Archive for April, 2011

Using the right, er, left lane in the first place

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April 29, 2011
Lindell Blvd. St. Louis

Early this month I was in Orlando for training to become a Cycling Savvy instructor. Then I came home and promptly got sick with the weirdest illness, diagnosed as benign positional vertigo. For weeks I was incapable of extracurricular activity (including writing for this blog). I’m so grateful to feel better. Before the month...
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Area Residents Get Final Opportunity to Provide Input for Regional Bike Plan

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April 29, 2011

Great Rivers Greenway is providing area residents with one last chance to weigh in on the large-scale, long-range regional bicycle plan that is being developed to enhance on-road connectivity throughout the St. Louis region over the next two decades. During the month of May, Great...
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The sign and message we need to see and hear

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April 29, 2011
bikes may use full lane

Compliments of Keri Caffrey, founder of Cycling Savvy.
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Mixed messages in the Loop

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April 7, 2011
sidewalk bicycling

Seen today in the Delmar Loop at the intersection of Delmar and Leland: A sidewalk detour sign sending pedestrians and bicyclists to use the sidewalk across the street. Say again? In Missouri it is illegal to ride on sidewalks in central business districts, not to mention twice as dangerous as riding in the street....
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Tree planting on Arch grounds for Susie Stephens

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April 6, 2011

A tree planting ceremony at the Gateway Arch will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, in memory of pedestrian and bicycle advocate Susie Stephens. Had she not been struck and killed by a bus in downtown St. Louis in 2002 while legally...
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8th Annual Clean Air Festival Set for May 19

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April 4, 2011

On May 19,  member organizations of the St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership will gather at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis to officially kickoff summer air quality forecasting in the region for 2011. The event, which will be held from 11 am to 1 pm, will offer area residents and downtown employees convenient access to free information on how they can...
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