Potholes and Road Apples

Long dismissed as a child’s toy by traffic planners, the humble bicycle is beginning to get the attention of local municipal officials. More people are dusting off old bikes for commuting or errands to avoid the high price of gasoline. Officials in Lancaster County’s city, towns and townships have taken notice and want to encourage […]

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Last week I had a peach thrown at my head.
Coming toward Lititz, I had stopped at an intersection for a passing car. I looked the other way to see if traffic was also coming from the other direction. When I looked back toward the approaching car, I saw an orange orb flying directly at me. A good […]

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An 11-year-old Lancaster City boy was struck and killed by a motorist while riding his bicycle near Reservoir Park on Sunday evening, city police reported.
Drew Bogroff, whose family lives near the park, had seen a fight or some other disturbance in the park and was riding to his home to alert family members to call the police, […]

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The Associated Press today put raw video footage on-line of Friday’s Critical Mass ride in New York’s Times Square. In the tourist-shot video, one of the city’s finest apparently gives a passing bicyclist a big shove - off his bike and onto a sidewalk - for no apparent reason. It makes you feel appreciated for […]

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Lancaster County’s draft Long Range Transportation Plan - a policy document intended to steer transportation spending through 2035 - is calling for greater planning for non-automotive transportation, including bicycling.
Consideration of different modes of transportation is a significant shift for planners who have previously focused on improvements to the county’s 3,830 linear miles of roadway — […]

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A gang of young males pushed a Lancaster man off his bicycle, roughed him up, and then robbed him on East Fulton Street on Monday, Memorial Day, the Lancaster New Era reported.
According to Lancaster City police, the 33-year-old victim had several injuries,  including scrapes  and abrasions to both elbows, soreness to the face, and a […]

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On Wednesday, bicyclists in 17 countries, participating in 263 rides, will honor fellow cyclists who have been killed or injured on the roads.
 The Ride of Silence will be a rolling wake and protest, in which riders are asked not to exceed 12 mph or speak. There is no brochure, no sponsors, no registration fees and […]

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The Lancaster County County Planning Commission’s four-year-old bicycle travel map has been revised, updated and is now available.
The map, now on tear-resistant paper and with numbered bicycle shops, is available for $4 each at visitors centers, bicycle shops and at the  planning commission offices in Lancaster County Courthouse, 50 N. Duke St., or on the […]

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A local bicycling advocacy group is unveiling an expanded program this weekend that aims to teach as many children and adults as possible to cycle smart.
Cycle Smart, a program of Dream Ride Projects, hopes to teach children to ride their bicycles and to ride comfortably, even in traffic.
Skills taught in monthly bicycle derbies, in an area of […]

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A few months ago, I accidentally startled a woman crossing a small Lancaster City street. She didn’t look and by steadily pedaling my bicycle, I wasn’t making much noise.
Soon afterward, it happened to me. I was riding and suddenly a car was passing me that I hadn’t realized was there. The car, a Toyota Prius, […]

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