March 15, 2010
The best year ever…
From Martin Zimmerman / CABA Exec. Director -
I know from having lived in Washington DC for several years that March weather there can be cold, wet and clammy, but this year the skies were crystal blue, the temperature in the 60’s and the spirits high (even on the crowded METRO rail!) As I took the METRO last Tuesday to the posh Ronald Reagan International Center, located a few blocks from the home of the Obama family, I had no idea the Annual Summit conference hosted by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) with over 700 attendees from the US, Canada and Australia, would be the largest in a decade. North Carolina also had its largest delegation – a total of 17 – representing TREK and other industry reps, road and mountain bike clubs, bike shops, and bike / ped planners. This year Ken Tippette, Charlotte’s bicycle program manager (dressed in a grey pin-stripe suit!) participated as panelist for the workshop highlighting cycling and mass transit. Bart Stetler of South Park Cycles and Steve Doolittle of Cool Breeze Cycles (both shops are corporate sponsors of CABA) rounded off the Charlotte group.
To read my personal journal, CLICK: Summit DC
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February 14, 2010
Gaining traction world-wide
Reports from Time Magazine and NYTimes say – “Detroit may be introducing electric cardesigns and China may be pushing forward with a big expansion of its highways and trains. But …..delivery workers in New York, postal employees in Germany and commuters from Canada to Japan — are among the millions taking part in a more accidental transportation upheaval It began China where an estimated 120 million electric bicycles now hum along the roads, up from a few thousand in the 1990s. They are replacing traditional bikes and motorcycles at a rapid clip and, in many cases, allowing people to put off the switch to cars. In turn, the booming Chinese electric-bike industry is spurring worldwide interest and impressive sales in India, Europe and the United States. From virtually nothing a decade ago, electric bikes have become an$11 billion global industry.
For the full article: CLICK: Go Electric
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December 22, 2009
Only in Copenhagen !
What better way to promote the UN Climate Change Summit.
CLICK: Carbon-free pedaling for full video.
Santa's helpers sans helmets
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November 15, 2009
Single speed flick London to Paris
Thanks Geoff Nau, CABA member, for sending this to us. Screening scheduled at Dolce Vita on November 30 . (It’s a cozy wine [and beer]bar for today’s discriminating yuppie in NoDA. ). C AUTION: Be prepared for tattoo inspection upon entry.
For a trailer of this flick, CLICK: L to P in 8 days.
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