SD Grrrl Fair, Bike Workshop

Sam Ollinger | November 3, 2009

Ken from Bikes Del Pueblo dropped us a note to let us know about the upcoming San Diego Grrrl Fair. His email had a request that states in part,

San Diego Grrrl Fair is a local event set for December that is designed to share skills and knowledge to empower womyn/women and their communities. We’re currently [...]

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A Plea to Keep Bike Lanes in Birdland/Grantville

Thomas Bahde | November 3, 2009

At SDNN today, Brian Peterson, president of the Grantville Action Group, makes a plea to retain one of Birdland/Grantville’s few bicycle lanes, pointing out that a proposed plan to remove the lane flies in the face of the city’s alleged determination to support bicycle infrastructure.
[I]t is important to make bicycling easier, not harder. Yet, even [...]

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Breaking News: LA Road Rage Doc Convicted for Horrific 2008 Cyclist Assault

Sam Ollinger | November 3, 2009

From Streetsblog,

Following a highly-publicized, intensely-followed trial, Christopher Thompson, the physician accused of using his car to seriously injure two cyclists in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, is behind bars.
Thompson was convicted yesterday of six felony counts: two counts each, according to VeloNews, of assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious bodily injury, and [...]

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News from around the web

Sam Ollinger | November 2, 2009

Bad roads permeate San Diego everywhere, including Mission Beach.

How to minimize accidents between bicyclists and drivers? Educate the drivers.

Perhaps the planners at Leucadia need to meet the planners from St. Louis? A test run of reducing “four traffic lanes to three, changes the timing of traffic lights, adding curb “bulb-outs” to reduce the amount of [...]

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