Author: meredith :: Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:31 am

I am looking to submit a grant on Aug 20 to the Women's Fund that would be about fostering women leaders in bicycle advocacy and/or mechanics. I do have some initial thoughts on this but I would most definitely welcome collaborators.

So! I'm tossing out a date for a brainstorming session: July 23, 7-9pm @ Sporeprint Infoshop (172 E. Fifth Ave).

I'm going to a workshop for the grant on July 18, 3pm, at the Northside Branch of the library. If anyone wants to join me that's cool; otherwise I'll share the info with y'all on the 23rd. I will keep you posted if the things I find out on the 18th make our chances nil...

This will be SO FUN!!!

(Oh, and Annie -- I can meet up w/you separately for lunch after the 18th! Just let me know when you're free...looks like I'll miss the next two ladies nights so that's a no go. Sad

)

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Dispatch letter: Bicyclists should follow rules of road

Author: iraweiss :: Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:49 am

Check out this letter to the editor in Monday's Dispatch:

Quote:

I respond to the July 5 Dispatch article "Bicyclists oppose lifting sidewalk ban."

Bicyclists want to be thought of as another vehicle on the road. If that is true, then they should also follow the rules of the road.

I drive extensively on the streets of Columbus and the suburbs. I cannot count the number of times I see bicyclists running red lights and stop signs. Countless times they make turns from the improper lanes and weave in and out of lanes of traffic.

In fact, I have tried to count the number of times I see one do the correct thing at an intersection and have never had to count on both hands, and remember, I drive for hours in the city.

If bicyclists want to have the rights and privileges of using the road, then they need to also accept the responsibilities and follow the rules and the law.

TOM TURNER
Millersport

I have to say I totally agree. I'm personally embarrassed every time I see a bicyclist disregarding rules of the road. If you want to be treated like a vehicle, behave like one.

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Bike Drive for Third Hand
Author: meredith :: Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:02 pm Third Hand makes cash by selling refurbishment bikes. We like Third Hand lots. How can we help Third Hand? By helping them get bikes to refurbish, to sell! If anyone has connections to communities of people who may have extra bikes they want to donate to a good cause, how about organizing a "bike drive" to benefit Third Hand? They have all the materials necessary to publicize it, and they can pick up the bikes afterwards. Low effort, high reward. Yay! A Consider Biking partnership with Third Hand is a beautiful thing, so please help out if you can! Especially if you know wealthy sorts with lots of extra bikes lying around that they're too busy to sell...(you would be a hero if you could bring in a fair number of decent-quality bikes)! (7) Replies

Bike Drive for Third Hand

Author: meredith :: Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:02 pm

Third Hand makes cash by selling refurbishment bikes. We like Third Hand lots. How can we help Third Hand? By helping them get bikes to refurbish, to sell!

If anyone has connections to communities of people who may have extra bikes they want to donate to a good cause, how about organizing a "bike drive" to benefit Third Hand? They have all the materials necessary to publicize it, and they can pick up the bikes afterwards. Low effort, high reward. Yay!

A Consider Biking partnership with Third Hand is a beautiful thing, so please help out if you can! Especially if you know wealthy sorts with lots of extra bikes lying around that they're too busy to sell...(you would be a hero if you could bring in a fair number of decent-quality bikes)!

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Pedicab for a Day

Author: meredith :: Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:28 pm

This idea arose on another thread and I believe that one referenced the new ECT Pedicab company article in The Alive. I came across another article in the Dispatch and I wonder if anyone's contacted them yet to see about a fundraiser.

I just saw this on craigslist:

Quote:

Ect Pedicab LLC is a new bicycle taxi leasing company located in the Short North. We need enthusiastic hardworking drivers to start as soon as possible for our new DAYSHIFT which will operate Monday through Friday from 11am to 3pm in the Downtown area.

