| MyBikelane Tattletale site listing vehicles parked in bike lanes. Allows for comment and discussion of each post; registration required. |
| North_American_Velomobilist A web resource for those interested in the velomobile: self-contained, fully (or semi-) enclosed bicycle-based vehicles. Information includes commercial acquisition sources as well as roll-your-own de |
| Paul_Dorn\'s_Bike_Commuting_Tips Well crafted site for information on bike commuting by a San Francisco cyclist and activist. Includes views, reviews, and How-To articles. |
| Portland_Bicycle_Advocacy_Group A Yahoo! Groups mailing list created for the purpose of discussing bicycling issues in the Portland, Oregon, area. Special emphasis is placed on bicycles as a legitimate form of transportation; not ju |
| Power_Pedal_Pushers_-_Commuting_with_Clear_Conscience_and_Arteries An interesting article published in the July 2000 edition of VIA; the bimonthly magazine of the California State Automobile Association. Presented as a profile article, it also contains some useful ge |
| ProBicycle Formerly ChainGuard.org, an authoritative source for bicycle advocacy on the 'Net. Visitors will find links to many relevant sites and stories pertaining to rights of vehicular cyclists everywhere. |
| Re~Cycle A nonprofit organization based in the United Kingdom, which sends bicycles to poor countries such as Haiti and South Africa; including training people how to repair and maintain the vehicles. |
| Self-Propelled_City Informative site containing many articles on the choice of a bicycle as one's preferred means of transport. Contains a sections on product reviews and Critical Mass as well. |
| An_Un-American_Activity A rather provacative article by Mark Jenkins that appeared in the January 2000 issue of Outside Magazine. The author promotes the benefits of choosing the bicycle as a vehicle to the benefit of both e |
| The_Vehicular_Cyclist Provides a 'bLog style survey of recent news related to vehicular cyclist topics. Individual topics of study include helmets, fatality trends and research |
| XAccess_(Xtracycle_Access_Foundation) Builds and promotes the distribution of load-bearing bicycles for people who need them most yet can least afford them. Includes details on how to help, projects and nations assisted, photos of the va |
| Yellow_Bike_Coalition A non-profit organization which refurbishes bicycles for use as alternative transportation for residents and businesses of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Borrowing information, event calendar, v |
| Brady_Tennis_Camp and junior tennis camps on selected dates at several western U.S. locations. |
| Carmel_Valley_Tennis_Camp Junior residential tennis camp for children 11-17. Tennis instruction and competition and other activities take place on a 38 acre site built as a tennis camp. |
| Centro_Mextenis Weekly, monthly and yearly programs in Mexico for players of all levels from beginners to professionals. |
| Challenger\'s_Tennis Tennis coaching, tips resources and tennis camps in Hyderabad, India. |
| Coach_Ed_Krass\'_College_Tennis_Academy Training camp taught exclusively by head college coaches for competitive players ages 15 - 18. |
| Costa_del_Sol_Spain_Tennis Tennis courses, training and clinics. |
| Dare2dream_Tennis_Academy Offers tennis instruction for junior, , private coaching programs, junior clinics, racquet and restrings available from proshop, news monthly. Located in Watima, Australia. |
| Dave_Marshall\'s_Tennis_Advantage Offers tennis camps and clinics in Bethany Beach, Delaware, and a pro shop with a complete line of tennis equipment and apparel. |
| Del_Mar-La_Jolla_Tennis_Academy Hosts various tennis classes in the Del Mar and San Diego area of California. |
| Desert_Tennis_Academy_at_Shadow_Mountain Based at a small resort in the Palm Springs desert, this academy runs 3-hour morning clinics and 2-hour, doubles-oriented afternoon clinics on 16 hard and clay courts. |
| Ed_Collins_Tennis_Academy Information about the summer and junior tennis camps and programs run by Ed Collins, former coach of the University of San Diego's men's tennis team. The programs take place at Point Loma Nazare |
| Evert_Tennis_Academy Instruction and camp for juniors and s including family oriented programs, professional lessons, and court time for athletes. |
| Extreme_Tennis_Academy Summer, afterschool, and year round boarding programs for juniors and aspiring professionals. Located in Aventura, Florida. |
| Four_Star_Tennis_Academy Programs, clinics, private instruction for junior tennis players and s in northern Virginia and Washington DC area. |
| Gordon_Kent\'s_New_England_Tennis_Camp Summer tennis camp in two-week sessions beginning mid June at Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, NY, for juniors ages 9-17. |
