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Sunday, March 30, 2014

World Cycling News 30 March 2014

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In ‘Life Is a Wheel,’ Bruce Weber Bikes Across America New York Times

E3 Harelbeke: Geraint Thomas is third as Peter Sagan wins BBC

A new iPhone app helps cyclists decide what to wear London Cyclist

Journées de mousson en Thaïlande Libération

How to be a quicker cyclist on minimal training time: your advice please Guardian

En busca del Barómetro de la Bicicleta El Pais

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Revolution stuck in the cities as rural commuters refuse to get on a bike The Times of London

Froome ready for Contador challenge at Tour of Catalonia Yahoo

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Only in Kyoto: Bicycle Parking News

大学悩ます放置自転車

Only in Kyoto. Or perhaps Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Munich, Tokyo, and perhaps Davis, California. The key factors are: 1. robust cycling culture, 2. large number of universities in an urban area, and 3. thousands of abandoned bikes.

In a recent article in the Asahi Shinbun, Japan's paper of record, the problem of graduating students leaving their old bike in bike lots run by the university they recently left is causing a massive headache for many of Kyoto's universities.

The end of March is graduation season in Japan, and in urban Japan many of those leaving the city where they studied abandon the beater of a bike they used for four (or more) years.

In Kyoto, which is home to 30-plus universities and is densely populated, the problem of this huge pile of old bikes is serious.

Doshisha University, one of Japan's leading private universities, has been scrambling to create bike lots close to its Imadegawa main campus. The full-lot crisis is so severe that students unable to find a place to park are arriving late for class. (Great excuse!)

To combat this, many schools are implementing a registration system for bicycles, bike sharing on campus, and/or charging for parking spaces.

Parking facilities for bikes not near universities remain for the most part user-friendly and easy to find and use.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

One Mile of a Protected Bike Lane is 100x Less Expensive than One Mile of Roadway

自転車の専用レーンの1マイル分コストは普通道路の100分の一

Here is some food for thought on public transportation financing and options.

According to Treehugger:

One of the most hilarious (or, hilariously illogical) attacks on expanding bicycle infrastructure that I've seen repeatedly pop up over the years is the idea that "bicycle infrastructure costs too much." It only takes a few moments to reflect and put such costs into perspective.

For one, bikes are clearly much smaller and lighter than cars or trucks. So, the space needed to accommodate bicyclists is obviously much smaller, and the repairs needed from deterioration are also smaller. Furthermore, as you attract more people to bicycling, that pulls people out of their cars, reducing the deterioration and eventual repair costs of the car lanes. Naturally, the benefits improve even further when we think about bridges.

Looking at San Francisco, in particular, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition recently published an article on the cost of a mile of bike lane in San Francisco versus a mile of other forms of transportation. The difference was stark, but PeopleForBikes made the starkness much more evident by creating a chart of those numbers.

Read on by clicking here.

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

World Cycling News This Week 23 March 2014

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Bridge’s Neighbors Fight Bike Path on Tappan Zee New York Times

Tour de France's Grand Depart in £2.3m shortfall BBC

A new iPhone app helps cyclists decide what to wear London Cyclist

Circulation alternée : un cautère sur une jambe de bois… Libération

We should welcome MPs for cycling – not manufacture faux outrage Guardian

"Parece que quieren echar al ciclista de la calzada" El Pais

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Anger at lack of cycle funds The Times of London

USADA chief: No time to lose for cycling on doping Yahoo

Gadgets to Boost Bike Safety New York Times

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Murder Machines: Why Cars Will Kill 30,000 Americans This Year

「殺人機械:車」

We are not anti-automobile.

However, the true cost of an automobile, its true cost to society, has yet to be passed onto the consumer.

From pollution, to road-building, to injury and death, society picks up the tab for much of car-related mayhem. Automobile taxes do not come close to covering this cost.

An thought-provoking article caught our eye. If you want to kill someone in the United States, you can get away with it in a car - as long as you are sober.