Men and women are encouraged to apply but all drivers should be in good health and willing and able to spend four hours hauling passengers on a bicycle. Potential drivers must be 18 years of age or older with a valid drivers license and a clean driving record. The potential to make money is unlimited but entirely up to you.

These pedicabs will offer Downtown Columbus residents and visitors an environmentally conscious, 100% emission-free, human-powered, short-haul transportation alternative unlike anything presently available. Our main areas of operation will be in and around the Short North, Campus, Arena District and downtown.

For more info or to schedule an interview please email or call Mike at 614-206-7448

Anyone want to take on organizing this?

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Dove City Farms
Author: gratitudejoy :: Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:08 pm (Hang tight with this post, it is bike related if you stick with it). Yesterday, I was sick in bed and I read the following article… New breed of American emerges in need of food By Richard Wolf USA TODAY, 18 May 2008 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-05-18-foodstamps_N.htm The article included a story about a local Columbus woman… Philomena Gist understands why it hurts so much to be on food stamps. After all, she's got a master's degree in psychology. "There's pride in being able to take care of yourself," says the Columbus, Ohio, resident, laid off last year from a mortgage company and living on workers' compensation benefits while recovering from surgery. "I'm not supposed to be in this condition." Gist, 51, is the new face of hunger in the USA. She says she spent most of her adult life working as a mental health counselor before deciding to try real estate. "I'm a professional person," she says. Gist joined the ranks of recipients after losing her job as a loan officer. She says she was fired the day before she was to be paid her $27,000 share of the closing costs for four loans she negotiated. The mortgage company is now out of business and, in an unfortunate twist, her home is in foreclosure. She learned she was eligible for food stamps while having her taxes done for free. "It's embarrassing," says Gist, who still hopes to stay in her home despite a scheduled sheriff's sale Friday. "It's humbling." While reading that article, my ideas about creating something like Pedal People here in Columbus, shifted to the following form… Dove City* Farms peace grows where people are nourished Dove City Farms is a forming nonprofit organization, with a mission to make healthy food available to the people of Columbus, Ohio. At the time of this writing 27.5 million Americans are relying on government aid to keep food on their tables amid unemployment and rising prices. Average enrollment in the food stamps program has surpassed the record set in 1994, though the percentage of Americans on food stamps is still lower than records set in 1993-95. The numbers continue to climb. Dove City Farms will get around the soaring cost of fuel, by growing food locally in volunteer’s yards, and transporting the food by bicycle. Dove City Farms will provide healthy, organic, locally grown, heirloom variety, fresh vegetables and fruits, to people with low incomes. Dove City Farms will give people who use the food stamp program fresh produce to supplement their diets. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways. One available option is through offering up some yard space. Even a square foot of sunny space can produce a substantial amount of food. Another available option is helping with the food growing process. And for those who enjoy bicycles, the bicycle delivery service will need people with bikes and generous spirits. Dove City Farms is not part of the food stamp program but exists to serve the people who qualify for it. Dove City Farms will 1) Supplement the diets of people in financially difficult circumstances, by proving food that is nutrient rich 2) Increase food security in Columbus by increasing the amount of food grown locally 3) Conserve fossil fuels by using locally grown food and bicycles, and growing food without petroleum derived inputs 4) Advance bike culture in Columbus by putting more bicycles on the road and providing another example of how bicycles can be a useful tool for transportation 5) Preserve biodiversity by planting heirloom seeds and practicing seed saving 6) Increase local water security by using rainwater catchment systems for irrigation 7) Increase local soil fertility through attending to the soil in places where food is grown * The name Columbus is a variant of the Latin word for dove. (3) Replies

Dove City Farms

Author: gratitudejoy :: Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:08 pm

(Hang tight with this post, it is bike related if you stick with it).

Yesterday, I was sick in bed and I read the following article…

New breed of American emerges in need of food
By Richard Wolf
USA TODAY, 18 May 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-05-18-foodstamps_N.htm

The article included a story about a local Columbus woman…
Philomena Gist understands why it hurts so much to be on food stamps. After all, she's got a master's degree in psychology.