| The_Guide_to_Tennis_Schools_and_Camps Detailed descriptions of over a hundred tennis schools and camps worldwide. Searchable. Includes calendar of upcoming programs. |
| Gunterman_Tennis_School Offers private lessons at the resort's tennis school, fast-dry clay courts and tennis camps on Florida's Amelia Island. |
| Harry_Hopman_International_Tennis/Saddlebrook_Resort Inland Florida resort with one of the two best-known junior tennis academies and a program of demanding tennis camps. |
| International_Academy_of_Tennis International Academy of Tennis in Barcelona, Spain. It is directed by Luis Bruguera and offers live-in training for juniors. Site in English and Spanish. |
| International_Tennis_Academy_USA,_Inc_ Tennis Camp for teens based in Delray Beach, Florida |
| Jaidip_Mukerjea_Tennis_Academy Provides various short term camps as well as one on one training with their staff. Located in Kolkata, India. |
| Joel_Ross_Tennis_and_Sports_Camp_-_Kent,_Connecticut Kent School, an exclusive prep school in Connecticut's Berkshire Mountains, provides the setting for Joel Ross Tennis and Sports Camp for juniors ages 8-18. |
| The_John_Newcombe_Tennis_Ranch What was built as a dude ranch in the 1940s is now the home to year-round and junior tennis camps developed by tennis great John Newcombe, winner of 26 Grand Slam titles. |
| Jonathan_Markson_Tennis_Camps Tennis holidays at the Algarve centre and Oxford camp, UK that are designed to be challenging and instructive but also fun for everyone. |
| Killington_Tennis_at_Cortina Tennis camps and instruction for s and juniors on 8 clay courts at the Cortina Inn and Resort in the mountains of Vermont. |
| King_Daddy_Sports_Junior_Tennis_Academy Provides year round non boarding programs and summer camps for juniors. Based in Houston and San Marcos, Texas. |
| Malibu_Summer_Tennis_Camp Residential and day camps for s and children in Malibu, California. |
| Maplewood_tennis_program_camps Summer tennis camps for children ages 6-14 based in Maplewood, New Jersey. |
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Encouraging Bicycling
John Pucher, Charles Komanoff, and Paul Schimek, in their article, "Bicycling
Renaissance in North America: Recent Trends and Alternative Policies to Promote
Bicycling," (Transportation Research A, Vol. 33, Nos. 7/8, September/November 1999,
pp. 625-654) provide a great review of bicycle use, safety, roadway design, the influence
of ISTEA and TEA21, and through case studies of six U.S. and one Canadian city, factors
affecting cycling and provide steps to encourage cycling.
ABSTRACT
Over the past two decades, the number of bicycle trips in the United States has
doubled. Since 48% of trips by all modes in American cities are shorter than three miles,
the potential for further growth in bicycling seems enormous. So far, efforts to promote
bicycling have focused on building bike paths and bike lanes. Although necessary, separate
cycling facilities must be complemented by a comprehensive program to make all roads
bikeable, through both physical adaptations and enforcement of cyclists' right to use the
road. It seems likely that cycling will continue to grow in North America, but that its
mode share will remain far lower than levels in northern Europe. Bicycling in Canada and
especially the United States is impeded by the lack of a tradition of cycling for
utilitarian purposes and by the marginal legal, cultural and infrastructure status of
cyclists in both countries' automobile-based transport systems. As long as car use remains
cheap and transportation policy remains dominated by motoring, bicycles will continue to
be used primarily for recreation and not for daily urban travel in North America.
The article is based on a nationwide, aggregate analysis as well as detailed case
studies of cycling trends and policies in seven case study cities: Toronto (CA), Seattle
(WI), San Francisco, Davis (CA), New York City, Boston/Cambridge, and Madison (WI).
Anyone interested in obtaining copies of the article should contact any one of the
three authors directly at the following email addresses:
John Pucher pucher@rci.rutgers.edu
Charles Komanoff kea@igc.apc.org
Paul Schimek schimek@volpe.dot.gov
The authors can send you either a PDF computer file of the article (needs adobe/acrobat
program on your computer to download) or the corresponding Word 7.0 files (one for text,
one for table). Most university libraries subscribe to Transportation Research A, so you
can also find it there in hard copy form.
The three authors would be pleased to hear reactions of readers to the article, so
please feel free to contact them with your comments, as well as to get a copy of the
article if you haven't had access to it yet.
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