Norfolk is more bike-oriented than ever. Downtown Granby Street is reverting to its centuries-old, humanistic roots: A fifteen mile per hour speed limit encourages drivers to take parallel streets to their on-ramps, leaving plenty of space for pedestrians and cyclists. T

In Virginia, a motorist can be absolved of any responsibility for killing a cyclist by simply claiming, “I didn’t see them.”

The original San Francisco “Critical Mass” chose its name from a recent urban Chinese practice: Where one cyclist would fear to tread, a dozen could calmly go.

The Governor is choosing rest stops over a bike-friendly Virginia, and that’s not right.

Local biker Wes Cheney talks about his methods of staying cool and professional riding his bike to work in the summer heat.

We have an opportunity to demonstrate that bicycles can once again become a common and normal part of our transportation infrastructure. Towards that end, here is a manifesto for cyclists in the 757.

1. Remember that two tons crushes 200 lbs.

Cyclists need to take the lane and ride with both authority and responsibility. If it’s a narrow lane, ride in the middle of it. Make the cars behind you respect you.

Wes Cheney reflects on his ‘relationship’ with the local comic book store, which recently turned one year old.

A minimalist bike of mercury and silver glowed under tracklighting—two wheels, two pedals, a handlebar and a seat on the sleekest of metal frames. No brakes, no gears, no handlebar tape, no bells, no whistles.

So go ahead, ride through the snow: Guys will respect you for your fortitude. Girls will love you for your courage. And your mother will think you’re nuts.

On buying the right lock to keep your bike safe and sound.

So in a traffic event as freakish and fun as a Virginia Beach blizzard, I ride my bike through a stilled-life portrait of cars in the city. With impish delight I pretend that Norfolk is New York, the Berkley Bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge.

When a gusting Nor’easter blew out the 25 candles laid out on Veterans Day to commemorate the 25 Virginians killed (in uniform) in Afghanistan, few were there to notice. Never have so many cared so little for the sacrifice of so few.

There are bike-friendly routes to be found in Norfolk. In fact, there’s a whole network that is passed by, unnoticed, by speeding motorists: parallel side streets and slower byways, where the speed limit doesn’t exceed 25mph, and the streets are bare of traffic-controlling yellow and white lines.

A quick picture and a slice of life.