Results tagged “biking”

The Boston Bike Film Fest opens tonight at the Brattle Theatre, taking a broad perspective on all things bike. Last year, we enjoyed films about soft pretzels in Philly and a bike-powered rock tour across Wisconsin. This evening the festival promises a bike rap video, a farm-raised bicycle-related story, and a feature on fat bikes in Alaska (not to mention the Louie video we've already seen). Tomorrow night we'll see a Boston-based perspective on biking from a local filmmaker, a take on the RAGBRAI ride across Iowa, and other bike-related goodness. It's a good chance to celebrate your love of two (or maybe one, or three, but not four) wheels. Just make sure you bike there.

It might mean the end of an era. Bike advocates can come across as pretty self-righteous, especially when somebody suggests that bikers might not be the safest people on the road. Is all of that about to change? In a lengthy blog post, anonymous internet personality Boston Biker concedes a crucial point: "[T]here is no ‘cyclists’ in the same way there is no ‘motorists’ or ‘pedestrians’ there is only individual people who choose to obey or not obey the law (sic)." Does this mean that law-abiding cyclists are going to stop freaking out every time somebody writes about how badly some cyclists ride? Probably not, but as bikers ourselves, we'd be relieved if bicycle advocates would spend more time doing things like passing bike friendly laws or taking courses in civil engineering and less time whining about the bad rap Boston cyclists rightly or wrongly may or may not have.

-- Even though Jay Severin will eventually resume spewing racism over the air, progressive radio has returned to Boston. [Blue Mass Group]

Louie from Brian Moore on Vimeo.

Tonight's the big night! The former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia (who we wrote about last week) is coming to the BPL to tell us how he took back his streets—and, hopefully, how we can do it, too.

Phillyist took a personal look at this year's Super Bowl—even though it will be Pennsylvania's other team playing.

-- Celebrate the start to Obama's presidency in a tasty way with inauguration cupcakes. [Beantown Baker]

A new federal program gives bike commuters $20 a month (that's like one meal! or almost half a cheap cell phone bill! or parking for one night out!) for biking to work... IF your employer is participating in the plan. At $20 a month, you could save up for a cheap new bike in a year! Amazing. Learn more about the Bicycle Commuter Act and sign up with your participating employer. Then, bike to work in the ice and snow!