It’s about time. It’s a great idea and a great system of ways people can get around the city. It’s also about making a city feel more commutable without the means of a vehicle. Sure, the summer heat can get you down but cities in warm climates do just fine when the routes and the means to bikes are accessible. It’s a briliant idea as shown in thsi vid after the jump:
So Foursquare seems to be this social media tool that some people have figured out and some haven’t. Some see it as pointless, some see it as fun and some don’t realize how powerful of a tool it can be for one’s business.
Foursquare basically is a social tool that lets you “Check In” to locations and possibly show you who else may also be there if they checked in also. What’s the point? It’s almost a social experiment. It shows you “trending now” areas where there may be a lot of buzz because a lot of people are there, as well as it also can help you find some place around your vicinity and you can look up “notes” people have left about those places.
Pretty ridiculous. Pretty awesome. No automobiles allowed on the 40 mile stretch of what is known for having no speed limits for motor vehicles. Rather it is now a huge party table filled with people, bikes, food and beer. Seriously? Why can’t we have events like this in America or Houston rather?! Cheers to the “Still Life” festival!
It just shows you that being on your bike really makes you pay more attention to your surroundings. Not only because you are outside of the car which gives you a bigger peripheral but you are at a slower speed taking in more around you. Talk about a courageous story and taking the Good Samaritan law into action. For someone that didn’t know CPR, he was able to take things into his own hands until help arrived and saved the mother and daughter.
News article here : Man drowns in Trinity; passing bicyclist rescues mom and daughter – Star-Telegram
If you are tired of sitting in traffic jams, have you ever thought about ditching your car? Thousands of Houstonians beat the traffic by biking to work. Now, Metro is helping commuters make pedaling to work a more feasible option.
Recently, Google released an update to BlackBerry owners who use Google Maps. With this update, version 4.2 gives us new features, like biking directions. You will be able to retrieve bicycle specific lanes, trails and directions, rather than strictly roadways. You and your biker gang (rather, your bicycle gang) can now enjoy the power of Google Maps – your way. This is especially apparent with the newly added Bicycle Layer on the map. This layer will display where the bike-only trails, as well as roads with or without a dedicated lane.
Again, Google did it again when they introduced bike routes on their maps. Below is a cropped image of the Greater Houston area. What I like about this map displayed below is the growth of green on the map. Being a cyclist is an action of being green. So fortunately, it is a nice feeling to see how green the map is getting for Houston. Google has taken the time to take the inputs from people and now it is definitely showing up on the map. Even the small picnic loop at Memorial Park is a dashed green line. Sick! Use it, experiment it and improve it. They just made a Houston bike playground. Now go play!
Everyone have a safe, fun, exciting Labor Day weekend! Get your bikes out and do a long ride of stroll around with friends. Great weather.05:30pm Sep 04from SocialScope
