Category Archives: street cycling

Do you support a new trail by the Riggs Road Crossing?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

This is the word we have from MDOT so far on trying to install a trail on the public utility Right of Way near the Riggs Road crossing. A bonus, however, I have added your request for a trail across … Continue reading →

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Sept. 12 Update from SHA regarding Riggs Road and Campus Drive Crossings

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Sept. 12, 2011 The SHA follows procedures outlined in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to determine when and where traffic control devices should be installed.  A study of the existing bicycle accommodations at the MD 193/Campus Drive … Continue reading →

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Slow Speed Maneuvering

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

The bikeUMD slow speed maneuvering class will change the way you bike in less than one hour. I took this class myself last week and then commuted in the next day. I was able to bike along at walking speed behind … Continue reading →

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Bridges of Sligo Creek Parkway

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

One of the good reasons to consider the occasional bicycle commute to campus is that we are surrounded by a beautiful trail system that you can take for big portions of your commute. In the case of Sligo Creek parkway the … Continue reading →

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Share the Road Campaign Rides Preview

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

During the Share the Road campaign we are running a “bike bus” to key locations nears campus. Come with us as we ride to: Lake Artemesia on the 5th, Take a ride for wellness. Don’t you ever want to take … Continue reading →

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Safe Routes to School, applications at the college level?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Safe Routes to school is a great program that focuses on making commutes to k-12 schools nationawide more bikeable. The press release I have pasted below is related to the State of Maryland specifically. Please read it. It is short … Continue reading →

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Bike Maryland Bike Symposium

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

John Brandt and I went to the Bike Maryland Bike Symposium yesterday in Annapolis. We were excited to hear that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County also applied for the League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly University Award. Andy Clarke, … Continue reading →

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Daylight savings time

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

-A. Curtin. Now that we’ve switched our clocks for the fall, many of us are finding our ride home is a lot darker than it used to be.  For all you cyclists out there:  Please, please, please use lights and reflectors.  … Continue reading →

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