Bitstrips: Reclaiming public transportation narrative

Reclaiming my public transportation narrative from the Bitstrips app: a validation of travel by bus, and identification of myself among the growing number of people who rely on public transportation.

CityLab findings: Low-income commuters value cars

In spite of their awareness of transportation costs and car-related expenses, many respondents to a CityLab survey value cars for the “status” and “opportunities” they confer.

Bear Creek Greenway: 1.4-mile segment dedicated

Image credit: Bear Creek Greenway Foundation

Great news for cyclists: the last 1.4 miles connecting Ashland to Central Point via the Bear Creek Greenway was officially dedicated Wednesday.

Levy would preserve, expand, RVTD routes

Image source: Rogue Valley Transportation District on Facebook

Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) is exploring the first increase to its share of public funding for more than 30 years.

Lifestyle and safety barriers to bicycle use

Writer Mona Chalabi raises an interesting point at FiveThirtyEight.com: lifestyle barriers and road safety are the most significant reasons that more women don’t ride bikes.

Women in bicycle advertising

When we talk about sexualization of women’s bodies (as Eve Andrews does when she urges women to “take back the streets ... two wheels at a time”), we need to hold bicycle parts manufacturers and retailers accountable for their choice of advertising imagery. Are women depicted equally with men as empowered bicycle users, or are they ornaments? Bicycle manufacturers’ and retailers’ attitudes about women as consumers are symptomatic and part of attitudes about women in society as a whole.

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Jackson County SMARTWorks: Mobile water station

“Water on Wheels”: That fresh, clean and mobile drinking water station viewed Friday during Fourth of July in Ashland, Oregon is a service of Jackson County SMARTWorks.

‘Penny in Your Pants,’ for bicycle riding in a skirt

While on the subject of independence ... Check out this “cyclehack,” an idea that solves a barrier to riding a bicycle. “Penny in Your Pants” involves pushing a penny from back to front, through both layers of a skirt, to form a button and then using a rubber band to secure the button in place.