Monthly Archives: September 2011
Great New, FREE Touring Magazine.
The editor of a new free magazine about international bicycle touring contacted me from her hotel in Nepal and asked if I would share the magazine with the readers of this blog. I gave it a read and think you will be as impressed as I was. The magazine is aptly called “Bicycle Traveler” and exists [...]
Wisconsin’s Inaugural Tweed Run Report
Despite some crazy pre-ride weather, complete with a rare waterspout in Lake Michigan, Wisconsin’s first Tweed Run went off without a problem. Most riders arrived at Sven’s Cafe in Bay View just before the heavy rain hit. Relaxing over tea, coffee and good food, Milwaukee’s country squires’ patience was rewarded with sunny skies in short [...]
Wisconsin’s first Tweed Ride Today
For a few years now tweed rides have been in vogue in bike friendly cities across the country, but for some reason Wisconsin has been tweedless. That is until today. Casey, from Milwaukee’s fashion forward Bay View neighborhood, has put together Milwaukee’s first ride featuring the original sporting fabric. Tweed is a made from the [...]
Bicycle Commuting up in Wisconsin Cities
Just over 6% of Madison residents biked to work in 2010, a 20% increase over 2009 according to the latest American Community Survey results released late yesterday morning by the US Census Bureau. That puts Madison in a tie with Portland, OR, which also has 6% of commuters going by bicycle. As a state, .75% of [...]
It Takes a Village
The Village of Shorewood is now ranked as a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, the only village in Wisconsin with such a designation. The League has given BFC designations to 190 of the 500 communities across the country who applied. Wisconsin now has six Bicycle Friendly Communities: Gold [...]
Planning for Better Bicycling
Bicycle Planning Just like a land use or comprehensive plan, a bicycle and pedestrian plan serves as a guide to making a community a more bicycle and pedestrian friendly place as the community undergoes new development or re-development and reconstruction. A plan can vary from a brief strategic plan to guide a community on how [...]
Paying for Bicycle Facilities in Wisconsin
Bicycle & Pedestrian Funding Funding for bicycle infrastructure is a core component of our advocacy agenda. Bicycle infrastructure in Wisconsin is often viewed as a luxury or an afterthought, to be included only when the infrastructure for motor vehicles has been completed and perfected. Consequently, bicycle funding is often one of the first items in [...]
Bike Wisconsin Blog
Bike Wisconsin is your news source for information about bicycling in the Badger State. We post information about advocacy issues, new trails, race updates, the latest safety statistics and review Wisconsin bicycle products. With more than 400 entries, all written within the last year, our blog is a great place to look for specific information. [...]
Twenty years of the Chequamegon 40
I apologize to the regular readers who have written me looking for their daily fix of Over the Bars. I have been working hard on a new website for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (that will include a daily blog). We hope to have the new website launched in the next few days, so stay [...]
What is the law anyway?
Many people remain confused about the laws that relate to riding a bicycle in Wisconsin. You can find a summary of most of the laws that relate to cycling in the post below. Vehicular Status The bicycle is defined as a vehicle. [340.01(5)] The operator of a vehicle is granted the same rights and subject [...]
