Once a Runner, a cult favorite among distance runners, is returning to print in April, thanks to Scribner's. There's a nice piece about the John L. Parker novel at Slate, http://www.slate.com/id/2206025/?from=rss.

There's even a trailer at YouTube:

Green Mobility Network provided safety and riding tips to students at a "bike smarts" workshop organized by the Tri-Canes, the University of Miami triathletes. We competed with Matt Damon for attention during the midday bustle at the student center, but had some good conversation with several young men and women. If you missed the chance to get our handy tips for bicycle commuters, let me know. You can write via the "contact" menu at the top of the site.

Congratulations to the Naples Pathway Coalition, who just announced they've won a planning grant for the River of Grass Greenway -- a visionary multi-use path through the Everglades from Naples to near Miami. The grant is coming from the National Park Service under their Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program:
www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/index.htm

There was a big win for Green Mobility this week. The Miami City Commission approved, 5-0, the Bicycle Action Plan offered by Mayor Manny Diaz to set the city on the path toward true bicycle-friendliness. We've been working for this since February, but to underline its importance we held a demonstration ride outside City Hall before the commission meeting. Mayor Diaz and Commissioners Joe Sanchez and Marc Sarnoff joined us on the ride, along with Police Chief John Timoney and several other city officials.

Employers of people who bike to work stand to gain a $20 per month tax credit per cycling employee, according to the final version of the Wall Street bailout bill, H.R. 1424, passed this afternoon. The House passed the bill today (Oct. 2, 2008) with a final vote of 263-171, a comfortable margin that was 58 more votes than the measure garnered in Monday's stunning defeat. The Senate passed the bill Wednesday by a vote of 74 for and 25 against the bill. -- Bicycle Retailer and Industry News

More: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/1878.html (Bicycle Retailer)

This is a survey about cycling health and injury. The answers to this survey are entirely confidential and anonymous. We will not know the personal identity of anyone who answers our questions. Visit: http://www.lifespan.org/rih/about/research/cycling/survey.htm?Name=Cycling_6

Tony Blazejack’s Blog on Running in Miami will be of interest to all who get around by foot in our community. Click here to view it.

Body in Motion is a blog for and about people in South Florida who run. Desonta Holder brings you useful information and interesting stories. Click here to view it.

The Naples Pathways Coalition (NPC) continues to work towards realizing the River of Grass Greenway (ROGG), a proposed multi-use pathway across the Everglades paralleling Hwy 41. Members of the Green Mobility Network have made contact with the NPC and support this exciting project. Check out their website www.evergladesROGG.org.

Ciclovia is a fantastic example of streets for people from the world leader in green mobility Bogotá, Colombia.

You can search for the Ciclovia video, or view many others of interest to Green Mobility advocates.