The city installed a “Crossbike” which is a new type of street crossing for bikes and pedestrians. It was met with mixed reviews. Check out what it looks like, how it works and what people are saying about it.
The small things can make a big difference in bike commuting. Check out one of the small things the University of Arizona gets wrong.
An Arizona cyclist has patented a way to make recumbents — you know the bikes where it looks like they are riding an easy chair — climb better. Check out the way he does it.
A Tucson cyclist stays on top at the most recent mountain bike race. See the results.
The city has a list of places they want to add bike corrals if the money should become available. Check out the list of potential spots.
This article appears in Feb 2-8, 2012.
The important thing about the City of Tucson crossbike at 3rd/Hawthorne/Swan is that it takes bike and ped infrastructure to the East. It can’t possibly be perfect from a technical point of view because it is constrained by ancient planning. Red Star hopes the effort continues in even more bold and cost-effective ways to serve more of the public and tap latent demand.