"There's pride in being able to take care of yourself," says the Columbus, Ohio, resident, laid off last year from a mortgage company and living on workers' compensation benefits while recovering from surgery. "I'm not supposed to be in this condition."

Gist, 51, is the new face of hunger in the USA. She says she spent most of her adult life working as a mental health counselor before deciding to try real estate. "I'm a professional person," she says.

Gist joined the ranks of recipients after losing her job as a loan officer. She says she was fired the day before she was to be paid her $27,000 share of the closing costs for four loans she negotiated. The mortgage company is now out of business and, in an unfortunate twist, her home is in foreclosure.

She learned she was eligible for food stamps while having her taxes done for free. "It's embarrassing," says Gist, who still hopes to stay in her home despite a scheduled sheriff's sale Friday. "It's humbling."

While reading that article, my ideas about creating something like Pedal People here in Columbus, shifted to the following form…

Dove City* Farms
peace grows where people are nourished

Dove City Farms is a forming nonprofit organization, with a mission to make healthy food available to the people of Columbus, Ohio.

At the time of this writing 27.5 million Americans are relying on government aid to keep food on their tables amid unemployment and rising prices. Average enrollment in the food stamps program has surpassed the record set in 1994, though the percentage of Americans on food stamps is still lower than records set in 1993-95. The numbers continue to climb.

Dove City Farms will get around the soaring cost of fuel, by growing food locally in volunteer’s yards, and transporting the food by bicycle.
Dove City Farms will provide healthy, organic, locally grown, heirloom variety, fresh vegetables and fruits, to people with low incomes. Dove City Farms will give people who use the food stamp program fresh produce to supplement their diets.

Volunteers can help in a variety of ways. One available option is through offering up some yard space. Even a square foot of sunny space can produce a substantial amount of food. Another available option is helping with the food growing process. And for those who enjoy bicycles, the bicycle delivery service will need people with bikes and generous spirits.

Dove City Farms is not part of the food stamp program but exists to serve the people who qualify for it.

Dove City Farms will

1) Supplement the diets of people in financially difficult circumstances, by proving food that is nutrient rich
2) Increase food security in Columbus by increasing the amount of food grown locally
3) Conserve fossil fuels by using locally grown food and bicycles, and growing food without petroleum derived inputs
4) Advance bike culture in Columbus by putting more bicycles on the road and providing another example of how bicycles can be a useful tool for transportation
5) Preserve biodiversity by planting heirloom seeds and practicing seed saving
6) Increase local water security by using rainwater catchment systems for irrigation
7) Increase local soil fertility through attending to the soil in places where food is grown

* The name Columbus is a variant of the Latin word for dove.

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Contested Streets
Author: gratitudejoy :: Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:07 am CONTESTED STREETS explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. This examination allows for an understanding of how the city - though the most well served by mass transit in the United States - has slowly relinquished what was a rich, multi-dimensional conception of the street as public space to a mindset that prioritizes the rapid movement of cars and trucks over all other functions. Central to the story is a comparison of New York to what is experienced in London, Paris and Copenhagen. Interviews and footage shot in these cities showcase how limiting automobile use in recent years has improved air quality, minimized noise pollution and enriched commercial, recreational and community interaction. London's congestion pricing scheme, Paris' BRT (bus rapid transit) and Copenhagen's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure are all examined in depth. New York City, though to many the most vibrant and dynamic city on Earth, still has lessons to learn from Old Europe. Contested Streets Trailer (3) Replies

Contested Streets

Author: gratitudejoy :: Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:07 am

CONTESTED STREETS explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. This examination allows for an understanding of how the city - though the most well served by mass transit in the United States - has slowly relinquished what was a rich, multi-dimensional conception of the street as public space to a mindset that prioritizes the rapid movement of cars and trucks over all other functions.

