The Reader Makes a 180° Change

| December 29, 2010

Nearly a year and a half ago, a (now former) staff writer, Josh Board, for the San Diego Reader wrote about wanting to attack the cyclists who chose to attend the monthly critical mass rides. In the article and subsequent comments, (which were pulled from the website – the link above is a cached version [...]

SDPD Still Silent on Crash That Killed Cyclist

| September 22, 2010

Last November, Walter Freeman, an experienced cyclist and University City resident, was killed at the intersection of Governor Drive and Genesee Avenue by a San Diego Police Department officer in a cruiser responding to a call without lights or sirens activated. The SDPD claimed at the time that the officer was travelling the posted speed [...]

Where is San Diego Going?

| September 8, 2010

As you’ve noticed, posts here on BikeSD.org have slowed down considerably over the last few months. And it’s not on account of lack things to write about as much as life getting in the way of good coverage for nearly all of us who have contributed to BikeSD during the past year. I can speak [...]

Steve Schmidt on Bike Sharing Programs

| July 31, 2010

UPDATE: Apologies to Bob Hawkins who wrote this piece, not Schmidt. See Bob’s comment and join the conversation. The U-T’s transpo blog “The Ride” by columnist Steve Schmidt recommends bike sharing for San Diego, suggesting check-out locations for the cruise ship terminal, Balboa Park, Pacific Beach, Convention Center, Gaslamp, Old Town, and all four major [...]

North Park to Become More Bike Friendly?

| July 22, 2010

If you’ve ridden eastbound on University Avenue from Park Boulevard to Boundary Street (or the other way), you know that North Park’s main arteriole is a crowded, auto-centric, and often dangerous stretch of road. It also happens to be one that is used heavily by bicyclists who prefer its slightly gentler hills to those of [...]

Increasing the number of freeway lanes is not a cost effective way to reduce traffic congestion

| May 31, 2010

Last week SignOnSanDiego.com posted a story on increasing the number of freeway lanes on the I-5 by four. District 3 Council member, Todd Gloria, immediately responded to the story by stating, Six additional freeway lanes? No thanks. I’d prefer the money be used to extend Trolley service and build more bike lanes. Much smarter ways [...]

Minds to Change

| April 14, 2010

My wife and I have a policy about not reading the comments on Internet news stories. This might sound a little strange coming from the co-editor of a blog, but I think most of our readers will agree that the comments section of any online news source does tend to, at the very least, raise [...]

Hello Again

| March 2, 2010

You have probably noticed, loyal readers, that BikeSD has been off the air for a little while, or at least that new posts have slowed down. Those of us who contribute to, edit, and administer the site are not full-time advocates in the traditional sense. We all have other things we do. What unites us [...]

Editorial: I Got Hit By a Car and All I Got Was a Renewed Sense of Purpose

| February 12, 2010

So yeah, I got hit by a car last night. It wasn’t serious, I wasn’t hurt, and I don’t think there was any serious damage to my bike (30 lbs. of British steel, they don’t build ‘em like they used to). I was crossing a quiet residential intersection two blocks from my house, on the [...]

The sex of moving on two wheels

| January 30, 2010

Here are BikeSD.org, we want to be a resource for all cyclists in the San Diego region. We want to be the place that all cyclists can visit and contribute to the discussion. There is no central resource that focuses on cyclists in the San Diego region. As such, Bike San Diego strives to be [...]

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