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Al’s Bicycles of Nor-man has been located at562 W. Main since 1993,but recently Al’s hasundergone a number ofchanges.

Last summer the newowners, Hank and AnnRyan, through theircompany GAPCO, LLC,began making physicalimprovements in thestore and increasing andexpanding the bicycle,parts and accessoriesinventory.

The existing bikebrands includingRaleigh, Diamondback,Hoffman and Easternoffer great quality ataffordable prices in road,

mountain, hybrid, cruis-er and BMX styles.Hank immediatelyadded the Dahon foldingbike line because that’swhat he loves to ride.They are perfect for thecommuter who wants tobe able to put his/herbike in the car, on thebus or take it into theoffice.

Recently in an effort tocontinue catering to the“Dump the Pump” move-ment, they’ve addedXtracycles (photo), aline of longtails.

What are longtails?They are cargo bikesthat truly offer a viablealternative to automo-biles. Drop by, test ride

the Radish and changeyour life!

Al’s is very aware ofenvironmental concerns.Of course bike riding iscarbon free, but some ofthe bi-products are not.So the Ryans make theextra effort to recyclerubber (used tires and

tubes) and to take card-board (big bike boxes)to Norman recycling.

Since Norman recent-ly was named a BicycleFriendly Community bythe League of AmericanCyclists, Al’s is particu-larly proud to be part ofthis community and to

support the LeanerGreener initiative.

They also support theBicycle League of Nor-man, sponsor a numberof cycling events includ-ing the Norman Con-quest coming up July 16and promote civic pro-jects such as SafetyTown.

Al’s is a full serviceindependent bike storefor all your cyclingneeds. Skilled mechan-ics Andrew Koszarek,Grayson Smith andMichael Brandt can ser-vice any brand of bike orhelp you find the ridejust right for you.

You’re welcome toride any of the more

than 100 bikes in stock.Accessories purchasedwith a new bicycle are10% off. Lifetime adjust-ments are free to theoriginal owner of anyAl’s bike.

The Ryans have trans-formed Al’s into a truefamily bike store withsomething for everyone---the 3-year-old begin-ner, the high flyingBMXer, the serious rac-er, the economy-mindedcommuter, health-seek-ing couples, campuscruising students andrugged mountain bikers.Check out their newwebsite at www.alsbicy-cles.com or better yet,stop by for a test ride.

Al’s Bicycles supports green living in Norman F10 Sunday, June 12, 2011


Special day celebrates publictransit systemSpecial to The Transcript

Cleveland Area RapidTransit , the public tran-sit system for the Uni-versity of Oklahoma andthe city of Norman, isgearing for the fifth annu-al celebration of Dumpthe Pump. The eventencourages residents toride public transporta-tion, save money, reducethe nation’s dependenceon foreign oil and cut ourcarbon footprint.

“Public transportationis vital to a communityNorman’s size,” saidMayor Cindy Rosenthal.“Our citizens rely on it toget to and from work,school, doctor’s appoint-ments, the grocery store,and many other places.CART fuels Norman’seconomy in so manyways.”

Dump the Pump iscelebrated nationally onthe third Thursday inJune, which is this com-ing Thursday. CART hasseveral events planned tomark the occasion:

• Students from Nor-man Public Schools haveillustrated reasons toDump the Pump and geton the bus. Winning art-work is featured in a busad, and the drawings areappearing in The Nor-man Trancript.

• Ride the bus for freeon Thursday on both

CART’s fixed-route sys-tem and CARTaccess,the origin-to-destinationservice for the elderlyand disabled.

• Free T-shirts featur-ing CART’s Dump thePump logo will be dis-tributed (while supplieslast) to bus riders begin-ning at 8 a.m. on theSouth Oval at the Uni-versity of Oklahoma.

• The entire commu-nity is invited to celebrateat a 6 p.m. concert inAndrews Park. The con-cert will feature the Okla-homa City band zero2six-ty, and free snow coneswill be available to allwho attend.

• Norman-area busi-

nesses have agreed tohelp by sponsoring theevent and donatingprizes. During the con-cert, two bicycles, anovernight stay at a bedand breakfast, restaurantcoupons and other itemswill be given away. Youmust be at the concert towin prizes.

“This is just one wayCART can give a littleback to the communityand citizens who supportpublic transit,” said DougMyers, OU’s director ofParking and Transporta-tion Services. “We lookforward to seeing youThursday on the bus andat the evening concert.”

