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Bicycles an unexpected source of help in disaster


Post and Courier, Charleston, SC

November 19, 2012
Section: Editorial / Opinion 




Victims of a natural disaster like Superstorm Sandy yearn to see power trucks coming to repair lines; bulldozers coming to clear debris; and gas trucks coming to replenish supplies. Bicycles are likely not high on their list.


But maybe they should be.
</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/QHZ7xXb8G14/bicycles-unexpected-source-of-help-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jordan Freeman)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/QHZ7xXb8G14" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/11/bicycles-unexpected-source-of-help-in.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-3356897416806275363</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-26T22:31:14.749-04:00</atom:updated><title>Minneapolis shows us the way</title><atom:summary type="text">
I'm in Minneapolis, on the way to the Gulf on a cross country ride.  I saw a vision here of what Charleston could be.  It's no wonder that Bicycling Magazine named it the most bike friendly city in America.  We're staying downtown, near the Metrodome.  I saw bike rental kiosks everywhere - with easy instructions and cheap pricing - $6 one time fee for 24 hours of access, then 30 min free from </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/q7rcQMQChno/minneapolis-shows-us-way.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Islander828)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsxtDhdJEyQ/T8GL8_5_8aI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/ki8ck1TJ_YA/s72-c/DSCN0604.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/q7rcQMQChno" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/05/minneapolis-shows-us-way.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-8867254787258582454</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-16T16:49:27.019-04:00</atom:updated><title>Hampton Park Bike Lane Hearing Tuesday, 5/22</title><atom:summary type="text">

Note shoulder and 5' bike lane on the left, car lane right


Charleston Moves endorses plans for a bike/pedestrian lane closure proposed for Hampton Park/Mary Murray Blvd. The proposal will go before Charleston City Council next Tuesday, 5/22 at 5pm in Council Chambers at Charleston City Hall at the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets.  

The City is planning on repaving Mary Murray Blvd. and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/0KZgiQn8qG8/hampton-park-bike-lane-hearing-tuesday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o-ev_gxU8kw/T7QSYap_KFI/AAAAAAAAFkQ/5EwjetzUjoE/s72-c/Hampton+Park+Bike+lane.jpeg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/0KZgiQn8qG8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/05/hampton-park-bike-lane-hearing-tuesday.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-7018252192439656915</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 12:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-06T10:10:39.793-04:00</atom:updated><title>Coleman Boulevard: Last Chance to Get it Right?</title><atom:summary type="text">

Coleman Boulevard's present dangerous
 "Peek-a-Boo" Bike Lanes


There was a time a number of years ago when Coleman Boulevard was far more rural, and for many people in the Lowcountry, it was a route to the beach.
Today, it is a vital artery, critical to the lives of the people in the neighborhood it touches.
Now, with a plan to capture what's best about it and prepare it for service for </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/AGUIRVDtlFI/coleman-boulevard-last-chance-to-get-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UO6utHZLs-c/T6ZfGa3J3aI/AAAAAAAAFhA/OCodzooOYJc/s72-c/Disappearing%2BBike%2BLane%2BColeman%2BShem%2B10-19-2006%2B11-13-13%2BAM1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/AGUIRVDtlFI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/05/coleman-boulevard-last-chance-to-get-it.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-2053753337236903278</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-03T18:33:24.430-04:00</atom:updated><title>OK...More Than One Point of View</title><atom:summary type="text">This is clearly NOT what's happening in city after city around the world..
</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/wxpRSuMEJzg/okmore-than-one-point-of-view.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/wxpRSuMEJzg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/05/okmore-than-one-point-of-view.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-6167680788288855324</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-30T14:35:10.628-04:00</atom:updated><title>Charleston Considers Skateboard Ban?!</title><atom:summary type="text">

(Sarah Sheafer / GSO)


