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iFlyz is rather useful, portable iPhone mount

Posted on 16 January 2009 by Shawn Brown
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Sometimes watching videos or movies on your iPhone or iPod Touch can be tedious, especially when you’re sitting at home, on a plane or riding the bus. Awkward neck positions and tiring hands tend to take away from the overall experience of watching a film.

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MUEV - Electric Bike Conversion Kit Motorino-500

MUEV - Electric Bike Conversion Kit Motorino-500

Electric Bike Conversion Kit Motorino-500

• Vendor: Greenwit Technologies
• Type:Electric Bicycles

$600.00

• Default for $600.00 USD

Some conversion kits have better torque, some better speed. MOTORINO conversion kit has them both. The motor and controller are designed and made by Korean company. The motor is high speed brushless with steel gears made in Japan. Its small size and light weight may mislead you about its performance but you must try it to believe the high torque it provides. Its neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets motor, coupled with sophisticated controller works at 5400 rpm which after 15 times reduction increase the torque of the motor up to 70 Nm. And all this is achieved with only 17Amp current consumption from the battery.

Assembly Required!

Motor: 500W high speed brushless geared

Controller: 48V 17AH with cruise control

Battery: VRLA or 10AH Lithium-Ion

Wheel Sizes: 16”, 20”, 26”

Bicycle Friendly Community Resources

Bicycle Friendly Community Resources:

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Click here for information on structure and design considerations when constructing underpasses and overpasses for bicycles

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Bike Trails
The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, a community resource of the National Park Service. Rivers & Trails staff work with community groups and local and State governments to conserve rivers, preserve open space, and develop trails and greenways.
The Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse
Click here for an outline of goals, policies and ongoing planning activities recommended by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) to be included in every state and metropolitan Long Range Plan.
The FHWA page of links for publications, design and program guidance
A list of American Trails bike trail-related links
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), a great resource for bike trails.

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Commuter Programs
Employer and employee guides for bicycling to work
More resources for encouraging employees to bike to work
Create-a-Commuter, a program from the Community Cycling Center in Portland, OR.
Bicycle commuter Mentor Program in Charlotte, NC.
Information on Spokane, WA's Bike Buddy Program.

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Integrated Networks
Link to Boulder, CO – a city with a well-integrated network.
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Seek Funding and Build Support

Having the backing to invest in bicycle improvements and programs is essential to any community or organization. This section discusses strategies to garner long term political and financial support for bicycling and pedestrian facilities and other programs through institutionalization. It examines several keyfunding sources—governmental, private, and others-at various community levels. It also provides a brief history of major federal legislation that has provided funding for bicycle improvements.

• Building Support through Institutionalization
• Defining Facilities and Programs
• Funding Revenue Sources
• History of Federal Funding Legislation
• Funding Examples and Case Studies
• Funding Resources and Research

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• Seek Funding and Build Support

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Pedaling Revolution

How Cyclists are Changing America's Cities.

Active Tranportation for America: The case for Increased Federal Investment in Bicycling and Walking

Alliance for Biking and Walking Advocacy Grants

The Alliance for Biking & Walking will award a total of $250,000 in
2009. Advocacy Advance Grants will range from $5,000–$30,000.
Approximately $125,000 will be available for Round 1 and another
$125,000 in Round 2.  Each round will include a balance of Start-up and
Innovation Grants.  The Alliance’s ability to award grants is dependent
upon receipt of the support pledged for this program.

Start-up / Capacity Building Grant Funding Priorities

These grants are to help catapult emerging and developing organizations with matching challenge grants. Awards of $5,000–$30,000 will match dollar for dollar new funds raised within six months. These funds are to help leverage private and public investment and launch campaigns that are proven to grow bicycling and walking. Priority for Start-up Grants will be given to organizations serving cities and states with the greatest potential for biking and walking advocacy organizations. Funding may be used to develop staff, membership, and resources to reach target outcomes that both support an increase in biking and walking and sustain the organization. Advance funding will be considered, but the majority of funding will be paid when funds have been raised and/or pledges have been committed in writing.