The Oklahoma City band zero2sixty will perform at 6 p.m.Thursday at the Dump the Pump celebration in Andrews Park.

LET’S DUMP THE PUMP AND RIDE THE BUS

You can win one of two Electra Cruiser bicycles at the June 16Dump the Pump celebration and concert at Andrews Park. Theparty begins at 6 p.m. You must be present to win.

1. Ensures Safety. Public transportation continues to be one of thesafest modes of travel in the United States. In fact, riding a transit bus is 91times safer than car travel. Transit vehicle operators are highly trained toanticipate and avoid problems. Most transit vehicles are larger, newer andmore substantial than autos or vans.

2. Saves Money. For every $10 million invested in public transporta-tion, more than $15 million is saved in transportation costs to both high-way and public transportation users.

According to the American Automobile Association, the estimated costof driving a single-occupant vehicle is between $4,826 (for a small car) and$9,685 (for a large car), depending upon mileage. By contrast, the annualaverage cost for public transportation for one adult ranges from $200 to$2,000, depending upon mileage, time of day, type of vehicle or service.

3. Eases Traffic Congestion. Nearly half of all Americans believe traf-fic is a serious problem where they live. Most (57 percent) do not feel theircommute will improve over the next three years, and nearly a quarter expectto spend more time commuting. Public transportation helps to alleviateour nation’s crowded network of roads by providing transportation choices.

4. Improves Air Quality. Public transportation helps promote clean-er air by reducing automobile use, which can exacerbate smog and publichealth problems. For each mile traveled, fewer pollutants are emitted bytransit vehicles than by a single-passenger automobile. (Buses emit 80 per-cent less carbon monoxide than a car.)

Each year, public transportation use avoids the emission of more than 126million pounds of hydrocarbons, a primary cause of smog, and 156 millionpounds of nitrogen oxides, which can cause respiratory disease.

5. Reduces Energy Consumption. Public transportation can signifi-cantly reduce dependency on gasoline, reducing auto fuel consumption by1.5 billion gallons annually. For example, a person who commutes 60 mileseach way daily could save an estimated 1,888 gallons of gasoline every yearby switching from using a car to using public transportation.

6. Stimulates Economic Development. A transit coalition report,“Dollars & Sense: The Economic Case for Public Transportation in Ameri-ca,” found that every dollar taxpayers invest in public transportation gener-ates $6 or more in economic returns.

7. Fosters More Livable Communities. Public transportation facil-ities and corridors are natural focal points for economic and social activities.These activities help create strong neighborhood centers that are more eco-nomically stable, safe and productive.

Studies have shown that the ability to travel in an area conveniently, with-out a car, is an important component of a community’s livability. Public trans-portation provides opportunity, access, choice and freedom, all of which con-tribute to an improved quality of life.

Benefits of public transit

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Cleveland Area RapidTransit is working toensure smoke-belchingdiesel buses become athing of the past soon inNorman and on the Uni-versity of Oklahomacampus.

The public transit ser-vice is one step closerwith the addition of 11new compressed naturalgas vehicles in the pastyear. Five of the newbuses are 35-foot OrionVIIs, purchased throughfederal stimulus funds.Six of the new CNG vehi-cles are cutaway busesand vans, purchasedwith funds U.S. Rep.Tom Cole helped CARTacquire.

CART also has threebuses converted fromdiesel to CNG, bringingto 14 the total number ofbuses running on thecleaner fuel. CART has21 vehicles burningbiodiesel and four sup-port vehicles fueled withethanol.

Natural gas is pro-duced at relatively lowcost and is cleaner burn-ing than gasoline ordiesel fuel, studies show.Natural gas vehiclesshow an average reduc-tion in ozone-formingemissions of 80 percentcompared with gasolinevehicles.

CART boasts a fuelingstation with pumps forethanol, biodiesel andCNG. CART has four

fast-fill and eight slow-fillCNG pumps.

“We are one of fewtransit systems in thenation to utilize a varietyof alternative fuels, sup-porting emerging Amer-

ican technology,” saidDoug Myers, director ofOU Parking and Trans-portation Services.

Last year CARTtransported more than1.3 million passengers

on its fixed-route bus sys-tem, and more than33,000 elderly and dis-abled passengersthrough CARTaccess,the ADA/paratransit sys-tem.

