Bike Commuting

That fact that it's National Bike Month and the warmer Spring days may mean you have cycling on the brain. Whether you're participating in your city's Bike to Work program or you're starting a commuting routine, here are some solutions to your newbie concerns. I don't know my route: Finding a bike-friendly route is especially crucial if you're a cycling newbie, so before your actual commute, find out how the cyclists in your area do it, plan...  

April 26 at 7–8 pmJim Dontje, director for Johnson Center of Environmental Innovation and environmental studies instructor, will be giving a talk on living sustainably as Gustavus celebrates Earth Week.  He will be presenting on integrating biking into one's life as a sustainable mode of transportation as well as publicizing the upcoming Environmental Studies bike ride on Sunday, April 29th. To get updates on information concerning the...  

When should I expect to see a reduction in the amount of time I spend bike commuting?After a seven and a half year hiatus, I am back to bike commuting. I start a new job in a few weeks and I intend to bike commute full time (rain or shine, but not snow - so I should miss maybe 10 days a year). Today was day 3 of my test ride and the ride is getting worse, not better. The route is a little over 6 km long each way. The route starts with a very...  

Today is the second episode of a new, occaisional feature called "Tales of Extreme Commuting," where readers who have extraordinary commutes can relate their tales of win and woe, and at the same time spotlight the challenges of cross-jurisdiction commutes...  

Leon Panetta (pictured) has commuted on military aircraft to his home in northern California more than two dozen times since he became Obama’s Secretary of Defense in July, paying about $630 per trip for a roundtrip flight that costs the...  

WASHINGTON - Commutes in the D.C. area are among the longest in the country. Combine commutes with the region's unpredictable drivers, stretches of unforgiving pavement and painfully high gas prices, and that makes selecting the right car all the more ...  

May is National Bike Month and no matter where you live in the U.S., there are sure to be many bicycling-related events, including those surrounding bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day, and the first ever Bike to School Day. Interested in the ...  

Those long commutes so typical of Southern California may be doing more than boring you and raising your fatigue level: They also raise your blood pressure and make you fatter, researchers reported Tuesday. For higher blood pressure, the effects ...  

Bicycle commuting sets you free. Free from rising gas prices, from sitting in your car in rush-hour traffic and from waistline bulge. Gone are the red lights, too, if you stick to the Boise Greenbelt. There’s always a little apprehension when ...  

"Studies have linked singing with a lower heart rate, decreased blood pressure and reduced stress," says Patricia Preston-Roberts ... commutes 45 minutes each way from his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to his office in downtown Miami.  

BOZEMAN- The Montana State University Western Transportation Institute has created a brand new web-based ride sharing tool that helps commuters across the state find partners on their way into work. "The software allows that kind of that site or ...  

This week’s tips from Britain’s top advanced driver Peter Rodger on behalf of road safety charity the IAM concentrate on commuting to work. The biggest problem with commuting is that everyone travels at the same time. People get frustrated and tired ...  

For the most part, though, these were (and remain) drab facilities, built on the cheap - often little more than portacabins with a few PCs and a kettle. In the private sector, meanwhile, while there is today a healthy market for rented, managed office ...  

Ride the right bike The right bike will make all the difference in the world. There are simple mountain bikes or ones made with commuting in mind. You can find ones that will have everything from chain guards to fenders to hardwired lights.  

It isn’t directly concerned with the sorts of fundamental economic, social and demographic changes driving social capital that Andrew Leigh addresses in his book, Disconnected. The report’s take on social connection is confined to city ...