Sam Ollinger | May 26, 2011
A current bill (AB345) from San Diego Assemblymember, Toni Atkins, is moving through the California Legislature that will require the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to create an advisory committee that will be the voice of all non-motorized road users, prior to implementing new regulations that affect traffic control devices. Traffic control devices refers to [...]
Sam Ollinger | May 17, 2011
The Los Angeles Business Journal published a well argued piece on why arguments against sharing the road ought to not be driving the discussion any more. The piece dismantles the four biggest myths about bicyclists. (via biccontrol) Bike the Boulevard is this coming Saturday. The bike ride will be along El Cajon Boulevard and will [...]
Aaron Garland | May 17, 2011
“Exploration Rides” are the new incarnation of a free ride monthly ride that the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC) has been offering for a long time. They were formerly called “Ride and Learns” because of their emphasis on teaching safe bike riding practices. This emphasis on safety has not changed, but in an effort [...]
Aaron Garland | May 11, 2011
There is a buzz in the San Diego bike community. It is bike month and everyone is talking about the new “Sharrows” that are popping up around the city. Rose Chavez and Laura Avila are the workers in the field laying down the thermoplastic Sharrows.
Sam Ollinger | May 9, 2011
On the City’s Engineering and Capital Projects site, it appears that bike corrals may soon make an appearance in the neighborhood of Hillcrest: By installing more bicycle parking amenities for the city’s growing cycling population, the City is (if at somewhat of a snail’s pace), making progress in meeting its objectives described in the Bicycle [...]
Sam Ollinger | May 4, 2011
Local mountain biking enthusiast, Chip Mutza, was kind enough to let us post the videos he made over the past two weekends documenting the mountain biking scene here in San Diego. Here is what he had to say about it, “This past weekend a few friends and I took a short drive out to beautiful [...]
Sam Ollinger | May 2, 2011
Today I received an annual appeal letter from the League of American Bicyclists informing me about a new strategic shift in their advocacy and outreach: putting an end to harassment of cyclists by drivers and changing the debate at the national level by educating motorists about cyclists’ rights to the road. This campaign is a [...]
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