Mobility for Fifty.
"Bicycles change lives." I love this phrase. In America’s car-centric bubble, we tend to forget how life changing a pair of pedals and wheels can be – especially when the only alternative is your feet. So when dockless bicycles went...
The Velo Yellow Bikes: Part 2
This is a continuation of the "Velo Yellow" kids track bike story from our resident bike expert, Kurt Kaminer: The last time we left off with the Velo Yellows – our three kids’ track bicycles – we had just picked...
Don't drive on Halloween.
Halloween is the only nationally recognized event that specifically devotes an entire evening to kids getting outdoors with friends, all to have a good and silly time. That’s what childhood should be about, right? It should, but safety organizations and...
What does Walk to School Day mean to you?
For teachers, it can be a day without lesson plans. For kids, it can be like the book fair; an exciting outdoor happening that escapes the dreary boundaries of the four classroom walls. Walk to School Day can be so...
Saving the Velo Yellows: A kids bicycle salvage story!
Our social marketing manager comes to us today with a story about his love for bicycles – and how it has led to three new members of the BikeSafe fleet! Some bicycle enthusiasts geek out over bicycles as much as...
Why protected bike lane projects (often) fail - and how to make them succeed.
Don’t get us wrong – we love protected bike lanes. But it is difficult for anyone born and raised in an automobile-centric culture to understand what it feels like to commute on two wheels, braving the ever-spotty selection of bicycle...
Rapid Response Funding Drive & Screening
An evening screening of the Hinze/Miles documentary "Rapid Response," featuring Dr. Stephen Olvey, set the stage for the KiDZ Neuroscience Center's first fundraiser. The groundbreaking documentary is a history lesson with a powerful message: It is possible to approach seemingly...
Stop mandating coaster brakes for kids bikes
Let's take a stand in the name of making bicycle riding easier for kids for National Bike Month: Let's say "no" to mandated coaster brakes, a.k.a., the “foot brake.” Thanks to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the coaster...
Bike to School Day 2019: National Bike Month
The morning of May 8th was #BestDayAtSchoolEver for the kids at Norman S. Edelcup Sunny Isles Beach K-8! Everyone had a fantastic time celebrating National Bike to School Day. Huge thanks to the school, the city of Sunny Isles Beach,...
Why we are concerned about Miami's Critical Mass:
This week's Twittersphere has been humming with speculation, following rumors that the City of Miami Police Department may considering rescinding support of Critical Mass. https://twitter.com/miamicityman/status/1109558804579008512 We’ve been reading and thinking about this too – and we have a dilemma. Like...