Read on:

There’s an open secret in America: If you want to kill someone, do it with a car. As long as you’re sober, chances are you’ll never be charged with any crime, much less manslaughter. Over the past hundred years, as automobiles have been woven into the fabric of our daily lives, our legal system has undermined public safety, and we’ve been collectively trained to think of these deaths as unavoidable “accidents” or acts of God. Today, despite the efforts of major public-health agencies and grassroots safety campaigns, few are aware that car crashes are the number one cause of death for Americans under 35. But it wasn’t always this way.

Read the entire article.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Kyoto Umekoji Park Cycling and Trains

Umekoji Park京都梅小路公園を自転車へ

Kyoto's Umekoji (Plum Small Alley) Park is fast becoming a go-to area in what was once a railroad yard.

The park is about one kilometer northwest of Kyoto Station, and is now home to the city's aquarium and the Steam Locomotive Museum and a large green space in the center of the city.

It is 12.5 hectares (30 acres) and opened in 1995. Prior to that, the area was a village that was folded into various larger municipalities, and then became a railroad yard.

In the Edo Period (1603 to 1868), it was part of Yamashiro Kuni. In 1868, it joined the newly created Kyoto Prefecture, and was known as Kadonogun, Umekojimura. In 1889, the official name of the area became: Kyoto Prefecture, Shichijomura, Umekojimura. In 1918, the area was incorporated into Kyoto City.

In 1876, the Umekoji Train Station opened along the Saiin Line, which to this day still heads west out of Kyoto Station. In 1913, Japan Railways purchased the land that now is the park, and in the following year built a railyard for steam engines and freight trains.

Today, what remains is the Steam Locomotive Museum. It is housed in an attractive wooden station building that was built in the early part of the 20th century. In a previous incarnation, it was the station building for JR Nijo Station between 1904 and 1997.

This March 8 two more train-related facilities opened. The Chin Chin Densha (street car or trolley, which is the sound of the bell it used to make) is the featured form of transport. Fans will be able to take a short ride on an old street car. In addition, there is Kyoto City Trolley Store - the last stop of the ride - where you can buy local goods (hours: 10 - 6 pm).


Information

Steam Locomotive Museum

Open 9:30-17:00 (entry until 16:30), closed Mondays
Admission: Adults: 400 yen, children: 100 yen.
Tel: 314 2996

Chin-chin Rides

Open: 10 am - 4 pm
Fees: 300 yen for a day pass, 150 yen for one ride


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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

USA State by State Report Card on Bicycle Spending

米国州ごとの自転車に関連した歳出

A group called Advocacy Advocate has released a report card for each US state and its funding for bicycle and transportation projects.

From Oregon's A to Wyoming's F, the reports are detailed and persuasive.

To see the full report, click here.


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Sunday, March 16, 2014

World Cycling News 16 March 2014

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Intersection: Bicycle Style in the Pearl New York Times

Peter Sagan lands Tirreno-Adriatico stage win in uphill battle BBC

Popular London cycing clubs and groups London Cyclist

Contre la pollution, Lyon met le petit braquet Libération

The bike that makes lampshades Guardian

Don Quijote iría en bicicleta El Pais

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Boris backs cyclepath along HS2 rail route The Times of London

Carlos Betancur wins 6th stage of Paris-Nice Yahoo

Gadgets to Boost Bike Safety New York Times

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Spring Arrives in Kyoto?

Cycling near Demachiyamagi snow on hills up north京都に春がきたのか?

After a blast of arctic air that finally lifted on Wednesday, spring-like weather appears to have arrived in Kyoto.

Monday morning saw snow in the hills and mountains that surround Kyoto, and it was cold on the bike.

We had on the lobster mitts and the funky hat with ear flaps that fits under a bike helmet.

Hopefully, the heavy duty winter gloves and underwear will be packed away until December.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Bicycling to opportunity...in safety

自転車で安全で機会へ

Our new hero is Anthony Foxx, the current United States Secretary of Transportation.

The former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, won plaudits for introducing light rail into the southern city.

