Have you lost your freedom to roam?

Here's an interesting commentary on how kids get around (now vs. then) from Streetfilms.org.

City of Reno....an alternative to the bulldozer!

One of the agenda items at Wednesday's City Council meeting was basically whether or not to bulldoze the "illegal" bmx park here in Reno.  The city staff actually made this recommendation in writing to our council members to protect the city from liability.  See the link here if you want to read the report.... http://reno.gov/agendas/citycouncil/2012/01/staffreportlinksjan18reg.pdf.

Fortunately, city council members have some memory of childhood days and they have at least chosen to continue investigate alternate options.

I for one grew up on neighborhood bike "tracks" and trails.  In fact kids built them on every vacant lot in the local burbs.  They provided hours of uncorrupted fun for us.  Meaning I wasn't out buying meth or holed up in front of the tv playing video games and gaining weight.  If you don't buy my arguments that this type of thing is good for kids.....check out the latest video via Bikeportland.org.


Taken from Bikeportland, published by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on January 19th, 2012

Happy days!

Last week I posted a quick entry on Wifey's school and it's ghostly empty bike racks.  I know the reasons behind why the racks are so empty.  (Kids brought in from vast distances for a better education.)  The whole empty bike rack was still just bugging me all week.  So.... I cruised by a local public school this morning on my way in and sure enough, bikes in the bike rack!  We're not talking volume like bike racks in the Netherlands at a train station, but quite a few bikes none the less.  Today, I will work with a smile on my face knowing some kid out there had (almost) as much fun as I did riding his bike this morning!