pauldorn Patient Expert

Sacramento, California
Paul Dorn is a writer and activist in Northern California, presently residing in Sacramento. In... Full Bio
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Cash for Clunkers: More auto-centric nonsense by pauldorn Patient Expert 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From Yahoo News, 07.31.09: House approves $2B more for 'cash for clunkers' The House has voted to rush an additional $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped " ... Read on »
Baby on Board: Pregnancy and bicycle commuting by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking The following was edited out of the manuscript of my book, The Bike to Work Guide: What You Need to Know to Save Gas, Go Green, Get Fit. The question of bicycle commuting whil ... Read on »
Out of excuses: You—yes, you—can ride your bike to work by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From GreenRightNow.com, 05.13.09: Paul Dorn knows that getting Americans to ride a bike to work instead of driving a car is quite the uphill battle. Even on a good day, he say ... Read on »
Sacramento Bee profile of multimodal bike commuter by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Sacramento Bee, 04.30.09: Commuter: A 'multi-modal' journey In 1992, Paul Dorn sold his car, which wouldn't be such a big deal, except he never bought another one. No ... Read on »
Velorution coming to Boston? by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Boston Globe, 04.10.09: Is Boston Ready For a Revolution? Can Boston really go from being the worst city for bicycling to the best? The mayor and his spitfire bike cz ... Read on »
Protect your bike from theft by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Sacramento Bee, 02.20.09: Bike theft is a common crime--no happy ending in most cases Hey, what about my bike? That's what lots of local cyclists have been saying thi ... Read on »
Sacramento Meetup: bicycle bloggers, others by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking Coming to Sacramento for Valentines Day--and also the prologue of the Amgen Tour of California? Finish the day at the AToC Social Media Meetup. Join the inimitable Fritz ( Cyc ... Read on »
Davis shows the way for bike commuting by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking In anticipation of the Amgen Tour of California's start in Sacramento and Davis, I was asked by the Yolo County Visitors Bureau to write an op-ed touting Davis' stature as a b ... Read on »
George Hincapie, bike commuter by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Los Angeles Times, 01.21.09: Traffic can't stop George Hincapie After finishing 45th in Stage 2 of the Tour Down Under, Lance Armstrong answered a few questions and t ... Read on »
Winter biking, easier than you think by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Daily Camera (Boulder, CO), 01.18.09: Winter Biking: It's easier than you think For most of us who ride our bikes to commute, it's no problem in the spring, summer an ... Read on »
Bike commuting: Reaching the tipping point? by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking When it comes to bicycling, are we approaching a favorable tipping point? A recent Bike Commute Tips Blog post on the surge in bicycling in Massachusetts prompted a comment f ... Read on »
Uncle Sam pays bicycle commuters in 2009 by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From U.S. News & World Report, 12.30.08: Uncle Sam's Bike-to-Work Allowance Remember that big $700 billion bailout package that Congress passed? There were all sorts goodi ... Read on »
Alabama: Bicycle commute starts with a drive by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From CBS42.com (Birmingham, AL): Two wheels, no motor, no problem for local commuter! Everything Elisa Munoz brings to work must fit in a small backpack. "Makeup, noteboo ... Read on »
Republicans oppose stimulus for bicycling by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From The Hill, 01.11.09: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Sunday indicated that Congress may not be able to pass a massive stimulus as quickly as President-elect ... Read on »
Bike joy beats auto pathology by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the American Prospect, 05.30.08:Pedal Pusher As gas prices rise and congestion worsens, cities and commuters alike are starting to embrace bicycles....So one sunny day, ... Read on »
Ohio: Biking gains in small town by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Mt. Vernon News (Ohio), 05.30.08:More people commuting on bikes MOUNT VERNON — David Carter has been pounding the pedals of his bicycle and riding to work to ba ... Read on »
Tucson: Bike boulevards gaining support by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Tucson Citizen, 05.31.08:'Bicycle' boulevards getting positive spin Planners envision routes that will ring the city What once was seen as a recreational amenity for ... Read on »
Illinois: Springfield residents take to bikes by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Chicago Tribune, 06.01.08:More Springfield residents take to bikes It took a close encounter with a deer on the highway to get Phillip Wilson thinking about bicycling ... Read on »
John Pucher: Cycling for everyone by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking This is a great video of a presentation by John Pucher, professor of planning and policy development at Rutgers University, speaking to an audience at Simon Fraser University ... Read on »
Shreveport: The sign says to bike! by pauldorn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Biking From the Shreveport Times, 06.07.08:More ways than cars to get around town Cars and trucks and SUVs aren't the only options of transport in a time when my weekly gas budget is ... Read on »