Sam Ollinger | February 1, 2012
Rod Simmons is the San Diego Mountain Biking Association President. Below is Simmons’ State of the Union address he recently delivered addressing the work that the SDMBA does and what else needs to get done. —- I have often been asked “Besides trailwork, what does SDMBA do?” SDMBA’s primary function is to advocate for mountain [...]
Sam Ollinger | February 1, 2012
Late last week, the Farmers Insurance PGA Tournament created massive traffic woes and congestion for everyone who decided to drive in order to take part in the pleasures of being a spectator of a golf tournament. However the organizers also decided to provide another option to anyone who wanted to avoid the hassle and expense [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 29, 2012
Sharrows have appeared on University Avenue in Hillcrest. Read our previous coverage of sharrows and the purpose they serve. And Pacific Highway in Old Town finally got a long deserved bike lane upgrade over the weekend. And cyclists in the region immediately were seen riding on it. Once the resurfacing team gets around to resurfacing [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 25, 2012
When the Occupy Wall Street movement began last year, mainstream media reports on it varied from utter confusion to mockery. But it sparked something and pretty soon Occupiers around the country began Occupying a spot in their jurisdiction to bring attention to a variety of complaints and grievances. We have our own Occupy San Diego [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 19, 2012
To get an update on what is turning out to be an epic saga, I emailed Gaetano Martedi from the Public Works Engineering Department to get a status on the Ruffin Road bike lanes. I also included District 6 Councilmember, Lori Zapf, and our bike coordinator, Tom Landre, in the discussion. I received a response [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 17, 2012
In 1990, a lifelong cyclist, Richard Allen Dreger was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bicycle southbound on Pacific Highway by Barnett Avenue. As any cyclist who has ever ridden that stretch in San Diego knows, it is a fast paced road that is extremely unfriendly for cyclists to ride on. But alternatives to [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 16, 2012
For years, Hotel Circle North has had poor quality roads filled with potholes along with an extremely narrow bike lane. San Diego cyclists will be relieved to learn that this street will soon be getting a much needed upgrade. According to the City’s Senior Traffic Engineer, Siavash Pazargadi, the street is scheduled to be repaved [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 13, 2012
I recently had an opportunity to sit down and chat with Alison Whitney who has done some tremendous work on behalf of the San Diego Mountain Biking Association (SDMBA). Whitney talked about what the SDMBA does and how they help maintain some of our open preserves and public parks. The SDMBA will be doing some [...]
Sam Ollinger | January 12, 2012
A reader, Evan, had written in with a question, I have not ridden on the 52 bike lane before but tried to get on it at Santo Rd going east. I noticed a sign that says bicycles are prohibited. When did this happen? I could not find any information regarding this closure in the local [...]
Sam Ollinger | December 20, 2011
Rob Deez reminded me on twitter of a song I first heard him play about two years ago at a bar downtown: You can purchase his first album, Trademark Infringement on iTunes. A little bit of San Diego perspective, lyrically presented.
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