An AWESOME video feature from CBSNews.com, from a segment on their Sunday Sunshine program. The segment is about 10 minutes long and covers the growth of American interest in cycling in the face of ridiculous gas prices and (a sub-point that could have been more prominent, in my view) desires to be healthier and "greener." Also of note is the historical references to the bicycle and Susan B. Anthony's quote that the bicycle "has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world" and that she called it the "freedom machine." YES!
SF gets a shout-out for being one of the better US cities for biking, but Portland takes the cake with a several-minute feature segment on bikes and bike culture there. Ah, Portland, I heart you! :)
Video from this CBSNews.com story
Makes me happy to be one of the lucky 1% of Americans who commute by bike. Enjoy!
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On 3/17/08, after living in San Francisco for almost 3 and 4 years, respectively, Mary and Jes decided that 2008 was THE year to do EVERYTHING we'd always talked about doing but never followed through. Participate, rather than idly watch the Bay Area go by. Viva SF!
we are:
To Do
Shows we've seen!
- JOSH RITTER - Feb 26, GAMH!!!!! (Noise Pop)
- North Mississippi Allstars - Jan 23, Indy (with Mel and Keara)
- Devil Makes Three (Jes) - Jan 16 '09, Indy (with Nikki, Steph & Michelle)
- No Age/Titus Andronicus - Dec 4, Rickshaw (with Pete!)
- Port O'Brien & Crooked Fingers - Nov 11, GAMH (with Pete!)
- Brett Dennen (an Intimate night with) - Nov 6, Indy (with Mel)
- Dr. Dog & Black Keys - Oct 29, Fillmore (with Kateparks!!)
- Treasure Island Music Fest - Sep 20-21
- Ratatat - Sept 8, Fillmore (with Nikki & Durand)
- Hot Water Music (Jes) - Aug 28, The Grand (with Durand)
- The Faint (Jes) - Aug 4, Fillmore (with Nikki)
- Devotchka (Jes) - Apr 28, Fillmore
- MUM (Jes) - Apr 26, Indy (with Nikki)
- Ghostland Observatory - Apr 17, Mezzanine
- Pinback (Jes) - Feb 10, Fillmore (with Nikki)
- North Mississippi Allstars (Jes) - Feb 8 '08, Indy
- Delil Makes Three - Nov 23, Indy
- Dilated Peoples - Nov 2 '07, Indy
accomplices
Save the planet - do these things!
2 comments:
This is a doubly excellent post since I'm considering moving to either Portland or SF in the next month or so. I'm so excited to bike commute again (hopefully it's less than my previous 15 miles one way).
Know anyone in either city who needs a roommate or a web designer? (haha, no really do you?)
Hope you're well!
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Dave! Thanks! Nice to hear from you, wow. Tried to click on your name to email you but your profile is "blocked." :) How long have you been lurking on my blog? ;) (kidding - I just like that word)
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