The Poverty Jet Set » city life

Bicycle Contrails

Mark — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:05:17 +0000

File under: WANT. The ingenious folks at the sustainable product design and engineering shop called Studio Gelardi came up with this masterful lil’ tool for your bike. Seems as thought it’s still in ‘concept’ mode, but I can’t wait until it gets manufactured. Given the buzz it’s getting, I won’t be surprised if that happens soon.

Cool Hunting sez: “The small apparatus attaches to any bike’s seat tube and applies a thin layer of chalk powder in one of several colors to the rear tire. The result is an eye-catching streak that traces wherever you ride. In addition to visually enhancing the street, it serves as a directional guide for subsequent cyclists and a constant reminder to motorists that they should share the road.”

Police Bust Fugitive in my Backyard

Mark — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:57:10 +0000

Well, it’s about time I blog another ‘never a dull moment‘ post. Last night was another fine demonstration of, ahem, quality of life in Northern Fishtown/Flat Iron/Olde Richmond (or whatever you call my awesome, creative, cool but slightly dangerous neighborhood).

I’m trying out a new service called StoryTlr (embeded below) to retell the event in ‘real time’ as I Twittered it.

And this, coming a week after a super-high and drunk junky smashed his SUV into our neighbor’s parked car, totaling it. Ah, life.

Burned Out Stolen(?) Car

Mark — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:21:36 +0000

Just came across this interesting urban artifact on Cecil B. Moore and Front St. in Kensington.