“Norman and the uni-versity are fortunate tohave a public transit sys-tem, and we are just asfortunate to have law-makers, and universityand city leaders who sup-port CART’s mission oftransporting Okla-homans to school, work,doctors’ appointments,shopping centers andelsewhere,” Myers said.

The five 35-foot CNGbuses arrived just in timefor the fall 2010 semesterat OU.

Wayne Wickham,CART manager of oper-ations, is responsible forfinding an order of 300buses with Daimler Bus-es North America. Join-ing with Daimler allowed

CART to save nearly$75,000 per bus. Fund-ing for buses, at morethan $350,000 each,came from fiscal year2009 federal stimulusmoney allotted throughthe Federal Transporta-tion Administration.

OU’s Fleet Servicesspent a week in Septem-ber learning the newCNG technology andhow to maintain andrepair the buses.

On the bumper of thefive 35-foot buses camesix new cutaway vansmounted to Chevroletchassis in January of thisyear. The vans were pur-chased with fundingsought through Cole’scongressional office.

The vans also burnCNG and have lifts.Three of the 29-foot cut-aways are used on fixedroutes and three 26-footcutaways are used forCART’s paratransit ser-vice. With cutawayvehicles, a second man-ufacturer adds equip-ment to the chassis tocomplete the vehicle.

Cody Ponder,CART planning andgrants specialist, con-tinually searches forfunding opportunitiesfor more CNG vansand buses.

“Vans surpass theiruseful life at five years,and buses at 12 years,so the process ofacquiring new vehiclesis ongoing,” he said.

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., toured the Theta M. Dempsey Transportation Operations Center on The Univer-sity of Oklahoma campus in April. Cole (eighth from left) is pictured next to Dempsey, with other CART, OU andcity of Norman officials. Cole was instrumental in helping CART acquire funding for six new compressed nat-ural gas vehicles. Three are 29-foot buses, like the one pictured, and three are 26-foot vans for CART’s para-transit service for the elderly and disabled.

CART embraces CNG technology

This 29-foot Cleveland Area Rapid Transit bus is wrapped in Crimson & Green, pro-moting sustainability at the University of Oklahoma. The bus is powered by cleanburning, domestically produced compressed natural gas.


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Special day celebrates publictransit systemSpecial to The Transcript

Cleveland Area RapidTransit , the public tran-sit system for the Uni-versity of Oklahoma andthe city of Norman, isgearing for the fifth annu-al celebration of Dumpthe Pump. The eventencourages residents toride public transporta-tion, save money, reducethe nation’s dependenceon foreign oil and cut ourcarbon footprint.

“Public transportationis vital to a communityNorman’s size,” saidMayor Cindy Rosenthal.“Our citizens rely on it toget to and from work,school, doctor’s appoint-ments, the grocery store,and many other places.CART fuels Norman’seconomy in so manyways.”

Dump the Pump iscelebrated nationally onthe third Thursday inJune, which is this com-ing Thursday. CART hasseveral events planned tomark the occasion:

• Students from Nor-man Public Schools haveillustrated reasons toDump the Pump and geton the bus. Winning art-work is featured in a busad, and the drawings areappearing in The Nor-man Trancript.

• Ride the bus for freeon Thursday on both

CART’s fixed-route sys-tem and CARTaccess,the origin-to-destinationservice for the elderlyand disabled.

• Free T-shirts featur-ing CART’s Dump thePump logo will be dis-tributed (while supplieslast) to bus riders begin-ning at 8 a.m. on theSouth Oval at the Uni-versity of Oklahoma.

• The entire commu-nity is invited to celebrateat a 6 p.m. concert inAndrews Park. The con-cert will feature the Okla-homa City band zero2six-ty, and free snow coneswill be available to allwho attend.

• Norman-area busi-

nesses have agreed tohelp by sponsoring theevent and donatingprizes. During the con-cert, two bicycles, anovernight stay at a bedand breakfast, restaurantcoupons and other itemswill be given away. Youmust be at the concert towin prizes.

“This is just one wayCART can give a littleback to the communityand citizens who supportpublic transit,” said DougMyers, OU’s director ofParking and Transporta-tion Services. “We lookforward to seeing youThursday on the bus andat the evening concert.”

The Oklahoma City band zero2sixty will perform at 6 p.m.Thursday at the Dump the Pump celebration in Andrews Park.

