Sam Ollinger | October 17, 2011
Earlier this morning various organizations with a sustainable, environmental and active transportation focus held a press conference rejecting SANDAG’s Regional Transportation Plan as it exists. Various leaders and residents voiced their perspective on what they expected from SANDAG. I will post a report on that later today. I had the opportunity to speak with a San [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 13, 2011
Sustainable San Diego Press Conference to Reject SANDAG Transportation Plan When: Monday Oct 17, 2011 Time: 9:00AM Where: Boulevard Transit Plaza, I-15 and El Cajon Boulevard, City Heights This coming Monday, October 17, Representatives from Sustainable San Diego and residents from San Diego’s many communities will voice their concerns and speak out against the flaws [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 13, 2011
At their monthly Board meeting last Tuesday, the Eastern Planning Group approved plans to make University Avenue between 54th and 68th Streets more bike friendly, more transit friendly and more pedestrian friendly. The University Avenue Mobility Study that began in November 2010 concluded with a plan to make this segment of University Avenue a true [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 11, 2011
For the past year and a half, the City of San Diego has been working with a Mobility Working Group comprised of residents, business owners, advocates and other citizens to improve the section of University Avenue between 54th and 68th Streets. As a result of nearly a year’s worth of work with this Working Group, [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 10, 2011
Back in August the Executive Director for the California Bicycle Coalition, Dave Snyder, visited San Diego to meet with local bike advocates. Snyder is the new Executive Director at the California Bicycle Coalition. With Snyder leading the charge at the state level, advocates around California can expect to see the state’s bicycle coalition move into [...]
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 | October 5, 2011
I recently learned that the northbound section of the bike lane on Fairmount Avenue was blocked by a sign placed by the City’s Streets Department. This sign notified drivers that Aldine Drive further north was closed temporarily due to maintenance work. This section of Fairmount Avenue has a speed limit of 50 mph and was [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 4, 2011
In one of many follow-ups to the article on what the state attorney general’s rejection of SANDAG’s 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) means, today I will address the region’s transportation budget. Last month the state attorney general issued a strongly worded letter rejecting SANDAG’s 2050 RTP. One of the first points of criticism was that [...]
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 [...]
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