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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Three months ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “Why Does Whole Foods Hate Bicycles” that discussed a new Whole Foods that opened along a bike path but didn’t have a bike rack for shoppers. Coincidently on the first weekend that the Whole Foods was open, they sponsored a collection of used bicycles by Bikes […]
A Change Of Heart On Capital Bikeshare
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
When Capital Bikeshare was initially announced, I was against it. The program is partially funded with transportation funds from the government. At the time, I thought that the money could be better spent on other bike related projects such as dedicated bike lanes and paths. I believed that if more lanes/paths were available, people would […]
Washington DC Triathlon Bike Route
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011The 2nd Washington D.C Triathlon took place this past Sunday. Although the U.S Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda got all of the media attention, the DC Tri was the true athletic event in town. There were both Sprint and International Distance races. The bike route for the Sprint was one lap of the 20 kilometer […]
Bike To Work Day 2011 is this Friday
Thursday, May 19th, 2011This Friday is Bike To Work Day. In the Washington D.C metropolitan area, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) is organizing Bike To Work Day. The goal is to register 10,000 riders and that number seems achievable, especially if it doesn’t rain on Friday morning. Over 8000 have already registered. Forty nine pit stops will be […]
Why Does Whole Foods Hate Bicycles?
Monday, May 16th, 2011An Open Letter To Whole Foods
I was initially excited when Whole Foods opened a market near my house. The new Whole Foods is located at the end of a bike path called the North Bethesda Trolley trail. For me, it is quicker to bike to the market rather than drive. The bike path exits […]