Call for Photos: San Diego Bicycle Infrastructure That Works

Thomas Bahde | March 11, 2010

In bicycle advocacy circles, we hear a lot about what a bike-friendly San Diego would look like, and of course, we should always look to the future, but we also want to see your photos of what already works in San Diego. Is there a particularly sweet bike lane on your commute? Or an off-street [...]

Help us Build a Photo Archive of Bicycling in San Diego!

Thomas Bahde | January 19, 2010

We’re building a photo archive of bicycles, bicycling, and bicycle-related infrastructure in San Diego, and you can help!
Remember to pack a camera on your next bike ride or walkabout and take photos of everything bicycle-related. We’re looking for photos of people riding bikes, parked bikes, kids on bikes, bike lanes, road signs, bikes at local [...]

Work Underway Along Santa Fe Street

Sam Ollinger | December 6, 2009

I received this via email:
The project schedule and work hours have been changed due to a large boulder that crews encountered during the boring process in mid-November. New work hours will be Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. And Sunday to Thursday from 6 p.m. To 6 a.m.
The product team anticipates [...]

Oceanside’s San Luis Rey River Trail Gets an Extension

Thomas Bahde | November 28, 2009

Oceanside is the only community in San Diego County to receive recognition from the League of American Bicyclists as a bike-friendly community. In 2009, the League awarded Oceanside Bronze status, citing the San Luis Rey River Trail as one of the community’s highlights. The city has just begun a one mile extension to the eastern [...]

Inaugural meeting of Coronado’s bicycle committee this Thursday

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 [...]

Ride the City needs your suggestions

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 [...]

Park(ing) Day 2009 in San Diego

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 [...]

Bicycle Funding

Sam Ollinger | August 25, 2009

Have you ever wondered how bicycling projects get funded in the San Diego area? Most of the funding for bicycling projects in San Diego come from the TransNet program.
The TransNet program is a state program created by a one-half cent sales tax which funds transportation improvement programs in California. Between 2008-2048, about $14 billion is [...]