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 15, 2011
The latest issue of Taking the Lane, edited by Elly Blue who wrote a phenomenal series on the economics of bicycling is now out and available for sale. I have an essay in the issue that takes a different look on how we, as a culture, view ourselves through our mode of transportation. Could Ciclovia [...]
Sam Ollinger | December 8, 2011
Yesterday, I received two reports that the sharrows that were put in last May were being scrubbed off of Adams Avenue. A fellow rider rode over to check it out and sure enough, they definitely look like someone is trying to get rid of these sharrows: As far as bicycle facilities go, sharrows are at [...]
Sam Ollinger | December 6, 2011
Friday, Dec. 6, 2011 Contact: Tracy Owen Bradley – Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton Phone: (760) 763-4817, Mobile: (760) 207-6813 SAN DIEGO – The Old Highway 101 bike path will be closed from Las Pulgas Road to the fence line at the southern boundary of San Onofre State Beach during daylight hours beginning Monday. The [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 30, 2011
A reader wrote in about a collision that happened yesterday morning at Catalina and Wilcox in Point Loma. A 10 year old cyclist was hit at Catalina and Wilcox. According to our reader, the cyclist was hit when the van turned left across traffic hitting cyclist coming in opposite direction. Cyclist was hurt but was [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 28, 2011
The SANDAG 2050 RTP may have received the approval of the SANDAG Board, but it is still garnering much criticism here in San Diego. The Union Tribune’s Editorial Board published a raving review of the SANDAG RTP, blindly echoing the words of SANDAG Board Chair, Jerome Stocks, that the plan was “balanced” but the newspaper’s [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 21, 2011
Here in San Diego, the Pacific Beach Planning Group Board is now welcoming candidates willing to serve for at least two years. If you live in Pacific Beach and would like to play an influential role in land use and built environment issues, do consider joining the Board. Further north in San Diego County, the [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 31, 2011
As of today, Jim Lundquist is no longer San Diego’s bicycle coordinator. He was reassigned to a different department. Fortunately, the new bike coordinator, Thomas Landre who oversaw the University Avenue Mobility Study, is both enthusiastic and committed to making San Diego a bicycling destination. I asked Jim Lundquist if he had any final words [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 28, 2011
I received the following press release from Laura Rovick at Social Cycle. Rovick can be reached at 619.846.9436, and via email at info@socialcyclesd.com —— A first-of-its-kind “party on wheels,” brand-new to the West Coast, is gearing up to let the good times roll … literally. Social Cycle, a new San Diego-based company, is debuting a [...]
Sam Ollinger | October 27, 2011
San Diego’s streets are getting even more new sharrows. Sharrows have been spotted on Broadway starting at 26th Street. A reader, Matt, wrote in this morning that he spotted sharrows on A Street starting at Kettner Boulevard. Have you spotted any new sharrows? Where have you seen them? Previous coverage of sharrows: Sharrows in the [...]
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