News, Links, and Other Views
March 2, 2015
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City of San Diego
- Finally, Justice. Driver charged with felony in ‘zombie walk’ incident at (last year’s) Comic Con.
- Hit-and-run drivers killed 23 people in San Diego County last year, the most since 2004.
- An 89 year-old man was killed in San Diego. The SDPD has chosen to blame the victim without having completed the investigation relating to the crash.
- Caltrans continues its program of increasing the infrastructure maintenance deficit in widening Genesee Avenue, while providing the bare minimum of space for bicycle riders and pedestrians.
- Navajo Planners votes to put bicycle riders on secondary streets, instead of addressing the dangers that exist on the major thoroughfares.
- Voice of San Diego writes about San Diego’s DecoBike Share’s problems.
- In former mayor Filner news: How One Mayor’s Downfall Killed the Design Project That Could’ve Changed Everything
County of San Diego
- U-T San Diego’s Teri Figueroa, has come out strongly on the side of drivers demanding free public space to store their private vehicles ignoring public health and safety issues.
California
- Assembly Speaker Atkins has a plan to make drivers pay for the damage they cause to California’s infrastructure and air quality.
- Bikes are not cars, and cars are not bikes. Someone needs to alert the authors of the California Vehicle Code.
National
- The Dutch government is trolling DC over marijuana, bike lanes, and streetcars
- What would bike-friendly auto parking reform look like? Seven ideas
- If you’ve been hearing the phrase “Vision Zero” lately and don’t know what it means, Sightline has a handy explainer.
- Having solved all other problems, the Utah Senate has decided to ban bicycle riders from accessing drive-thrus.
- Protected Lanes Preview: Boston, Detroit, Indy, Minneapolis, Denver & More. Not on the list: San Diego.
- Boys are struggling in school because of a lack of physical activity (via)
International
- The World’s First Automated Underground Bike Parking Garage.
- Slower Speed Limits Give Cities a New Attitude About Biking, Walking, Breathing.
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