ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO ON WORLD BICYCLE DAY
Stuck at home? Need not worry, as most of us are home-bound. But there are plenty of ways you can get involved and show your support. Take a look at these exciting events I’ve compiled for you.
TWITTERATI REACTS TO IVANKA TRUMP’S POST ON JYOTI KUMARI
Ivanka Trump on Friday tweeted the viral story of an Indian girl who undertook a distressed journey back home on a bicycle. Within hours, it became one of the top trending tweets.
BICYCLES COME TO THE FORE
A number of cycling stories emerged in the last 2 months. Reports of cycle brands rejigging their factories to produce face mask and governments implementing pop-up cycle lanes.
SUREKHA RAGHUNATH – HEALTH CARE CYCLING WARRIOR
The Pandemic has redefined whom we consider our Heroes. Captain America, Spiderman, Thor, James Bond, Wonder Woman and alike stand relegated and we have found the real and deserving Heroes who are actually saving the world.
CYCLING IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
I read an interesting story on the internet about how people in the Solomon Islands bring down a tree. If a tree is too big to get axed, the villagers come together and collectively scream on top of their voices to topple it.
WHY IS THIS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE UP CYCLING
As cities prepare to re-open for work and business, socio-physical distancing will be a pre-requisite in the post pandemic life. The current modal choices for reaching workplace involves risks as one would need to travel safely. Thus, resuming normal life will be tough as political leaders are far from ready with a solution to tackle traffic jams, packed transit vehicles, […]
SWITCH ON WITH CYCLING
Every crises has a end to it. As the world prepares itself to tentatively resume normal activities, the big question is how do people move from A to B?
9 YEAR OLD SCHOOL BOY RIDES 250 KMS FOR A CHARITY CAUSE
Nine-year-old, James Cunningham from Clontarf in Dublin cycled 256 kms for 12 hours over 2 consecutive days on 3rd and 4th May to raise funds for the Peter McVerry Trust.
AD FREE PAPER RECEIVED AFTER 6 WEEKS
The last broadsheet was delivered to me on 21st March 2020, a day prior to Janta Curfew was declared by the Prime Minister of India. The subscription was stopped to avoid spread of corona virus but the digital copy continued to get published online, and PDF versions were circulated for free on whats app. I had the mobile application of […]
SET-UP TEMPORARY CYCLE LANES IN 10 DAYS USING MOBYCON GUIDE
In a twitter chat I asked Carlton Reid, a veteran in the field of Transport Journalism from UK – Are temporary bike lanes durable? to which he responded “Tactical Urbanism is all about speed with a stated or unstated desire for permanency i.e., as happened at Times Square in New York City. Temporary quickly becomes … we should keep this”.
