Written by In recogntition of the UN’s World Sustainable Transport Day, Christy VanArragon and Bruce Gulland tell the history of one of the most important inventions in history – the bicycle! Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Christy Van Arragon. Voice 2 And I’m Bruce Gulland. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier […]
Opposition continues to pour in over Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s fight against bike lanes. The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI), with over 5,000 members, sent a letter to the government opposing new legislation that could remove bike lanes in Toronto or any other municipality. The letter to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation warns the proposed legislation undermines […]
We got to ride a pre-production model of a striking new e-bike/e-moped, the Owlet One, with lots of power in a small package. We first met Owlet at Electrify Expo in Long Beach, CA, where we only had a couple minutes on its bike. But since the company is headquartered nearby in Los Angeles, they […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating after they said someone broke a window at a fraternity overnight. Abbigail Kepp, the department’s Communications Coordinator, said officers were dispatched to the area of Armory Avenue and 4th Street at 1:41 a.m. for reports of criminal damage. Officers met with fraternity members […]
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterNov 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM KLAY THOMPSON BRIEFLY considered bringing a Boston Whaler to Dallas, figuring it would be a good boat to dock at one of the local lakes, […]
The students would emerge on their bikes, in the tens of thousands, seemingly out of nowhere. Like a flash mob on wheels, they rode for hours in the night, by the light of streetlamps, sometimes bursting into verses of the Chinese national anthem. Some carried Chinese flags.They were making the 64km journey from the Chinese […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A man was arrested early Sunday morning after authorities with the Salt Lake City Police Department were informed of a burglary in progress at a bike shop, according to officials. Officers responded to the scene — a shop at 2107 South 700 East — around 1:40 a.m., and saw through […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia resident jumped into action Wednesday night after a police officer was struck by a speeding dirt bike rider. It happened around 9:30 p.m. at Stanwood and Leon streets in the city’s Holmesburg neighborhood. Police say a police sergeant working in the Highway Patrol Unit was on his motorcycle when he […]
While many car shows strive to outdo themselves with each annual event, gatherings like Kustomfest in Indonesia remain focused on celebrating the vibrant custom car and bike culture unique to their region. This festival fosters local scenes and elevates smaller shops and builders. It’s reminiscent of the Mooneyes Hot Rod Custom Show in Yokohama, which, […]
Ontario is a province filled with knowledge-economy workers, post-secondary institutions and other centres of intellectual capital and excellence. But if Premier Doug Ford keeps having his way, it will soon be known for being the dumbest place in Canada. His half-baked brainwave about building a massive (and massively expensive) tunnel under the 401 Highway, the spiteful […]