Governor Quinn, Blagojevich’s long awaited replacement has reopened 7 State parks which were closed due to “budget cuts” by former governor Blagojejdick. I am pretty excited about this. As a tax payer I enjoy using the parks and was heartbroken when I heard of their closing.
Read the Press Release on the IDNR Site
February 26th, 2009
tags: Bicycle, Environmental, News, Travel
Critical Mass Bicyclist Assaulted by NYPD
The officer seen in the video is Patrick Pogan, a third-generation cop and son of a retired New York City detective. According to Officer Pogan, the cyclist rode his bike straight into him, knocking them both down and causing a “laceration†on his arm. The cyclist Christopher Long, a [...]
July 30th, 2008
tags: Bicycle, News
This morning while riding my bike home from my girlfriend’s house I was hit by an automobile. I was riding along a bicycle path and crossing the street at a red light when a car making a right turn decided it was his time to make the turn. When I proceeded to cross the street [...]
July 5th, 2008
tags: Bicycle, Environmental, News, Travel