Sam Ollinger | September 29, 2011
Yesterday a reader left a comment here that there were new bike lanes on B Street in the Golden Hill neighborhood. I rode over today and sure enough, there were some brand new bike lanes. Today was Golden Hill’s trash pickup day as evidenced by the trash can placed in the bike lane. There were [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 28, 2011
Laura and Russ of Path Less Pedaled, whose travels on two wheels many of us have been following for the last three years, will be visiting San Diego later this week. They plan on sharing some of their many stories gleaned from a life on the road. I look forward to meeting them and listening [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 26, 2011
New bike racks appear all over downtown Escondido. The racks were built and installed through a $14,000 grant from SANDAG. According to Community Development Director, Barbara Redlitz, the city installed “more racks than originally anticipated because we were able to get a good price for them, and saved money by using city crews for installation.” [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 26, 2011
The California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC) is currently seeking individuals to represent the non-motorized transportation segment of the population. The CTCDC is the officially accepted body that provides direction and recommendations to the California Department of Transportation about all roadways signs, signals, pavement markings and other traffic devices. The last time Bike San Diego [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 23, 2011
The US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey just released its latest figures on bicycle commuting in the country.1% of cyclists in the City of San Diego now commute primarily by bicycle. This figure is an increase from the 2007 figure of 0.6%. This 1% figure roughly represents the 6,390 residents who primarily use a bicycle [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 23, 2011
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has announced an opening for two Active Transportation Planners. SANDAG is the region’s primary public planning, transportation, and research agency. The job description is available at the SANDAG’s website. Applications should be received by October 7th. The Active Transportation Planner’s specific duties and responsibilities include: Improving Active Transportation [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 23, 2011
One of the most successful bike carnivals created by the New Belgium Brewing Company, Tour de Fat, will make a stop in San Diego for the third successive year. The event this year will be held at the Golden Hill Park which is part of Balboa Park and located in the bike friendly neighborhood of [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 22, 2011
Last Friday, the State’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, rejected SANDAG’s 2050 Regional Transportation Plan for being far too inadequate in meeting the requirements set in the State’s Senate Bill 375 [pdf link]. This bill was signed into law in 2008 and was heralded as being one of the most important pieces of land use legislation [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 21, 2011
San Diego State University has taken another step in making their campus more welcoming and friendly toward cyclists. The following images were taken by Philip J. Erdelsky and have been posted here with his permission. Last year we reported that SDSU had taken steps to make its campus more bike friendly [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 21, 2011
On April 16, 2007, Tom Fudge, the host These Days, was hit by a car while riding to work. The accident kept him off the air and in the intensive care unit for more than two months. A few months after his accident, Fudge returned to the KPBS studio to talk about his accident and [...]
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