Innovation Grant Funding Priorities

These grants are intended to help organizations take bold steps to
increase bicycling, walking, and safety. These grants can be used to
fund activities that will:

• Yield new sources of funding for biking and walking (e.g. new revenue streams and old programs that are ripe for change)
  
• Spur groundbreaking designs (e.g. Euro designs, reprogramming of streets space)
  
• Create innovative marketing and encouragement programs (e.g. new media, new audiences, social marketing)
  
• Develop cause-related marketing and mainstream partnerships (e.g. transit, seniors, health, business)
  
• Improve, expand or extend an existing program that promises further success

The
goal is to create successful models that can spread throughout North
America. Priority for Innovation Grants will be given to established
organizations who demonstrate a clear work plan to develop and freely
share their innovative program. Grants from $5,000–$30,000 will be
awarded for winning proposals. Matching funds and over-matches are
encouraged and will be evaluated favorably.

    Advocacy Advance Grants Round 2:

• Deadline for Inquiry Application: August 26, 2009
  
• Inquiry Applicant Notification: September 11, 2009
  
• Deadline for Full Proposal: October 13, 2009
  
• Applicant Notification: October 30, 2009

In exceptional circumstances, grant applications outside the official grant rounds will be considered. Contact Chanda for more details.

Applications must be complete and all attachments e-mailed to grants@PeoplePoweredMovement.org by the deadline date. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered. If you have questions or need help with your application, do not wait until the last minute to contact the Alliance staff.

Alliance for Biking and Walking--Research and Issues

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Research/Issues Find reports, articles, and statistics that you need to support your advocacy work. Resource topics in this category include bicycling, walking and automobile stats, transportation and the environment, health, safety, and social and environmental justice. Bike Stats Find information on bicycling including bicycle use, safety, the bike industry, bicycling fact sheets, and how you can access local data. Car Stats Find statistics on autombile use and socioeconomics. Economics If you are looking to make a case for how bicycling, walking, and community design can have positive economic effects you've come to the right place! Also find data relating to road use and taxes, and the cost of cars. Environment If you want to make an argument for the environmental benefits of bicycling and walking you've come to the right place! Find data on the effect of transportation infrastructure and mode choice on habitat fragmentation, biodiversity, air pollution, and global warming. Find reports and fact sheets that reveal the environmental impacts of a car-dominated culture and how bicycling and walking are a big part of the green transportation solution. Health Find resources here to help you argue for the health benefits of bicycling and walking. Included are resources on the obesity epidemic and how bicycling, walking, and community design can contribute to improved public health. Policies & Legislation Find information here on policies and legislation that support bicycling and walking including policies for funding, complete streets policies, and those that protect safety. Safety Find reports and data on bicycle and pedestrian safety and ways you can promote safety in your community. Social & Environmental Justice Find resources on transportation equity including affordable housing and transportation and data on the socioeconomics of transportation. Walking Stats Find data on walking mode share, pedestrian safety, and other stats related to walking.

Paris' Bike Rental System A Global Revolution for City Cycling?

(from BikesBelong)

In July 2007, a short-term bike rental program called Vélib debuted in Paris. Designed and created by outdoor advertising giant JCDecaux, the program includes 20,600 rental bikes at 1,451 stations throughout the city, providing an inexpensive, convenient way for people to use bikes for short trips.

The response has been amazing. Parisians and visitors alike are using the bikes in huge numbers, racking up 11 million trips by November 2007. A bike rental is free for the first 30 minutes, approximately $1.50 for the next half hour, and incrementally more expensive for longer periods. This tiered price structure makes the bikes appealing for short-term trips but discourages users from keeping them overnight, ensuring a ready supply throughout the city.

The Paris program has revolutionized bicycling in the city. As word spreads of its success—and of other programs in Lyon, Barcelona, Vienna, and Berlin—cities worldwide are taking notice. Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; and Chicago, Illinois, are just a few of the U.S. cities expressing interest in creating similar programs.

To help spread the word, Bikes Belong created a short video about the Paris program. Check it out to see the bike system in action and learn more about how it works.

Bikes Belong Vélib Video: approximately 4:49

Bikes Belong presents: Velib from Bikes Belong Coalition on Vimeo

Read these articles to learn more about how Vélib is inspiring cities worldwide.

