Using a printed map helps me develop a spatial relationship to a place, but a GPS that offers turn by turn navigation can introduce me new routes and reduce the time that I stop to figure out where I am. Many years ago on a three day trip to the Lehigh Gorge from Philadelphia, I […]
In June, I biked into Center City, stopped by Campbell Thomas & Company for a nice chat with Bob, and then met up with Justin to get lunch at Hey Hummus and compare gravel bikes. My route took me through the Wissahickon, which was undergoing some reconstruction due to storm damage. Along the river I […]
Abington Hospital is 1.35 miles north of my house in Jenkintown Borough. Parking at the hospital costs $4. Driving takes under 10 minutes. But so does bicycling. Yesterday I biked on Old York Road (PA 611), and it was not pleasant because vehicles drive pretty fast between the stoplights. Once I arrived at the hospital, […]
I am getting inspired by YouTube videos such as this one, Cycling Without Age. I’m looking for people who want to invest in an electric assist rickshaw. We could go to assisted living centers in the Jenkintown area and offer people rides. Here’s where to get the bikes in the US, though there are also […]
My ride up around the D&H in May reminded me of how awesome the dirt roads are in NE Pennsylvania. So that I can plan some rides, I added a gravel overlay. On this, I can draw potential routes that use mostly gravel and get an approximate mileage. Family bike ride to Manayunk Arts Festival […]
Now that Montgomery County has a bike plan, it is up to municipalities in the county to create their own. It’s true that bike plans can be expensive, but they don’t need to cost anything. This morning I was looking at maps that showed a landscape to serve a different demographic in Cheltenham. When I […]
Jenkintown Borough (not necessarily 19046) is a decent place for kids to bike with the exception of Walnut Street and Old York Road. My girls like to do a loop to Alvethorpe Park or to bike to the Glenside Farmers Market on a Saturday morning. Jaimee Fitzpatrick’s family raised $600 to help the Jenkintown Police […]
I’m going to keep this short, but I want to let people know that the Montco PA Bike Plan is now online. It’s significant for a few reasons. The Level of Traffic Stress Analysis is valuable. It creates a model for individual municipalities to follow for doing their own plans. It’s got broad support and […]
A 2009 article from Bicycle Quarterly reviewed the Breezer Finesse, a high performance commuter bike. When JT Burke worked as the brand manager for Breezer back in 2010, he loaned me a Finesse to try out. I don’t buy bikes all that often, but I liked the Finesse so much that I bought the one […]
Paul Bunting came over to my house the other day to talk about history and to look at maps from philageohistory.org. Paul’s interest in history that has broadened my perspectives. Paul finds something of interest, such as a patent document or book. Then he asks questions that help him understand the context of that document. As a […]