seaway at sunset

Posted on May 9, 2008 
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disobey

Posted on May 9, 2008 
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Bull Moon Ride, July 19th

Posted on May 3, 2008 
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Durham Habitat for Humanity, the same folks who host October’s Halloween Hundred, now bring you a summertime moonlight ride.  


Join Wool E. Bull on Sat., Jul. 19 for the Bull Moon Ride for Habitat for Humanity of Durham. This 17 mile group ride starts at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park at 8:30 p.m. Experience downtown Durham sites including Duke Chapel as the sun sets. Return to the ballpark on the American Tobacco Trail as the moon rises! 12 mph avg. rolling speed with police escorts. Helmets, tail and head lights required. REGISTER  

Hat tip to Jack E. for letting me know about this.

reminder, Critical Mass tonight

Posted on May 1, 2008 
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By way of reminder that Durham’s Critical Mass is tonight, check out (and vote for) this photo of the week. It’s from a recent Critical Mass in Budapest, Hungary.

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hat tip to Dale for the link

As usual, meet at Major, the bronze bull statue downtown, at 5:35pm for the Durham ride.

Yehuda Moon

Posted on April 30, 2008 
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Reader Seth tipped me off to this great cycling comic, Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery. From the website, “Yehuda Moon lives on his bicycle, works at the Kickstand Cyclery, and dreams of a day when everyone does likewise.”yehuda_moon.jpg
I identify with the strip from March 17th (pictured above), as people always ask me why I carry so much stuff to work.

bike lanes on the opinion page

Posted on April 30, 2008 
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hat-tip to Ellen and Dale.

cyclist killed in Raleigh by drunk driver

Posted on April 29, 2008 
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Photo credit: 1304bikes collective, via Flickr

Ghost Bike installed in the location Nancy Antoine Leidy was struck and killed by a truck on April 23.

http://wral.com/news/local/story/2782676/
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/story/1048288.html

http://www.ghostbikes.org/
“Ghost Bikes are small and somber memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street. A bicycle is painted all white and locked to a street sign near the crash site, accompanied by a small plaque. They serve as reminders of the tragedy that took place on an otherwise anonymous street corner, and as quiet statements in support of cyclists’ right to safe travel.”

This is the first Ghost Bike I’ve seen in the Triangle. They’re visually striking and moving to see in person.

Bike to Work week festivities in Durham planned

Posted on April 27, 2008 
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From the BPAC website…

bike-to-work-week-logo.jpgCelebrate National Bike to Work Week (May 12-16) with the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.

On Wednesday, May 14, there will be a “Cyclists’ Social” at Tyler’s Taproom Restaurant in the American Tobacco complex, 324 Blackwell St. from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with free food and giveaways for cyclists.

On Friday, May 16, there will be a “Bike to Work Day Breakfast” at Mad Hatter’s Cafe and Bake Shop, 1802 W. Main St., from 7 to 9 a.m. with free food, coffee, and prizes for cyclists. Mechanics from the Durham REI store will be on hand to provide free safety checks and basic adjustments to your bicycles, as well as handing out water bottles and 15% discount coupons.

Questions? Contact Dale McKeel, Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, at dale.mckeel@durhamnc.gov or 919-560-4366; or Commission member Diane Daniel at didaniel@aol.com or 919-286-9293.

Slate V’s stupid bike lanes campaign

Posted on April 25, 2008 
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The request…

The results…

Are we sure they’ve found it? Isn’t Duke University’s Campus Drive bike lane a contender?

Bull City Bicycles, the video

Posted on April 23, 2008 
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http://www.vimeo.com/932536

Bull City Bicycles is a project I’ve been working on for close to a year now. Digging through archives for photographs and history on Durham’s cycling community, I stumbled upon H. Lee Waters.

Waters was a studio photographer from Lexington, NC in the early part of the 20th century. During the Great Depression, he shuttered his studio and hit the road to earn a living. He owned a 16mm film camera and a projector. He traveled to towns (117 in all) throughout NC, SC, VA, and TN; set up his camera; and captured street life on film. He would return home to edit each film, then revisit the town with a final cut. He presented his films in local movie houses, charging admission for townsfolk to see themselves on the silver screen. Footage from his visits to Durham are collected together under the name “H. Lee Waters Durham: 1937 — 1942.”

The Durham Business and Professional Chain produced “Negro Durham Marches On” in 1948. It remains one of the only sources of motion-picture documentation of the Hayti community.

The footage in Bull City Bicycles comes from these two films. A VHS copy of each is available at the Durham County Library. You can read more about H. Lee Waters here.

My film is a work in progress, and I’ll continue to update it (and this site as well) when there is something new to share. I owe some special thanks to the Linda A. Ironside Fund for the Arts Award from Triangle Community Foundation for making it possible for me to continue working on this project.

For now, enjoy the throwback to the ’30s.

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