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 | 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 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 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 | October 28, 2011
Below are a few updates on bike lanes that are scheduled to be striped. Ruffin Road Bike Lanes- The Project Manager overseeing the striping of bike lanes, Gaetano Martedi responded via email stating the following: “The bicycle and vehicular loops have been installed. Final approval and inspection of the loops by the City is ongoing. [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 6, 2011
Back in August I wrote that Ruffin Road would finally be getting bike lanes installed between Kearny Villa Road and Murphy Canyon Road. The city placed bike lane markings that are now starting to fade and the cyclists who ride Ruffin Road have been eagerly awaiting these much needed bike lanes for months. The City’s [...]
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 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 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 | August 16, 2011
Ruffin Road between Kearny Villa Road and Murphy Canyon Road will finally be upgraded from a Class III bike route to a Class II bike lane. According to the City’s Engineering Department, construction is scheduled to begin this month. This upgrade will install 3.25 miles of a Class II bike lane on Ruffin Road. The [...]
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