New York Times: Finding Liberté on Two Wheels

Economist: Vive la Vélorution!

BusinessWeek: Paris Bike Rental Scheme Goes Global

AFP Wire: European-Style Bike-Sharing Programs Head to U.S.

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Write to a Google Spreadsheet from a Python script

Write to a Google Spreadsheet from a Python script: "Write to a Google Spreadsheet from a Python script

Suppose you want to write to a Google Spreadsheet from a Python script. Here’s an example spreadsheet that you might want to update from a script:"


#!/usr/bin/python

import time
import gdata.spreadsheet.service

email = 'youraccount@gmail.com'
password = 'yourpassword'
weight = '180'
# Find this value in the url with 'key=XXX' and copy XXX below
spreadsheet_key = 'pRoiw3us3wh1FyEip46wYtW'
# All spreadsheets have worksheets. I think worksheet #1 by default always
# has a value of 'od6'
worksheet_id = 'od6'

spr_client = gdata.spreadsheet.service.SpreadsheetsService()
spr_client.email = email
spr_client.password = password
spr_client.source = 'Example Spreadsheet Writing Application'
spr_client.ProgrammaticLogin()

# Prepare the dictionary to write
dict = {}
dict['date'] = time.strftime(’%m/%d/%Y’)
dict['time'] = time.strftime(’%H:%M:%S’)
dict['weight'] = weight
print dict

entry = spr_client.InsertRow(dict, spreadsheet_key, worksheet_id)
if isinstance(entry, gdata.spreadsheet.SpreadsheetsList):
print “Insert row succeeded.”
else:
print “Insert row failed.”

That’s it. Run the script to append a new row to the current spreadsheet. By the way, if you make a chart from the spreadsheet data, you can right-click on the chart, select “Publish chart…” from the menu, and get a snippet of HTML to copy/paste that will embed the chart on a web page. It will look like this:

That’s a live image served up by Google, and when the spreadsheet gets new data, the image should update too.

Rochester's ARTWalk 2: Growing in every direction | Daily Record (Rochester, NY) | Find Articles at BNET

Rochester's ARTWalk 2: Growing in every direction |

The City of Rochester will use designated federal stimulus funds to extend ARTWalk in every direction and improve University Avenue, Mayor Robert J. Duffy announced late last week.

The permanent urban art trail connects arts centers and public spaces in Rochester's Neighborhood of the Arts.

ARTWalk was one of 59 projects statewide to receive some of $81 million in federal money designated for non-traditional transportation. Roch-ester received $3,839,000.

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The project plans also include extended sections of artistic sidewalk trails along University Avenue to the west, and on Goodman Street; a raised pedestrian crosswalk along North Goodman to create a safe connection between the art trail and Village Gate; a new artistic bus shelter for RTS buses at College Avenue and Goodman Street.

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A pedestrian welcome plaza at the corner of University and North Goodman on the Memorial Art Gallery grounds will offer seating, lighting, iconic public art and interpretive elements, the city announced.

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Since ARTWalk began in 2000, neighborhood housing prices in- creased by 30 percent, and crime has dropped, according to the city.

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Serve.gov | Getting Started | Public Lands Stewardship: Tips: Public Lands Stewardship

Serve.gov | Getting Started | Public Lands Stewardship: Tips: Public Lands Stewardship

• Prevent water erosion and other natural damage
• Water is a trail’s worst enemy. Storms can wash out trails and sever tree limbs, blocking a trail or making it unsafe for hikers. Even normal levels of rainfall can cause erosion and have long term effects on a trail.
• In 2007, The United States Forest Service published the Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook. is a beginner’s manual for building or maintaining a sustainable trail. At a minimum, all trail construction or maintenance volunteers should review the Forest Service Notebook before participating in a trail project.

• Get local guidance
• Some local trail groups may provide volunteers additional training tailored for their geography or climate conditions. If there are no groups in your area, more in-depth training is available through non-governmental organizations. The Professional Trail Builders Association For a more hands-on experience, the International Mountain Bicycling Association travels the country conducting Trail-building Schools.