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Posts on ‘December 16th, 2008’

Give the gift of bicycles this holiday season

Get each dollar you give to World Bicycle Relief matched this Wednesday through Friday. As a person that celebrates Christmas as a holy day, I am constantly trying to avoid the commercialization of the season that is the antithesis of the teachings of the guy whose birthday we are celebrating. Still, I must always avoid [...]

Bicycle Blog Roundup, 12/16/08

State Bicycle Survey Reveals Danger Concerns, Cycling Perceptions, University of Texas Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin. Midtown Bike Center [...]

Report: Obesity inversely related to active transportation

Hey, America, want to lose weight? Try getting out of your car. The  Journal of Physical Activity & Health recently released a report studying the relationship between obesity rates in developed countries and the percentage of the population that regularly uses active transportation (i.e. transportation that requires you to do more than sit on your [...]