Central to the story is a comparison of New York to what is experienced in London, Paris and Copenhagen. Interviews and footage shot in these cities showcase how limiting automobile use in recent years has improved air quality, minimized noise pollution and enriched commercial, recreational and community interaction. London's congestion pricing scheme, Paris' BRT (bus rapid transit) and Copenhagen's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure are all examined in depth. New York City, though to many the most vibrant and dynamic city on Earth, still has lessons to learn from Old Europe.

Contested Streets Trailer

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Bike to Work Week Feedback
Author: austinkocher :: Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:20 pm It's still the middle of bike to work week. But I'm collecting feedback while stuff is fresh. What was your impression of Bike to Work Week? Was is productive? Well advertised? Did you like the event schedule? Most of all, what ideas do you have to make next year better? I know this sounds crazy but we're already starting the creative process of making next year even bigger! You feedback is crucial. Also, if you like what you saw and have ideas, join the Consider Biking programming committee. Thanks. -Austin (2) Replies

Bike to Work Week Feedback

Author: austinkocher :: Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:20 pm

It's still the middle of bike to work week. But I'm collecting feedback while stuff is fresh.

What was your impression of Bike to Work Week? Was is productive? Well advertised? Did you like the event schedule? Most of all, what ideas do you have to make next year better? I know this sounds crazy but we're already starting the creative process of making next year even bigger! You feedback is crucial. Also, if you like what you saw and have ideas, join the Consider Biking programming committee.

Thanks.

-Austin

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Getting Justin a bike....
Author: razzmatazz :: Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:18 pm I'm getting closer. I wrote to Angela Pace from Channel 10 news and here is her response: We might be getting closer!! Hi, Jazz ... Thanks for your e-mail. What a wonderful, generous offer! I am forwarding your e-mail to Bruce Cadwallader, the Dispatch reporter who wrote the story this week, and to our newsroom managers. Hopefully, one of them can give you the information you need. Best wishes, Angela L. Pace Director of Community Affairs WBNS 10TV 770 Twin Rivers Drive Columbus OH 43215 (614) 460-3846 office (614) 460-3973 (5) Replies

Getting Justin a bike....

Author: razzmatazz :: Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:18 pm

I'm getting closer. I wrote to Angela Pace from Channel 10 news and here is her response: We might be getting closer!!

Hi, Jazz ...

Thanks for your e-mail. What a wonderful, generous offer! I am
forwarding your e-mail to Bruce Cadwallader, the Dispatch reporter who
wrote the story this week, and to our newsroom managers. Hopefully, one
of them can give you the information you need.

Best wishes,

Angela L. Pace
Director of Community Affairs
WBNS 10TV
770 Twin Rivers Drive
Columbus OH 43215
(614) 460-3846 office
(614) 460-3973

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Publicity
Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 1:14 pm Aside from hosting large events, what about smaller things, like fliers and pamplets and maybe even neighborhood specific maps (with a disclaimer, of course)? And what about some CB urban cycling classes? Anything I can do to help? (4) Replies

Need Help with a photo project... get thy picture taken
Author: gphoto :: Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:59 pm Hi there, I'm going to be putting together a series of photos, Richard Avedon style ( http://www.richardavedon.com ) of Columbus bicyclists. I'm looking to get as many people as I can to stop by my Studio in German Villageish for a very brief photo session. I will be using a 4x5" Large Format film camera. I would need you and your bicycle for about 15 minutes. There's no master-plan or ulterior motive behind the idea, I may use the prints for a gallery show and possibly for the Bike Art thing. They will also be posted on CB so everyone can see just how rad you actually are. I will give you a digital copy if you would like. Thats it, any questions welcomed. I'm hoping to start next week. Thanks! Giles You can take a look at my previous work on illumiquest.com (7) Replies

Need Help with a photo project... get thy picture taken

Author: gphoto :: Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:59 pm

Hi there,

I'm going to be putting together a series of photos, Richard Avedon style ( http://www.richardavedon.com ) of Columbus bicyclists.

