A new lane to consider

Careful opening that driver’s door. On my recent trip to downtown Syracuse, I had to navigate different traffic patterns. City planners had added a bike lane since my last time to the area. My thought? Clinton Square’s blocks already were tricky enough to navigate for vehicle drivers and walkers alike. Now there are less lanes…

There go the bike riders!

The big pack of bike riders who passed me on my pre-work Onondaga Lake Park stroll were orderly and well-behaved. Most of them waved at me just before they passed. I most definitely left with the impression they were raising money for a cause, not racing against each other for the best time. Good day,…

Bike riders are coming!

My pre-work stroll at Onondaga Lake Park encounters some sort of bicycling event. A slew of riders were escorted by cherry-lighted Sheriff vehicles at front and back. My iPhone camera adrenaline pumped! Here they come!

Now we make way for the big bikes

My work colleagues and I must now walk on the inside path at Onondaga Lake Park during our library break strolls. The outer path is now taken by many bicycle riders, including the big tandems rented at the Visitors Center.

Back in business

We’ve started moving to the left-side path on our break walks from the library. The bikers and roller blades are back in force. Yes, even the attractive, big Cuse Cycle cruisers are navigating the right path set aside for sports. We will beware.

Thinking about the bikes of my past

The folks I work with at the Liverpool Public Library already are talking about National Bike to Work Day. It’s next month. Friday, May 19, to be precise. Because our library has a pretty nice bike rack out front in the warm months and has acquired a new Book Bike Cart to better serve the…

Just the right library spot for the wheels to stop spinning

One of the best things about my job at the Liverpool Public Library is the perfect mix of contemporary and rustic, in architecture, art and patronage. Plus I never know what I’ll spot during my work days as communications specialist. I’ve dug the bike racks out the Tulip Street entrance since the start. Then this…

Riding across this great big land for a worldly cause

Brian D’Apice stayed at my good friend Jim McKeever’s house through the Memorial Day Weekend. Anybody who’s read Jim’s passionate Irish Investigations blog know how he’s one to advance the good cause any way possible. And the work of D’Apice, this project he’s calling Bicycle Around America is a great cause. D’Apice’s pedal pushing began…

Army veteran to bicycle 10,000 miles around America

My friend Jim McKeever has discovered one of the best stories I’ve read in a long time. Please click below to read about Brian D’Apice, who in May will ride around the perimeter of the United States to raise money for two significant world causes, Pencils of Promise and Connecting Families. Army veteran to bicycle…