LET’S DUMP THE PUMP AND RIDE THE BUS

You can win one of two Electra Cruiser bicycles at the June 16Dump the Pump celebration and concert at Andrews Park. Theparty begins at 6 p.m. You must be present to win.

1. Ensures Safety. Public transportation continues to be one of thesafest modes of travel in the United States. In fact, riding a transit bus is 91times safer than car travel. Transit vehicle operators are highly trained toanticipate and avoid problems. Most transit vehicles are larger, newer andmore substantial than autos or vans.

2. Saves Money. For every $10 million invested in public transporta-tion, more than $15 million is saved in transportation costs to both high-way and public transportation users.

According to the American Automobile Association, the estimated costof driving a single-occupant vehicle is between $4,826 (for a small car) and$9,685 (for a large car), depending upon mileage. By contrast, the annualaverage cost for public transportation for one adult ranges from $200 to$2,000, depending upon mileage, time of day, type of vehicle or service.

3. Eases Traffic Congestion. Nearly half of all Americans believe traf-fic is a serious problem where they live. Most (57 percent) do not feel theircommute will improve over the next three years, and nearly a quarter expectto spend more time commuting. Public transportation helps to alleviateour nation’s crowded network of roads by providing transportation choices.

4. Improves Air Quality. Public transportation helps promote clean-er air by reducing automobile use, which can exacerbate smog and publichealth problems. For each mile traveled, fewer pollutants are emitted bytransit vehicles than by a single-passenger automobile. (Buses emit 80 per-cent less carbon monoxide than a car.)

Each year, public transportation use avoids the emission of more than 126million pounds of hydrocarbons, a primary cause of smog, and 156 millionpounds of nitrogen oxides, which can cause respiratory disease.

5. Reduces Energy Consumption. Public transportation can signifi-cantly reduce dependency on gasoline, reducing auto fuel consumption by1.5 billion gallons annually. For example, a person who commutes 60 mileseach way daily could save an estimated 1,888 gallons of gasoline every yearby switching from using a car to using public transportation.

6. Stimulates Economic Development. A transit coalition report,“Dollars & Sense: The Economic Case for Public Transportation in Ameri-ca,” found that every dollar taxpayers invest in public transportation gener-ates $6 or more in economic returns.

7. Fosters More Livable Communities. Public transportation facil-ities and corridors are natural focal points for economic and social activities.These activities help create strong neighborhood centers that are more eco-nomically stable, safe and productive.

Studies have shown that the ability to travel in an area conveniently, with-out a car, is an important component of a community’s livability. Public trans-portation provides opportunity, access, choice and freedom, all of which con-tribute to an improved quality of life.

Benefits of public transit


Special to The Transcript

Cleveland Area RapidTransit is working toensure smoke-belchingdiesel buses become athing of the past soon inNorman and on the Uni-versity of Oklahomacampus.

The public transit ser-vice is one step closerwith the addition of 11new compressed naturalgas vehicles in the pastyear. Five of the newbuses are 35-foot OrionVIIs, purchased throughfederal stimulus funds.Six of the new CNG vehi-cles are cutaway busesand vans, purchasedwith funds U.S. Rep.Tom Cole helped CARTacquire.

CART also has threebuses converted fromdiesel to CNG, bringingto 14 the total number ofbuses running on thecleaner fuel. CART has21 vehicles burningbiodiesel and four sup-port vehicles fueled withethanol.

Natural gas is pro-duced at relatively lowcost and is cleaner burn-ing than gasoline ordiesel fuel, studies show.Natural gas vehiclesshow an average reduc-tion in ozone-formingemissions of 80 percentcompared with gasolinevehicles.

CART boasts a fuelingstation with pumps forethanol, biodiesel andCNG. CART has four

fast-fill and eight slow-fillCNG pumps.

“We are one of fewtransit systems in thenation to utilize a varietyof alternative fuels, sup-porting emerging Amer-

ican technology,” saidDoug Myers, director ofOU Parking and Trans-portation Services.

Last year CARTtransported more than1.3 million passengers

on its fixed-route bus sys-tem, and more than33,000 elderly and dis-abled passengersthrough CARTaccess,the ADA/paratransit sys-tem.

“Norman and the uni-versity are fortunate tohave a public transit sys-tem, and we are just asfortunate to have law-makers, and universityand city leaders who sup-port CART’s mission oftransporting Okla-homans to school, work,doctors’ appointments,shopping centers andelsewhere,” Myers said.

