Sam Ollinger | September 30, 2009
Tour De Fat is coming to San Diego for the first time. The festival is a day long event on October 3rd, 2009. Below is the schedule:
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
* 9:00 a.m. – Bike Parade Registration
* 10:00 a.m. – Bike Parade
* 11:00 p.m. Performances Begin
* 1:30 p.m. – “Carpocalypse Now” – Funeral procession for the car belonging [...]
Thomas Bahde | September 30, 2009
Love it or hate it, Critical Mass has been stirring up debate lately. From the Reader author who threatened violence against CM riders, to the recent meeting to discuss strategies for keeping the event positive, San Diego’s largest monthly ride has certainly been drawing some attention from both bicyclists and non-bicyclists.
Voice of San Diego’s Keegan [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 30, 2009
Upcoming information workshops regarding the fate of a 2 mile stretch on Highway 101 from A Street to La Costa Avenue will be held on October, 3, 8, and the 10th in Encinitas (see calendar for details).
Early in 2008, the city of Encinitas “initiated a streetscape project to enhance the North Coast Highway 101 corridor.” [...]
Thomas Bahde | September 29, 2009
This Thursday, October 1st, Coronado’s Ad Hoc Bicycle Committee (AHBC) will meet for the first time. Formed earlier this month, the Coronado AHBC is a citizens’ committee designed to help the city adopt a bicycle master plan. Coronado has received a SANDAG grant of $75,000 to establish the plan, which aims to make bicycling safer [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 25, 2009
Every San Diego cyclist can be busy every single day from sunrise to sunset just doing various group rides around San Diego County. But what are some of the highlights?
Tonight (September 25): Critical Mass – With the number of riders regularly climbing into the 1000s the past few months, it is easily the most popular [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 24, 2009
The League of American Bicyclists issued a study listing the numerous benefits gained by the bicycle industry. Key points taken directly from the study are:
Today the national bicycling industry contributes an estimated $133 billion a year to the U.S. economy.
Bike lanes can accommodate 7 to 12 times as many people per meter of lane per [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 23, 2009
Ride the City is getting ready to officially launch in San Diego. However, the creators would like to get more feedback from San Diegan cyclists before the official launch. From our inbox, here is the request:
We’ve done some more work on Ride the City for San Diego. The changes include 1) Ride the City now [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 23, 2009
District 3 Council member, Todd Gloria, along with Mayor Sanders announced news that will be welcomed by bicyclists all over the city: Roads are finally going to be paved.
In statement this morning, Council member Gloria stated how much the city of San Diego’s infrastructure had been ignored. The investment to repair the streets has been [...]
Thomas Bahde | September 23, 2009
Did you know Park(ing) Day happened here in San Diego on September 18? Well, it did, in Little Italy. Maybe next year there could be a stronger presence from the bicycling community. I’m thinking a bike kitchen-themed park where people could get air in tires, brakes adjusted, flats changed, etc. How about that? You’ve got [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 22, 2009
Is there some aspect of San Diego bike culture that you think is not addressed by bikesd.org? Would you be interested in writing about it on a regular basis? Contact us at admin (at) bikesd.org.
We are a group of bicyclists who live and work in San Diego, simply doing this to promote bicycling in San [...]
