Bloviations

Below is my letter requesting that the four elected representatives from Onslow County (State Senator Harry Brown (NC Sen 6) and State Representatives Russell Tucker (NC House 4), George Cleveland (NC House 14) and Robert Grady (NC House 15)) work with their colleagues in the NC General Assembly and the North Carolina Department of Transportation [...]

In case you missed last night’s Twitter flurry (view my profile history), the Jacksonville City Council considered and approved the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
Councilman Randy Thomas who cast the lone dissenting vote, was confused about the purpose of this plan. Other City residents, such as Mr. Robert Hitch, are also confused.
The [...]

During tonight’s meeting (which begins at 7pm and is held at the City Council Chambers in City Hall), the Mayor and City Council will vote on the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
According to the agenda the public comment period comes before the consideration of the plan. That means if you weren’t able to get [...]

The below text is from an email I sent to the Mayor of Jacksonville and the members of the City Council.
Please feel free to use the text to send your own email of support for The Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
Also be aware that the Mayor and Council will be voting on the Plan [...]

The Jacksonville Daily News reports.
Around 11:30 p.m., a vehicle traveling west on Lejeune Boulevard hit two bicyclists heading in the same direction — sending one into the water under the bridge, Teeter said.

Emergency Rescue crews found the body this morning.
The driver left the scene (or, rather, didn’t bother stopping) and hasn’t been found.
This [...]

Mark your calendars, folks. The Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is hosting two workshops on the hopefully-soon-to-be-proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan at the Jacksonville Mall on May 15th from 5pm to 8pm and May 16th from 10am to 2pm.
The last time we heard about the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, the folks from Greenways, Inc [...]

Dude. Riding the bike to work is teh hawesome.
The path is mostly clean, smooth, and quiet. No rushing traffic, no stupid drivers, no loud music. It was great!
The newly finished pedestrian and fishing bridge over Northeast Creek is definitely a highlight of the ride. It’s built on the remains of an old railroad trestle. It’s a [...]

The City of Jacksonville’s Trails and Greenways Commission (a citizen advisory board met last night at the Jacksonville Commons Senior Center.
According to the City of Jacksonville’s application for and descriptions of the Citizen Advisory boards (warning: It’s an Adobe PDF), the Trails and Greenways Commission
…advises the City Council on all aspects of bicycle and pedestrian trails
and greenways within [...]

And, just to be dramatic, the Congressman bit will be last.
They say May is Bicycle to Work month. Since I’m a good little lemming that always follows, I’m going to commute the entire month of May by bike (I will add a caveat here. If there is a position interview, I may drive.)
Remember Justin Schoenberger? [...]

A paper (PDF) linked by Commute by Bike suggests that they do. The paper, “Whose Roads?: Defining Bicyclists’ and Pedestrians’ Right to Use Public Roadways,” was commissioned by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute suggests that cyclists pay more for less usage than their car-driving counterparts.
Give the paper a read. It’s what I’ll be reading during [...]