Charleston Moves is studying a proposal to ban skateboards within a large area of downtown. 
Since we actively advocate self-propelled locomotion, this ban is a non-starter for us. 
Of course there are skateboarders, like many bicyclists and motorists, who don't always behave safely on our streets.
Generally, we believe that skateboarders should obey the same rules that </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/WDmYOZR3gks/charleston-considers-skateboard-ban.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f819ylo_n08/T57aHWFemVI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/S818PD3NVxc/s72-c/skateboarded-+cofc.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/WDmYOZR3gks" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/charleston-considers-skateboard-ban.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-724098109294472531</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-27T21:14:57.679-04:00</atom:updated><title>Maybank Highway, Johns Island: A Crucial Decision</title><atom:summary type="text">Charleston Moves has endorsed a plan for improvements of Maybank Highway. We have chosen an alternative that disperses traffic onto smaller roads and creates calmer, more human-scale conditions.  We believe this option will also go much further in preserving aspects of the rural character of John's Island.
Click on the image below to see the position paper fullscreen.

Maybank-Johns Isl Position </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/Jk7N4jJ7tVQ/maybank-highway-johns-island-crucial.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/Jk7N4jJ7tVQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/maybank-highway-johns-island-crucial.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-5953193971445803540</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-26T16:59:43.045-04:00</atom:updated><title>Cyclists, Runners on the James Island Connector? Soon, We Hope</title><atom:summary type="text">South Carolina State Senate Bill 1375, which would allow cities like Charleston to enact local legislation exempting roads like the James Island Connector from a statewide bike and pedestrian has cleared three of four hurdles, sailing through two committees and now, the full South Carolina Senate.

The remaining hurdle at the state level: the House of Representatives.  We have no assessment of </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/CyUVuYkT4mM/cyclists-runners-on-james-island.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/CyUVuYkT4mM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/cyclists-runners-on-james-island.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-6480186117136037186</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T11:13:40.262-04:00</atom:updated><title>Transportation and the New Generation | U.S. PIRG</title><atom:summary type="text">Transportation and the New Generation | U.S. PIRG</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/PVxiQbMM23A/transportation-and-new-generation-us.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/PVxiQbMM23A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/transportation-and-new-generation-us.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-8126161255946689331</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-21T09:57:44.909-04:00</atom:updated><title>After All, it IS a Park...</title><atom:summary type="text">

Hampton Park's Live Oaks help make it a spectacular oasis in Charleston. (Post &amp; Courier Photo)

Today's Post and Courier editorial on what the City of Charleston should do about blending cars, bicycles and pedestrians in the city's biggest, most beautiful historic park.  CLICK HERE TO READ</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/mQL_uxzSSK4/after-all-it-is-park.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QvNJ_bPhaEs/T5K8Pfl45qI/AAAAAAAAFaw/d92KNjCB1zE/s72-c/hampton+park+scenic.jpg&amp;q=100&amp;maxh=300" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/mQL_uxzSSK4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/after-all-it-is-park.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-4755607760801940219</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-21T08:27:50.401-04:00</atom:updated><title>Bicyclists, Motorists &amp; the Law: Are Bicyclists Getting the Short End of the Stick?</title><atom:summary type="text">CNN takes on the question, finding case after case of investigations NOT pursued, cases not solved, tickets not written, families left with no answers about tragic accidents.
Click here to see the CNN video and read the full report.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/GerxS64dcbE/bicyclists-motorists-law-are-bicyclists.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/GerxS64dcbE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/bicyclists-motorists-law-are-bicyclists.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-1202732480031460599</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-20T17:47:51.781-04:00</atom:updated><title>Shocker? Gen-Y Attitudes Will Drive Huge Shift in Living, Transportation Priorities</title><atom:summary type="text">
Talk about a shift. 

You'll see evidence of this trend in any city large or small.  We certainly see it in Charleston: Young people are gravitating from the 'burbs to the cities.  
Why? connectedness, convenience, action.
Hand-in-hand with this trend? a a big drop in Gen-Y interest in cars! Cars: once the very symbol of freedom for young people, are increasingly seen by them as a pain.
Take a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/q64evDPJ0O8/shocker-gen-y-attitudes-will-drive-huge.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/q64evDPJ0O8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/shocker-gen-y-attitudes-will-drive-huge.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-6102554401722280743</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-19T13:15:44.703-04:00</atom:updated><title>Sea Change in Driving Patterns !</title><atom:summary type="text">“Unfortunately for car companies,” Jordan Weissmann noted at TheAtlantic.com a couple weeks back, “today's teens and twenty-somethings don't seem all that interested in buying a set of wheels. They're not even particularly keen on driving.”

