From the Bike Commute Tips blog:
Coming to Sacramento for Valentines Day--and also the prologue of the Amgen Tour of California? Finish the day at the AToC Social Media Meetup. Join the inimitable Fritz (Cyclelicious, CommutebyBike), David Bernstein (The FredCast), Jonathan Tessler (Bicycle.net), Jon Winston (Bikescape), Paul Dorn (Bike Commute Tips Blog), and others this Saturday, February 14 at 7 p.m. at Bar R15 in Sacramento (15th and R Streets.)
This is a casual, no-host get together, meaning you're responsible for your own food and drinks. Some bicycle parking is available (one rack, nearby poles), so you may need to use your kickstand and self-lock your bike or leash it with a friend's bike. Theft danger is present, but not huge. To find us, look for cowbells, bike race media passes and paraphernalia, or helmets. No RSVP is necessary, but leave a comment if you think you can stop by.
During your visit to Sacramento, try to visit the new Bicycle Kitchen if you have time. And also try to take a ride on the American River Bike Trail, one of the premier bicycling facilities in the nation. The Amgen Tour prologue course will be open for riding at 11:30 a.m.; enjoy a ride on traffic free streets.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Friday, February 06, 2009
Getting around in Hong Kong
I'm on vacation visiting family in Hong Kong and I couldn't resist shooting some geeky transportation videos to post here. Bear in mind that these were shot on a cheap casio camera that I only just learned could be used for video. So its rough but hopefully illustrative of my uninformed impressions.
Where are the bikes, you ask? Stay tuned for a full on audio podcast to come some time in the next month.
Here are some off-the-cuff impressions of high density living, Hong Kong style in the upper crusty Mid Levels neighborhood
Here's a view of De Voeux Street taken from above on a pedestrian walkway
A ride on the MTR, the privately operated subway system which is more like a horizontal elevator than a train.
The MTR is always clean, cheap and efficient and the advertising is entertaining too!
If you have some time, the "ding ding" streetcars are a treat.
Here's a longer video from the shotgun seat on top as we trundle down De Voeux Street.
Some shaky video of the streets of Kowloon in the densest square mile on earth.
Where are the bikes, you ask? Stay tuned for a full on audio podcast to come some time in the next month.
Here are some off-the-cuff impressions of high density living, Hong Kong style in the upper crusty Mid Levels neighborhood
Here's a view of De Voeux Street taken from above on a pedestrian walkway
A ride on the MTR, the privately operated subway system which is more like a horizontal elevator than a train.
The MTR is always clean, cheap and efficient and the advertising is entertaining too!
If you have some time, the "ding ding" streetcars are a treat.
Here's a longer video from the shotgun seat on top as we trundle down De Voeux Street.
Some shaky video of the streets of Kowloon in the densest square mile on earth.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
