We are 2 months into the Commuter Challenge and looking great!

2011 Bicycle Indiana Commuter Challenge
Ride your Drive and Win
Individual and Team results as of August 29, 2011

There are now 3 teams from Fort Wayne as Three Rivers Velo Sports has been added. We are making a great showing for the Fort. Keep up the good work everyone!

Top 20 Individual Results – High Mileage
1. Mary Craighead 1187
2. James Lynn 1132
3. Chuck Reidy 1026
4. Nate Gernert 966
5. Rick Cox 867
6. Daniel Atkinson 841
7. Doreen Crenshaw 839
8. Jefrey Kenny 802
9. Tyler Stambaugh 795
10. John Marshall 757
11. Don Golden 651
12. John Cook 573
13. Doug Wengerd 540
14. Sam Callaway 507
15. Cam Starnes 498
16. Kurt Weisner 424
17. Eric Nolan 420
18. John Taylor 406
19. Aaron Hawkins 390
20. Bob Burns 383

Team Results – High Mileage
1. Indycog 4527
2. Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 4103
3. Bike Richmond 2035
4. CIBA 1831
5. Summit City Bicycles 1356
6. Bike Michiana 1210
7. Lonely Boys 1026
8. Bicycle Indiana 666
9. BF&S 627
10. Jeff Kolp State Farm 420
11. Dude, Where’s My Car? 327
12. University Place Cycle Team 280
13. Madison Area Bicycling Club 263
14. Three Rivers Velo Sport 190
15. Machismo Cyclismo 33

Top 20 Individual Results – Most Trips
1. Alexander Saldivar 187
2. Wendy Reed 163
3. Mary Craighead 145
4. Jefrey Kenny 133
5. Mark Strosberg 130
6. PJ Thuringer 117
7. John Lynn 111
8. Doreen Crenshaw 106
9. Tom McCain 100
10. Tyler Stambaugh 100
11. Kevin Whited 91
12. James Lynn 90
13. Amy Hartzog 87
14. Jeremy McElroy 85
15. Matt McKimmy 84
16. John Dockery 81
17. Becky McKimmy 80
18. Elizabeth Bonney 74
19. Kyle Baker 73
20. Paul Taylor 68

Team Results – Most Trips
1. Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 764
2. Bike Richmond 639
3. Indycog 634
5. Dude, Where’s My Car? 258
6. CIBA 203
7. Mike Michiana 124
8. Summit City Bicycles 101
9. University Place Cycle Team 85
10. BF&S 83
11. Bicycle Indiana 74
12. Jeff Kolp State Farm 38
13. Three Rivers Velo Sport 35
14. Lonely Boys 31
15. Madison Area Bicycling Club 20
16. Machismo Cyclisimo 4

Transportation and Climate Change

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Why the Post-Industrial Landscape Works as Places of Play

25 August 2011

from Rust Wire

Recently I have written a lot about physical abandonment and loss, or how vacancy can be a dispiriting and anger-provoking bit of sightliness: a skull at the societal banquet. But this doesn’t tell the whole story. As in abandonment there is also an opportunity to play.

To play is to ultimately recreate. To recreate monotony into entertainment—to recreate passivity into a kinetic interchange with the physics around you—to recreate what otherwise is into what could be through an outside molding of one’s inside imagination. To that end, play is the perfect medium to be thrown into abandonment if only as an act asserting life.

This perhaps helps explain the more recent phenomena of turning the bones of the post-industrial landscape into the limbs that make up a killer recreational spot. See below, a few…

The Whole Story

Riding out of a recession: Bicycle commuters can power the economy

By Neil H. Simon of The Oregonian
Cities across the world should follow Portland and Copenhagen's lead and adopt progressive urban planning and bike-friendly transportation policies, not just to lessen the environmental impact of cars, but as part of a wider strategy to climb out of recession and increase the economic impact of sustainable commuting policies.

The Whole Story

Build it and we will come (ride)

Pretty self explanatory

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It isn't hard to do. You have to want to do it.

Emanuel checks bike paths off the list | WBEZ
Go Chicago!

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Totally makes sense even though most won't agree

Opinion - The Globe and Mail

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Sure it is not here but I know of no such study like this in the US.

New Report: The British Cycling Economy | TheCityFix

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Why not learn from one of the best Midwestern bike cities?

Streetsblog Capitol Hill » From Minneapolis: Ten Street Design Solutions to Transform Your City

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We need this!

Grist Mobile

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The bike lane haters lose this battle

NYT: Effort to Remove Prospect Park

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I love bats, please protect this important species (and I know, it isn't about bikes)

As my wife and neighbors can attest I am a big proponent of bats, but like everyone I don't like them in my house. I hope that if you have or do have bats in your house that you can humanely remove them. Good video.

found this on bikehugger

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Bikehugger is a cool site with a lot of great material. I just love this image.

