by Montague Bikes | Nov 9, 2011 | Environment, General, Lifestyle |
I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams”, which examined the effects of prolonged exposure to vehicle emissions on the brain. While it’s too early to draw any direct connections between car exhaust neurological...
by Montague Bikes | Nov 8, 2011 | Activism, Lifestyle |
Today is voting day (municipal elections), and dutiful citizen that I am, I left for work 15 minutes early so that I could hit my polling station on the way in and still arrive on time. Since I ride my bike to work, I also rode to the polling station. But after I got...
by Montague Bikes | Nov 3, 2011 | Events, Lifestyle, Travel |
Last month, we did a post about people who take our folding bikes on the road with them – literally. We’re not talking about commuters who do a park-and-pedal style commute, but about people whose jobs keep them moving from one city to another – truckers, musicians,...
by Montague Bikes | Oct 31, 2011 | Events, Lifestyle, Recreation |
Today is Hallowe’en, perhaps my favourite holiday in the entire calendar year – a reason to wear a costume *AND* eat lots of candy? Yes please! And in celebration, I thought we could look at ways to combine one of my favourite holidays with one of my favourite things:...
by Montague Bikes | Oct 24, 2011 | Commute, Environment, General, Lifestyle, Recreation |
As we’ve been discussing recently, it’s not easy to be a cyclist on the streets of an American city – cars and bikes are too often competing for the same space, bikes are travelling on roads that have not been designed with them in mind (e.g. bike lanes that place...
by Montague Bikes | Oct 19, 2011 | Activism, Commute, General, Lifestyle |
ZipCar wants it both ways. On the one hand, they’re trying to get people on board with a Low Car Diet by encouraging them to walk, bike, take public transportation, or rent a ZipCar, instead of using their personal vehicles. It’s a great idea, because it helps people...
