What's the Best Riding Clothing?
One of the questions I get a lot from people who are just beginning on their bike commuting adventure is "what should I wear to ride on my commute?" The question comes from numerous sources: experienced recreational cyclists who are just deciding to start commuting and want to know how I manage with all my spandex AND my work clothes; new cyclists who don't want to wear all those silly skin-tight outfits but don't want to sweat in their work clothes; and even folks who are looking for work clothes in which they can ride and not look too bad. In the past, I've given you my philosophy about utility/commuter cycling (

WOSU: Suburbs Look to Create Urban Settings (2009-11-23)
Frequently, suburbs are seen as the enemy of Complete Streets methodology. They're sprawled out, full of strip malls, cul-de-sacs, big box stores, and single-family dwellings. But two of our most prominent suburbs are fighting against that trend, and for completely different reasons. Check out this great WOSU story on what's happening in Dublin and Upper Arlington. WOSU: Suburbs Look to Create Urban Settings (2009-11-23)People, not speed.

ALERT: Save Our Bike Lanes!
I don't think I'm overstating anything when I say that the following email alert fromConsider Biking is important and may help to set a precedent that guides Columbus bicycle policy for a long time. Whether you agree with the concept of bike lanes is pretty irrelevant here - we need to show support for ALL bicycle-friendly measures and this is the first big challenge we're encountering.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Consider Biking Action Alert!November 20, 2009~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The proposal to stripe bike lanes on W. B

Cyclist Killed by Motorist on US 23
Frank R. Smith of Piketon was killed when a motorist driving a van hit him on US 23 yesterday afternoon. More information on this story at the Columbus Dispatch. We'll keep you updated as we hear more information on this one. People, not speed.

MORPC Offering Open House on Westerville Road Study
From This Week News: Open house set on SR-3 corridor studyWednesday, November 11, 2009 1:31 PMThe Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission will hold an open house on the "Westerville Road (SR-3) Corridor Study" on Tuesday, Nov. 17.The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Blendon Township Senior Center, 6330 Hempstead Road.A short presentation on the study is planned for 6 p.m."This study reviews current travel conditions in the Westerville Road corridor from north of Morse Road to south of Inter