#1 in trips and #2 in miles......SWEET!!!

Another great week for Team Fort Wayne!!!

2011 Bicycle Indiana Commute Challenge
Ride Your Drive and Win
Individual and Team Results as of August 15, 2011
Top 20 Individual Results - High Mileage
Mary Craighead 869
James Lynn 753
Chuck Reidy 736
Doreen Crenshaw 659
Nate Gernert 625
Daniel Atkinson 581
Doug Wengerd 540
John Marshall 540
Jeffrey Kenny 522
Tyler Stambaugh 504
Eric Nolan 420
Don Golden 419
John Taylor 406
Aaron Hawkins 390
John Cook 341
Sam Callaway 307
Tom McCain 297
Cam Starnes 295
John Lynn 294
Michael Packer 294

Team Results - High Mileage
INDYCOG 3429
Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 2721
Bike Richmond 1136
Summit City Bicycles 1015
CIBA 997
Lonely Boys 736
Bicycle Indiana 494
Jeff Kolp State Farm 420
BF&S 314
Bike Michiana 189
Madison Area Bicycling Club 149
Dude, Where's My Car? 140
Machismo Cyclismo 33


Top 20 Individual Results – Most Trips
Elexander Saldivar 123
Wendy Reed 114
Mary Craighead 113
John Lynn 111
Tom McCain 100
Mark Stosberg 96
Jeffrey Kenny 91
Doreen Creshaw 86
Kevin Whited 78
PJ Thuringer 71
James Lynn 64
Tyler Stambaugh 58
Amy Hartzog 56
Becky McKimmy 56
Matt McKimmy 56
Kyle Baker 55
Doug Wengerd 55
Daniel Spillman 48
Aaron Hawkins 47
Daniel Atkins 46

Team Results – Most Trips
Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 494
INDYCOG 485
Bike Richmond 439
Dude, Where's My Car? 140
CIBA 86
Summit City Bicycles 79
Bicycle Indiana 72
Bike Michiana 40
Jeff Kolp State Farm 38
BF&S 34
Lonely Boys 21
Madison Area Bicycling Club 11
Machismo Cyclismo 4

This guy is mindblowing

Thanks Paul P.!

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Sad

NPR.org » Woman Dies One Month After Being Hit By Cyclist In San Francisco

It is sad that it always takes extreme events in order for light to be brought to a subject. Hopefully all of us the bike can learn that following the laws that exist help to keep everyone safer.

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Bunch o bikes not enough racks

For the overflow that occurred for after CM2 ride on Friday. We hit the Dash In. It was great. See you next month!

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Bicycle Love

bicycle love from Mito Habe-Evans on Vimeo.

My Fort Wayne Trails

Nice job Melissa! Who happens to be a member of the Fort Wayne Bicycle Commuter Team! Ride On!

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We're #2! We're #2!

Thanks to everyone for keeping up the good work!

2011 Bicycle Indiana Commute Challenge
Ride Your Drive and Win
Individual and Team Results as of August 8, 2011

Top 20 Individual Results - High Mileage
James Lynn 714
Mary Craighead 681
Nate Gernert 625
Chuck Reidy 544
Doug Wengerd 540
Doreen Crenshaw 513
Jeffrey Kenny 441
Daniel Atkinson 431
Eric Nolan 420
Aaron Hawkins 390
Tyler Stambaugh 388
Don Golden 361
John Cook 341
Joe Smoker 304
Tom McCain 297
John Lynn 294
Pete Fritz 274
John Calley 262
Michael Packer 245
Kyle Baker 224

Team Results - High Mileage
INDYCOG 2785
Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 2165
Summit City Bicycles 1015
Bike Richmond 950
CIBA 869
Jeff Kolp State Farm Total 420
Bicycle Indiana Total 366
Madison Area Bicycling Club Total 149
Bike Michiana Total 137
BF&S Total 121
Dude, Where's My Car? Total 110
Machismo Cyclismo Total 33
Serrani Vincent Total 12

Top 20 Individual Results – Most Trips
Alexanader Saldivar 117
John Lynn 111
Tom McCain 100
Wendy Reed 89
Mark Stosberg 84
Mary Craighead 82
Jeffrey Kenny 73
Doreen Crenshaw 68
Kevin Whited 60
PJ Thuringer 57
James Lynn 56
Doug Wengerd 55
Kyle Baker 50
Aaron Hawkins 47
Tyler Stambaugh 44
Matt McKimmy 43
Daniel Spillman 42
Amy Hartzog 40
Becky McKimmy 40
Eric Nolan 38

Team Results – Most Trips
INDYCOG 403
Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 379
Bike Richmond 364
Dude, Where's My Car? 115
CIBA 82
Summit City Bicycles 79
Bicycle Indiana 63
Bike Michiana 27
Madison Area Bicycling Club 11
BF&S 5 Machismo
Cyclismo 4
Serrani Vincent 3

critical manners courteous mass.