The five 35-foot CNGbuses arrived just in timefor the fall 2010 semesterat OU.

Wayne Wickham,CART manager of oper-ations, is responsible forfinding an order of 300buses with Daimler Bus-es North America. Join-ing with Daimler allowed

CART to save nearly$75,000 per bus. Fund-ing for buses, at morethan $350,000 each,came from fiscal year2009 federal stimulusmoney allotted throughthe Federal Transporta-tion Administration.

OU’s Fleet Servicesspent a week in Septem-ber learning the newCNG technology andhow to maintain andrepair the buses.

On the bumper of thefive 35-foot buses camesix new cutaway vansmounted to Chevroletchassis in January of thisyear. The vans were pur-chased with fundingsought through Cole’scongressional office.

The vans also burnCNG and have lifts.Three of the 29-foot cut-aways are used on fixedroutes and three 26-footcutaways are used forCART’s paratransit ser-vice. With cutawayvehicles, a second man-ufacturer adds equip-ment to the chassis tocomplete the vehicle.

Cody Ponder,CART planning andgrants specialist, con-tinually searches forfunding opportunitiesfor more CNG vansand buses.

“Vans surpass theiruseful life at five years,and buses at 12 years,so the process ofacquiring new vehiclesis ongoing,” he said.

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., toured the Theta M. Dempsey Transportation Operations Center on The Univer-sity of Oklahoma campus in April. Cole (eighth from left) is pictured next to Dempsey, with other CART, OU andcity of Norman officials. Cole was instrumental in helping CART acquire funding for six new compressed nat-ural gas vehicles. Three are 29-foot buses, like the one pictured, and three are 26-foot vans for CART’s para-transit service for the elderly and disabled.

CART embraces CNG technology

This 29-foot Cleveland Area Rapid Transit bus is wrapped in Crimson & Green, pro-moting sustainability at the University of Oklahoma. The bus is powered by cleanburning, domestically produced compressed natural gas.


Special to the Transcript

Al’s Bicycles of Nor-man has been located at562 W. Main since 1993,but recently Al’s hasundergone a number ofchanges.

Last summer the newowners, Hank and AnnRyan, through theircompany GAPCO, LLC,began making physicalimprovements in thestore and increasing andexpanding the bicycle,parts and accessoriesinventory.

The existing bikebrands includingRaleigh, Diamondback,Hoffman and Easternoffer great quality ataffordable prices in road,

mountain, hybrid, cruis-er and BMX styles.Hank immediatelyadded the Dahon foldingbike line because that’swhat he loves to ride.They are perfect for thecommuter who wants tobe able to put his/herbike in the car, on thebus or take it into theoffice.

Recently in an effort tocontinue catering to the“Dump the Pump” move-ment, they’ve addedXtracycles (photo), aline of longtails.

What are longtails?They are cargo bikesthat truly offer a viablealternative to automo-biles. Drop by, test ride

the Radish and changeyour life!

Al’s is very aware ofenvironmental concerns.Of course bike riding iscarbon free, but some ofthe bi-products are not.So the Ryans make theextra effort to recyclerubber (used tires and

tubes) and to take card-board (big bike boxes)to Norman recycling.

Since Norman recent-ly was named a BicycleFriendly Community bythe League of AmericanCyclists, Al’s is particu-larly proud to be part ofthis community and to

support the LeanerGreener initiative.

They also support theBicycle League of Nor-man, sponsor a numberof cycling events includ-ing the Norman Con-quest coming up July 16and promote civic pro-jects such as SafetyTown.

Al’s is a full serviceindependent bike storefor all your cyclingneeds. Skilled mechan-ics Andrew Koszarek,Grayson Smith andMichael Brandt can ser-vice any brand of bike orhelp you find the ridejust right for you.

You’re welcome toride any of the more

than 100 bikes in stock.Accessories purchasedwith a new bicycle are10% off. Lifetime adjust-ments are free to theoriginal owner of anyAl’s bike.

The Ryans have trans-formed Al’s into a truefamily bike store withsomething for everyone---the 3-year-old begin-ner, the high flyingBMXer, the serious rac-er, the economy-mindedcommuter, health-seek-ing couples, campuscruising students andrugged mountain bikers.Check out their newwebsite at www.alsbicy-cles.com or better yet,stop by for a test ride.

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