Jim Gregory of Bikes at Work, a bicycle cargo trailer company, counts local delivery services among his customers along with some occupations you might not expect.
John Bennett
John Bennett is Safety Education Programs Manager at Georgia Bikes.
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Where imagination & transportation meet
It takes a effort to imagine the overgrown parcels of land adjacent to the Truman Parkway becoming the scene of pleasant strolls and bicycle commutes. It must have been similarly difficult to imagine that the forlorn Savannah waterfront of the 1970s was destined for any use other than a parking lot.
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If we win the parking war, we lose the city
Entertaining unreasonable expectations of suburban-style parking in a historic city is potentially disastrous.
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Bike share receives warm welcome despite cold weather
Customers can purchase a 24-hour, 7-day or annual membership at a sharing station or online. Touching the membership card against a sensor releases the bike from the dock, and off you go. When you are done with your trip, return the bike to the dock.
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Bring on the boring!
In communities that have taken public safety seriously and dedicated resources accordingly, city cycling isn’t regarded as something only for people who are brave or bonkers.
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Don’t fail the trail
Our state is currently in the midst of a trail revolution of sorts, with construction and planning underway on projects around the state.
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Seeking Southside solutions
The good news is we can learn from Southside cyclists and pedestrians and formalize their informal solutions.
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Local bike commuting gets national attention
The percentage of commuters who get to work by bike in Savannah is 1.3 percent. That may not seem high, but it is more than double the national average. Atlanta’s, by comparison, is at .6 percent.
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On the trail campaign
An open house was cancelled due to unresolved questions over long-term maintenance and ownership of the trail. The City of Savannah has since signaled that it is willing to maintain the Truman Greenway, with some conditions.
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Bicycle friendly, officially
Fewer than 300 cities across the United States have earned the designation since the Bicycle Friendly Community program was created in 2003. Savannah is the largest city in Georgia to achieve the distinction.
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I count bike people
You know those electronic traffic counters with the pneumatic tubes that stretch across a roadway? Well, that’s what I was, except I was counting pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Thinking down the road
Ah, traffic! How do we fix it? Wider and faster roads of course! That’s been the status quo “solution” to traffic congestion for decades. But times are changing and massive spending on automobile-only infrastructure — to the exclusion of bicycle, pedestrian and transit projects — will soon be regarded as a colossal mistake.