I'm looking to get as many people as I can to stop by my Studio in German Villageish for a very brief photo session. I will be using a 4x5" Large Format film camera. I would need you and your bicycle for about 15 minutes.

There's no master-plan or ulterior motive behind the idea, I may use the prints for a gallery show and possibly for the Bike Art thing. They will also be posted on CB so everyone can see just how rad you actually are.

I will give you a digital copy if you would like.

Thats it, any questions welcomed.

I'm hoping to start next week.

Thanks!

Giles
You can take a look at my previous work on
illumiquest.com

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What can we do NOW?
Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:50 pm Yesterday I got a 3 sec honk from a business pick up with some rednecks (with their business phone number on it) on High at Buttles and the driver gesturing for me to get out of the way and when I went to the right lane at the Cap, which didn't have a bunch of parked cars sitting in it like the lane is further north, I smiled and waved to both of them as they were sitting in the left lane. Today, I'm on Gay heading east and some female suburbanite honked at me and was revving up and then slowing down. and when before she went to take a right turn at the light she told me to get off the road and I informed her that "This is the city, lady!". Add to this the people who get killed and someone I know was the victim of a hit and run at night on Goodale & High, it's ridiculous. What can we do to raise awareness? Fix snarky signs to our backs for drivers to read? I'm pissed. (34) Replies

What can we do NOW?

Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:50 pm

Yesterday I got a 3 sec honk from a business pick up with some rednecks (with their business phone number on it) on High at Buttles and the driver gesturing for me to get out of the way and when I went to the right lane at the Cap, which didn't have a bunch of parked cars sitting in it like the lane is further north, I smiled and waved to both of them as they were sitting in the left lane.

Today, I'm on Gay heading east and some female suburbanite honked at me and was revving up and then slowing down. and when before she went to take a right turn at the light she told me to get off the road and I informed her that "This is the city, lady!".

Add to this the people who get killed and someone I know was the victim of a hit and run at night on Goodale & High, it's ridiculous. What can we do to raise awareness? Fix snarky signs to our backs for drivers to read? I'm pissed.

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City Banners for Downtown - Let's make 'em!
Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:21 pm A fried of mine gave me the idea, this is just a cyclist-centric version of it. Here is our current dilemma: Downtown is full of wide streets and lots of suburbanites. I was thinking CB could make the banners; two for the north and south entrances Downtown on High with two other east and west ones for Broad (I chose these instead of the highway ramps because we'd need less banners and everyone goes down High and Broad). The large banners would read "Welcome to Downtown Columbus. Expect cyclists." It would have the city of Columbus seal and Downtown organizations on it that support the message and even bike-friendly Downtown businesses. It would be a city and CB collaboration and if we could involve and support Downtown businesses even better. I'd like to make it happen, but I know banners wouldn't be cheap, especially ones that would hang over 4 or 7 lanes of traffic. We're talking big ass banners. (10) Replies

City Banners for Downtown - Let's make 'em!

Author: Columbusite :: Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:21 pm

A fried of mine gave me the idea, this is just a cyclist-centric version of it. Here is our current dilemma: Downtown is full of wide streets and lots of suburbanites. I was thinking CB could make the banners; two for the north and south entrances Downtown on High with two other east and west ones for Broad (I chose these instead of the highway ramps because we'd need less banners and everyone goes down High and Broad). The large banners would read "Welcome to Downtown Columbus. Expect cyclists." It would have the city of Columbus seal and Downtown organizations on it that support the message and even bike-friendly Downtown businesses. It would be a city and CB collaboration and if we could involve and support Downtown businesses even better. I'd like to make it happen, but I know banners wouldn't be cheap, especially ones that would hang over 4 or 7 lanes of traffic. We're talking big ass banners.

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