This week held a couple of interesting during-commute events.
I met a fellow cycling commuter on the ride home earlier in the week. Nice guy on a free box-store bike. He needed some saddle advice. It was kind of nice to actually talk to someone on the ride instead of just being passed with barely a [...]
Michele Obama will be in Jacksonville on Tuesday, October 7th at the Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center. Doors open at 12:30pm and the program begins at 1:30pm.
The event is free and open to the public. There’s no tickets, but an RSVP is requested.
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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 [...]
After AM and I ran some Saturday morning errands, we decided to have lunch at Elsa’s Place (a locally owned and operated Island cuisine restaurant). Unfortunately, they were closed for the Labor Day weekend.
We decided to hoof it to Jeff’s Burgers, Dogs and Milkshakes (another locally owned and operated restaurant). We stayed on the [...]
It’s the end of the second full week of car-free fun.
This week had my first over-20 mile day, first commute in the rain, first bus-ride to work, and my first over-50 mile week (over 70 miles, actually). I also got in a nearly-7 mile recreational ride around Camp Lejeune.
The lessons learned are thus:
I need [...]
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 [...]
Dear Driver,
It was very nice to meet you Tuesday afternoon (5:30ish) at the Wal-Mart/Office Max parking lot.
I’d like to offer a bit of constructive criticism feedback, though. May I?
Next time you’re reversing into the parking space next to the Silver Rhino, please put the cell phone down. While I’m sure that you’re telephone [...]
The Jacksonville Daily News reports:
City officials say the base is luring away its best and brightest officers with salaries the city can’t compete with, but base officials said they cannot deny local law enforcement the right to apply for the jobs.
It seems to me that the City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Police Department are upset [...]
Jacksonville City Manager Kristoff Bauer discusses the Jacksonville Transit system with Assistant City Manager Ron Massey.
Key points:
Since November 2007, the number of riders has steadily increased.
New buses will be purchased. Over 80% of the cost of purchasing buses is funded by the Federal government through grants. Jacksonville pays less than 10%.
The new buses will allow [...]
Dear Jacksonville Drivers,
The image to the left is a “Stop Sign” and it means “stop the forward movement of your vehicle.”
You may see this sign at intersections of streets or in parking lots. It does not matter where you see the “Stop Sign”, it still means “stop the forward movement of your vehicle.”
The “Stop Sign” [...]