This Friday, Elm City Cycling’s monthly free breakfast event will unite sustainable transportation with sustainable power. The breakfast, which last month brought out a record one hundred cyclists, will be sponsored by Phoenix Press, New Haven’s home-grown print shop powered by its own wind turbine to provide clean, renewable energy for its operations. All kinds of cyclists are expected on all sorts of conveyances: sleek racing bikes, practical hybrids, folding bikes, cargo bikes, a pedicab and perhaps a unicycle. Phoenix proprietor Brian Driscoll will address the gathered throng briefly around 8:30 a.m., and we’ll be awarding our “Commuter of the Month” certificate to Paula Moody, executive director of the St. Francis Home for Children in New Haven, who bikes in from Middletown.
Details below:
Elm City Cycling presents Bike to Work Day free breakfast to cyclists and commuting pedestrians on Friday, Aug. 19, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. in Pitkin Plaza on Orange Street between Chapel and Court streets. Breakfast provided by Bru Cafe. Sponsored by Phoenix Press…Wind to Print. For more information contact bicyclenewhaven@gmail.com or call 203.287.9811.
August 17, 2011
Bike to Work Breakfast – August 19th
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August 16, 2011
CT Folks hosts 3rd Annual Tour de Farms – August 20th
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CT Folk is thrilled to announce the third annual Tour des Farms, a day-long bicycle ride to take place on Saturday, August 20. Starting at Treat Farm in Orange, the Tour will take cyclists to local farms, gardens, and other agricultural treasures along the 25-mile route. At each stop along the road, riders will be entertained by a Connecticut-grown musician. Stops include: Massaro Community Farm, Savino Vineyards, Field View Farm, and the Ansonia Nature Center.
http://www.ctfolk.com/tour.html
See Also:
“Group puts a spin on discovering the area’s bounty“
CT Post, August 16, 2011
August 10, 2011
What can Bike-Sharing do for New Haven?
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Philip Langdon explores what 2 other cities are doing to discourage automobile traffic and enhance humane conditions via bike-sharing.
When I rode with Sebastian, he noted a young woman in a dress who looked perfectly comfortable pedaling calmly through downtown. In the past, Sebastian observed, biking was largely the province of risk-taking males. Now, with bike-sharing and more civilized streets, biking is expanding its appeal, attracting the risk-averse. As these changes take hold, the urban environment should become better for everyone.
New Urban News, “Sharing Bikes, Taming Streets” August 5, 2011
http://newurbannetwork.com/article/%E2%80%98sharing%E2%80%99-bikes-taming-streets-15045
August 5, 2011
Sidewalk Bike Mechanic Spotted!
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Three mornings a week for the past couple of months, LaChance. who’ll be 60 in August, has set up shop outside the Orange Street Market and the Orange Street Liquor Shop. He wheels a wagon—emblazoned with “The Goatville Cyclesmith LLC, A Shade Tree Mechanic”—packed with bike tools from his home three blocks away on Bishop Street.
New Haven Independent, “Hey, Can You Fix This?” August 4, 2011.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/hey_can_you_fix_this/
May 3, 2011
“500 Roll Rock to Rock”
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Since it started in 2009 with 200 riders, Rock To Rock has become an annual rite and a major green fundraiser. This year, 500 riders raised more than $50,000 for 14 environmental groups, according to organizers.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/rock_to_rock1/id_36125
February 24, 2011
New Haven is a Smarter City!
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The NRDC has recently named New Haven, among 15 winners, as a “Smarter City,” due to our existing transportation infrastructure, as well as recent initiatives aimed at improving travel in the city.
Read the summary, here.
November 26, 2010
Troubadours on Bikes!
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More and more, musicians like New Haven’s own Taylor Ho Bynum have been gearing up to hit the road and perform their music with nothing but their bikes!