This new report indicates that young people are driving over 20% fewer miles annually than their parents.  Why is this?  What are the implications for </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/8IgTaLTOjwU/sea-change-in-driving-patterns.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/8IgTaLTOjwU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/sea-change-in-driving-patterns.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-899234787261748970</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-18T09:00:01.491-04:00</atom:updated><title>More BFB's (Bicycle-Friendly Businesses) Named</title><atom:summary type="text">More than 500,000 American employees now work at a Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB), thanks to visionary leadership in the private and public sector. Today the League of American Bicyclists announced 67 new BFBs.
Click here to read more.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/5GfD9Ydyow0/more-bfbs-bicycle-friendly-businesses.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/5GfD9Ydyow0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-bfbs-bicycle-friendly-businesses.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-2647428190125442350</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-17T16:43:15.825-04:00</atom:updated><title>Detente in War on Cyclists?</title><atom:summary type="text">Article says things are cooling down in New York City but that people are still angry at bicyclist scofflaws.
...and the ultimate answer may be more women and kids on bikes!
Check out the article on Treehugger.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/FGE9T2pq5Co/detente-in-war-on-cyclists.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/FGE9T2pq5Co" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/detente-in-war-on-cyclists.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-6448595524320328297</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-17T16:33:27.531-04:00</atom:updated><title>Great Turnout for Advocate's Talk</title><atom:summary type="text">About thirty people turned out last night for the Charleston Moves/Civic Design Center-sponsored presentation by  Hans Moor, a cyclist-advocate from Ottawa, Canada.  
Moor discussed how cyclists are transforming his home city as well as how cycling has transformed his native country, the Netherlands.  
Moor said that even in wintertime, snowy Ottawa, people are riding their bikes for </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/NTtn_wQGBh8/great-turnout-for-advocates-talk.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/NTtn_wQGBh8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/great-turnout-for-advocates-talk.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-5391376161277066629</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-12T22:13:02.792-04:00</atom:updated><title>Want the Give-and-Take on Bikes in Traffic?</title><atom:summary type="text">As they say: "It's Complicated."  But, we're heading in the right direction. The debate is useful and instructive.
Please post your reactions on this blog.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/c5II06NeKiM/want-give-and-take-on-bikes-in-traffic.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/c5II06NeKiM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/want-give-and-take-on-bikes-in-traffic.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-5914665980498454191</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-11T17:36:17.110-04:00</atom:updated><title>First Step: Getting Bikes Back on the JIC</title><atom:summary type="text">A five-person contingent representing Charleston Moves and the Coastal Conservation League travelled to Columbia early today to support a legislative amendment that would get bicyclists back on the James Island Connector.
The measure was sponsored by Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms.  It provides for municipalities such as Charleston to approve their own local legislation that would permit </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/uPrMQR4GYtA/five-person-contingent-representing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/uPrMQR4GYtA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/five-person-contingent-representing.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-3657990990724051739</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-08T10:34:19.939-04:00</atom:updated><title>Editorial Support for Bikes on the Connector</title><atom:summary type="text">Easter Sunday edition of the Charleston Post &amp; Courier
Bikes on Connector Editorial-4!8!12

YOU CAN HELP!
Charleston Moves is grateful especially to the Coastal Conservation League for its work in Charleston and Columbia. 
 
