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 | September 21, 2011
On April 16, 2007, Tom Fudge, the host These Days, was hit by a car while riding to work. The accident kept him off the air and in the intensive care unit for more than two months. A few months after his accident, Fudge returned to the KPBS studio to talk about his accident and [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 12, 2011
Last Thursday, toward the end of a week long heatwave, San Diego experienced a power outage lasting from around 3:30 pm until midnight. The massive power outage was caused when “a 500-kilovolt (kV) high-voltage line from Arizona to California tripped out of service, according to the California Independent System Operator. The transmission outage cut the [...]
Sam Ollinger | September 7, 2011
iCommute, the program managed by SANDAG as part of the regional 511 transportation information program is holding a Commuter Challenge during the month of October. Rideshare Week is a nationally recognized event held the first week in October to promote commute alternatives to driving alone. Make a difference and join commuters and companies nationwide as [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 22, 2011
As promised, Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Operations, Boyd Long, sent me the memorandum he sent out to the San Diego Police Department’s Patrol and Traffic Officers today. This memorandum will be placed in the officers’ line up books. Although our discussion last Friday revolved around CVC 21202 and its exceptions, the memorandum also includes [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 20, 2011
Within the next two weeks, all patrol officers in the City of San Diego will receive training on the full text of CVC 21202, the bicycle law that applies to cyclists in California. This section of the vehicle code is the one that addresses where cyclists can be positioned when riding on the street and [...]
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 [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 15, 2011
Last Thursday, the City Heights Community Development Corporation(CHCDC), the first community-oriented nonprofit in City Heights, hosted a Community Workshop for the residents who reside in the Colina Park neighborhood. Colina Park is the neighborhood bordered between Euclid Avenue and 54th Street (east to west) and El Cajon Boulevard to University (north to south) Randolph Van [...]
Aaron Garland | August 9, 2011
Editor’s Note: This post is inspirational in showing how a simple group ride can be an effective tool in bicycle advocacy. Because of Paseo de Todos, residents of Tijuana now have a future to look forward to – one where bicyclists and motorists can co-exist peacefully. —————- For the past year, a group ride called [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 4, 2011
A few months ago, a League Certified Instructor with the League of American Bicyclists, Scott Dion, contacted Bike San Diego asking us for permission to use our name as a media organization as part of completing Form MC-500. Form MC-500 is a Media Request to Photograph, Record, or Broadcast. Dion wanted to record his court [...]
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