Sam Ollinger | December 20, 2011
Last Wednesday, a very pregnant Mia Birk arrived in San Diego eager to both inspire and share her experiences as Portland’s most influential bike coordinator to date. Birk, now President of the bicycle and pedestrian planning firm, Alta Planning & Design, came armed with a treasure trove of stories, experiences and hard facts that she [...]
Sam Ollinger | December 16, 2011
The next mayoral race is starting to heat up and I think this time around, the non-motorized voting bloc (and their supporters) can be a defining voice in determining who gets to be our next Mayor. San Diego has a lot to offer and has tremendous potential. We could benefit from a bike sharing program, [...]
Sam Ollinger | December 5, 2011
I recently had the opportunity to talk to the Bike Coordinator at District 11, Seth Cutter. Cutter was gracious to spend a few hours talking to me about what he does and how his role as the District Bike Coordinator helps cyclists in both San Diego and Imperial Counties. Caltrans’ mission is to improve mobility [...]
Sam Ollinger | December 1, 2011
San Diego’s drivers driving along one of the city’s freeways were treated to a message of what the San Diego’s future held for them. This is certainly a message I could support wholeheartedly. Thanks to the anonymous reader who submitted this photo. If you’d like to send photos or other material anonymously, our Contact [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 21, 2011
As of November 1st, Thomas Landre has been San Diego’s new Bicycle Coordinator. I first learned about Landre’s new position while celebrating the Eastern Planning Group’s vote last month to make University Avenue east of 54th Street more bicycle friendly. After the meeting, Landre who was the City’s contact person for the Mobility Study, Randolph [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 9, 2011
The 2011 California Bike Summit was held last weekend in downtown Los Angeles. This year’s Summit was envisioned and implemented primarily due to the efforts of Alexis Lantz, Planning and Policy Director with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and Board member with the California Bicycle Coalition (CBC). As part of the CBC’s Re-Launch Campaign, [...]
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 27, 2011
A reader, Doug, recently asked the following question, What does the vehicle code say about bicycles making a left turn at a light that won’t turn green. I always assumed a “safe and prudent” approach and not turn left until there is no oncoming traffic??? Though a friend was just cited for this. I thought [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 25, 2011
In Traffic, Tom Vanderbilt detailed the study performed by U.K. based researcher, Ian Walker, on passing distance and driving behavior around cyclists based on gender. On his blog, Vanderbilt summarized the study, To briefly summarize, in his study (published as “Drivers overtaking bicyclists: Objective data on the effects of riding position, helmet use, vehicle type [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 18, 2011
According to the Kearny Mesa Planning Group website, the meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled: The meeting scheduled for Oct 19, 2011 has been canceled due to a lack of business items. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday Nov 16, 2011 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library 9005 Aero [...]
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