The bill will be heard by the Senate Transportation Subcommittee next week, on Wednesday, April 11th at 10 am.
Please contact the members of the Senate Transportation </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/YNcXzyxSYwc/editorial-support-for-bikes-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/YNcXzyxSYwc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/editorial-support-for-bikes-on.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-6574960737937098796</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-07T12:56:58.953-04:00</atom:updated><title>Join Us for another "Bike-Friendly-Charleston" Event</title><atom:summary type="text">Where:  Charleston Civic Design Center
When:   Monday, April 16  5:30 pm

Hans Moor, a cyclist-advocate from Ottawa, Canada discusses how cyclists are transforming his home city as well as how cycling has transformed his native country, the Netherlands. 

Charleston Moves and the Civic Design Center are hosting this short event, so come, have a drink, and join the conversation.  We'll wrap it up </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/fdIDTROdO2Q/join-us-for-another-bike-friendly.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/fdIDTROdO2Q" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/join-us-for-another-bike-friendly.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-8332574696329940708</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-07T12:42:33.674-04:00</atom:updated><title>Show Your Support for Getting Cyclists Back on "the Connector"</title><atom:summary type="text">

We're inviting YOU to voice your support IN PERSON at a South Carolina Senate Transportation Committee meeting this Wednesday morning (April 11 at 10am) in Columbia.  (see below for more about transportation)



The hearing is on an amendment to state law that could get bicyclists and pedestrians back on the James Island Connector.  gets a crucial next week before the Senate Transportation </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/NPkQDloxxGY/show-your-support-for-getting-cyclists.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/NPkQDloxxGY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/show-your-support-for-getting-cyclists.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-7384955192803877020</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-06T11:11:41.233-04:00</atom:updated><title>Beer/Bikes/Jobs: Asheville Scores a Big One</title><atom:summary type="text">Bike-boosting brewery New Belgium has decided to build its next plant in Asheville. It's a tribute to that city's positive approach to absolutely including active lifestyles in its planning-- especially bicycle facilities.
Here's More
And Even More</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/ZNpGV_GECmY/beerbikesjobs-asheville-scores-big-one.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/ZNpGV_GECmY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/beerbikesjobs-asheville-scores-big-one.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-7113045876060439243</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-04T14:43:29.580-04:00</atom:updated><title>Protected Bike Lanes Wow Chicago -- AND US!!</title><atom:summary type="text">Now, who says this can't be done in Charleston??


Pay Particular Attention to how they treated the open grates on bridges!) 

In his campaign for mayor, Rahm Emanuel pledged to make Chicago a more bike-friendly city. And in office, he set his sights high, aiming to construct 100 miles of protected bike lanes in his first term.

His team wasted no time. Chicago DOT installed the city's first </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/0P2mwLsycXw/protected-bike-lanes-wow-chicago-and-us.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/0P2mwLsycXw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/protected-bike-lanes-wow-chicago-and-us.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-277606220636864815</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-03T23:00:29.457-04:00</atom:updated><title>College of Charleston Bike Auction</title><atom:summary type="text">

College of Charleston Student Government Association auctioned off some 80 bikes in various states of repair (or disrepair) today, collecting over $3,000. 
Charleston Moves took its position at the auction to attach safe bike riding literature and to tell attendees about our efforts in and around Charleston.
The event photos can be seen here.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/sSPtRKk39Bc/college-of-charleston-bike-auction.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/sSPtRKk39Bc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/college-of-charleston-bike-auction.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432698342396107329.post-5260442953960565724</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-03T23:01:02.789-04:00</atom:updated><title>Connector Bike Ban Update: Legislation Would Allow Exception</title><atom:summary type="text">A bill that would allow the City of Charleston to adopt an ordinance applying to the state for an exception to the freeway bike ban has been introduced in Columbia.  We've been working with the Coastal Conservation League and its State Capitol staff on the legislation.  It's also been reviewed inside Charleston City Hall. 



The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Dist. 43.  It </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~3/o-54vfYGM60/connector-bike-ban-update-legislation.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Tom Bradford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R9yu3UuicCE/Tx22VL9r4ZI/AAAAAAAAFDQ/cfWAJ2uP5bs/s72-c/IMG_1677+-+Version+2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CharlestonMoves/~4/o-54vfYGM60" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://charlestonmoves.blogspot.com/2012/04/connector-bike-ban-update-legislation.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