This Friday. Lawton Park. 630 pm. Hope to see you there.

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Great stuff for Indianapolis bike commuters

Ride in, work out, clean up at Downtown hub | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

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We need these types of PSA's here in the Fort!

From the New York Times:

by RUSSELL SHORTO
Published: July 30, 2011
Amsterdam
AS an American who has been living here for several years, I am struck, every time I go home, by the way American cities remain manacled to the car. While Europe is dealing with congestion and greenhouse gas buildup by turning urban centers into pedestrian zones and finding innovative ways to combine driving with public transportation, many American cities are carving out more parking spaces. It’s all the more bewildering because America’s collapsing infrastructure would seem to cry out for new solutions.
Geography partly explains the difference: America is spread out, while European cities predate the car. But Boston and Philadelphia have old centers too, while the peripheral sprawl in London and Barcelona mirrors that of American cities.
More important, I think, is mind-set. Take bicycles. The advent of bike lanes in some American cities may seem like a big step, but merely marking a strip of the road for recreational cycling spectacularly misses the point. In Amsterdam, nearly everyone cycles, and cars, bikes and trams coexist in a complex flow, with dedicated bicycle lanes, traffic lights and parking garages. But this is thanks to a different way of thinking about transportation.
Read the rest here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/opinion/sunday/the-dutch-way-bicycles-and-fresh-bread.html?_r=1

Sick

I don't understand how this guy isn't all sweaty at the end of this (Not like that is the only unrealistic aspect of this video). Totally awesome just the same.

on Columbia st bridge

Kind of a weird place to lock your bike.

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Rush hour.

Good thing they left the streets one way with that high traffic volume.

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Get the Hell out of my Bike Lane! (from Grist)

Results of the Bicycle Indiana Commuter Challenge for Aug. 1

We are doing great! Over 550 miles logged in one week! Are you kidding me? Beautiful Job everyone.
To be totally honest, I was a little bummed that Summit City Bicycles decided to make their own team because we really need to come together to win this thing. (They logged over 800 miles this week alone!) But upon further reflection I realized that between the two teams we are still beating Indy. So Fort Wayne has that gong for it, which is nice.
So keep up the great work everyone! We are only one month in so this is a marathon and not a sprint!

From Bicycle Indiana
2011 Bicycle Indiana Commute Challenge
Ride Your Drive and Win
Individual and Team Results as of August 1, 2011
Top 20 Individual Results - High Mileage
1 James Lynn 662
2 Mary Craighead 596
3 Nate Gernert 529
4 Doreen Crenshaw 414
5 Chuck Reidy 384
6 Aaron Hawkins 363
7 skijrff@juno.com 360
8 dja24@comcast.net 351
9 hobbesw1@juno.com 335
10 jasmoker2@gmail.com 304
11 John Lynn 294
12 Tyler Stambaugh 278
13 Don Golden 277
14 mz.busn@gmail.com 224
15 John Cook 221
16 jddockery2@aol.com 198
17 Richard White 191 351
18 Michael Packer 189
19 Nancy Tibbett 175
20 Sam Callaway 173
Team Results - High Mileage
INDYCOG 1734
Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 1622
Summit City Bicycles 892
Bike Richmond 523
CIBA 415
Bicycle Indiana 309
BF&S 116
Madison Area Bicycling Club 68
Bike Michiana 48
Dude, Where's My Car? 43
Machismo Cyclismo 33

Top 20 Individual Results – Most Trips

1 John Lynn 111
2 Mark Stosberg 67
3 Mary Craighead 65
4 skijrff@juno.com 58
5 Wendy Reed 55
6 Doreen Crenshaw 52
7 James Lynn 50
8 Kevin Whited 47
9 PJ Thuringer 45
10 hawkeye@winstonsbrand.com 43
11 Tom McCain 43
12 laughingwags@ymail.com 38
13 hobbesw1@juno.com 37
14 laughingflash@ymail.com 37
15 Amy Hartzog 34
16 bkr_kyl@yahoo.com 32
17 Brian Meeker 30
18 Tyler Stambaugh 30
19 dja24@comcast.net 29
20 Don Golden 28

Team Results – Most Trips
INDYCOG 293
Fort Wayne Bike Commuters 278
Bike Richmond 169
Summit City BicycleS 71
Bicycle Indiana 51
Dude, Where's My Car? 49
CIBA 38
BF&S 16
Bike Michiana 9
Machismo Cyclismo 6
Madison Area Bicycling Club 5

My Fort Wayne The Foot Bike Bridges of Spy Run Creek

Kinda fun.