Hurricane victims in Mississippi [are] using bicycles to scavenge food, water, and ice. Cars are demolished. Gas supplies are way down. They need bicycles. Does anyone know which national organization has taken any action to help?
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Bikes to Mississippi?
Paul wants to send bikes to Mississippi.
Bike escape from New Orleans
"We've been on the road a long time," Hunter said. "The Coast Guard took us by boat to Mobile and we've been traveling ever since. A Wal-Mart in Kansas gave us this bicycle and the Wal-Mart here gave me a pair of shoes. People have been giving us stuff along the way. A lady gave me this sleeping bag, and I found this other sleeping bag along the side of the road."Correction: The article says he got his bike in Kansas after "riding the rails" and hitching rides from Alabama.
Hunter said he has averaged 50 miles a day on the donated bicycle that pulls two carts. The dog rests in a covered cart while Hunter pedals.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Evanston Recyclery
Marilisa is an intern at Reba Place Fellowship an intentional Christian community in Evanston, IL. She is part of a team starting The Recyclery, a non-profit organization that fixes up old bikes and sells them for a low price. They hope eventually to have workshops and after-school programs to teach bicycle maintenance and safety and promote environmental awareness.
In the photo, Marilisa is helping a neighborhood boy fix a bicycle so he could take it home. Photographer Jesse Miller tells me, "Getting a non-profit going takes a lot of energy, but seeing the joy of a kid receiving a bicycle and seeing his interest in fixing it makes it worth it."
In the photo, Marilisa is helping a neighborhood boy fix a bicycle so he could take it home. Photographer Jesse Miller tells me, "Getting a non-profit going takes a lot of energy, but seeing the joy of a kid receiving a bicycle and seeing his interest in fixing it makes it worth it."
Katrina relief by and for cyclists
Kiril, the Cycling Dude, wants to get the word out on your cycling-related Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. If you or your club is doing something to help the victims, please get in touch with Kiril so he can help get the word out. Visit his blog to see what he's already reported on.
Locally, a couple of clubs have had Katrina fund-raising rides with proceeds going to various charities. Cyclelicious has also reported on help for Gulf Coast bike workers being provided locally and nationally by members of the National Bicycle Dealers Assocation.
Locally, a couple of clubs have had Katrina fund-raising rides with proceeds going to various charities. Cyclelicious has also reported on help for Gulf Coast bike workers being provided locally and nationally by members of the National Bicycle Dealers Assocation.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Cambodia bicycling
Bicycles are a way of life in Cambodian villages, where motorized vehicles and the infrastructure to support them don't exist. According to the photographer, Michaela Hackner, most of the bikes ridden by children are way too big for them. "Instead, the children stood on the pedals instead of reaching the seat with their butts" because their parents can't afford a smaller bike.
Michaela is in Cambodia as a Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow working for Pact Cambodia, an NGO working to empower people to earn a dignified living, raise healthy families and participate in democratic life. As a Pact Associate working on working the Self-WORTH Women's Empowerment Program, Michaela is involved establishing self-supporting women's groups that evolve into village banks that generate income and provide social cohesion.
Michaela blogs from Phnom Penh about her experiences in Thoughts From The Girl Next Door.
Michaela is in Cambodia as a Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow working for Pact Cambodia, an NGO working to empower people to earn a dignified living, raise healthy families and participate in democratic life. As a Pact Associate working on working the Self-WORTH Women's Empowerment Program, Michaela is involved establishing self-supporting women's groups that evolve into village banks that generate income and provide social cohesion.
Michaela blogs from Phnom Penh about her experiences in Thoughts From The Girl Next Door.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Folding bikes
You folder fans may enjoy the the New York Times story about folding bike users. The article talks about people like Brompton-owner Stacey Bhaerman, who takes her folder on the train to Manhattan. 'Curious strangers along her commute ask her about the bike so often that she is considering carrying a sign with answers to the most popular questions: "Costs $1,000. Weighs 26 pounds. Folds up in no time."'
Most U.S. transit agencies don't have a formal policy on folding bikes because they fold to something not much larger than a stroller. Of those that do have a policy, most allow folding bikes on board, while a handful do not. Denver RTD -- which serves the area I live -- does not permit folding bikes on board buses, though you can put them in the undercarriage luggage space. On trains they are subject to the same rules as any other bicycle.
Most U.S. transit agencies don't have a formal policy on folding bikes because they fold to something not much larger than a stroller. Of those that do have a policy, most allow folding bikes on board, while a handful do not. Denver RTD -- which serves the area I live -- does not permit folding bikes on board buses, though you can put them in the undercarriage luggage space. On trains they are subject to the same rules as any other bicycle.
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