At the recent 2014 National Bike Summit, Foxx spoke of safety issues and increasing bike lanes - as he did while as mayor in an area of the country not known for its bicycle advocacy or use.

Music to our ears.


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Sunday, March 9, 2014

World Cycling News 9 March 2014

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Really? Cycling Is the Top Sport for Head Injuries New York Times

Chris Froome out of Tirreno-Adriatico race with back injury BBC

5 cycling accessories I wouldn’t want to be without London Cyclist

FIN D'UN CHEMIN DE NOMADES Libération

Boris, bikes and nasty junctions Guardian

Don Quijote iría en bicicleta El Pais

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Family furious at killer driver The Times of London

Tour de France distance revealed at 3,662km Yahoo

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Kyoto Art Exhibit The Art of Maki-e: Japan Traditional Craft

象彦漆美術館展覧会

A small local museum in Kyoto will be displaying maki-e.

Located next to the Hosomi Museum of Art in the city's Okazaki area, the Zohiko Urushi Museum is a 10-minute walk from Exit 2 of the Higashiyama subway station. (Scroll down.)

“The Art of Maki-e: Japan Traditional Craft” will run from March 1-31.

Maki-e is a traditional Japanese craft in which lacquer is sprinkled with gold or silver powder.

The art form was developed mainly in the Heian Period (794–1185) and really took off in the Edo Period (1603–1868).

Very beautiful work is on display.

Information

Zohiko Urushi Museum
Zohiko Main Shop 2F, 10 Saishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Higashiyama Stn.
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fee: ¥300.
Closed Wednesdays
075 752 7790
www.zohiko.co.jp/museum/en


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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Plum Trees in Kyoto Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Plum trees at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Kyoto京都天満宮梅

The plums are finally starting to blossom in Kyoto.

Because it has been a colder than normal winter, they are eleven days late this year.

At Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, the annual plum festival is now underway.

Admission to a grove of plum trees is 600 yen.


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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Kyoto Events and Festivals March 2014

京都2014年3月のイベント日程

March is the beginning of the end of winter, and the calendar of events reflects that.

The biggest event of the month is Hina Matsuri, which takes place on March 3rd.

3rd: Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), Ichihime Shrine. Time: 1pm–4pm. Admission:¥1,000 (tea, a sweet, and lucky charm included). Access: JR Kyoto Station bus to Kawaramachi Shomen/Keihan Railway Gojo Station, 5 minutes walk. Tel: 075 367 2775. Also, at Hokyoji Temple.

March 1-31: Nehan-e at Shinnyo-do Temple

March 9: Amagoi Festival at Kifune Shrine

From 10 am. A Shinto priest purifies the shrine grounds. The purpose is to pray for a good fall harvest.

Access: Kyoto City Bus #17, get off at Demachiyanagi-eki-mae and take Eizan Railways to Kibune-guchi Station, then walk for 30 minutes to the shrine.
Telephone 075 741 2016

March 10: Geino Jotatsu Kigan Festival at Kokuzo Horin-ji Temple

A kyogen theatre performance will be held on this day. The deity of the shrine is the God of Arts and many people visit the temple to pray for the improvement of their art and performance skills

Access: Kyoto City Bus #28, get off at Arashiyama Koen
Telephone 075 861 0069

March 15th - 17th: Seiryue Dragon Dance, Kiyomizu Temple



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Sunday, March 2, 2014

World Cycling News 2 March 2014

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In Idaho, Thin Snow Means Fat Tires New York Times

World Track Cycling 2014 - BBC Coverage BBC

Traffic free ride along the Thames from Richmond to Weybridge London Cyclist

EuroVelo en France France TV

Air pollution: how big a problem is it for cyclists? Guardian

La bicicleta como retribución flexible El Pais

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今年も盗賊団が暗躍!先日のキャノンデールに続き、今度はチームスカイがその餌食に!そんなチームの窮地を救ったのはライバルチームの機転と友情! Cycling Time

London acts to make junctions safe for cyclists The Times of London

British women extend team pursuit reign at track cycling Worlds Yahoo

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