BikeSD Voices is all about hearing about what the community has to say about biking in San Diego.

Thoughts on AB 2097: Places for People, Not for Cars

By Anar Salayev | January 1, 2023
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AB 2097: Places for People, Not for CarsIt has been known for quite some time now that parking increases costs and perpetuates car-centric development. Parking, an amenity so overly subsidized, is seen as a natural right to many Americans. And because most people expect to easily find parking in most [...] Read More

Re: Sustainability & Mobility Department’s Balboa Drive Design Opportunities and Next Steps

By Anar Salayev | November 26, 2022
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Re: Sustainability & Mobility Department’s Balboa Drive Design Opportunities and Next StepsBackground At the Balboa Park Committee meeting on October 6th, the City’s Sustainability and Mobility Department presented a proposal for redesigning Balboa Drive in Balboa Park.  Balboa Drive, a one-way (southbound) road running through the western mesa in Balboa [...] Read More
Cross Section of University Ave showing bike paths, landscaping, and transit

BikeSD Voices: An Open Letter I Sent to the Planners behind the Hillcrest Plan Amendment

By nevo magnezi | July 3, 2022
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BikeSD Voices: An Open Letter I Sent to the Planners behind the Hillcrest Plan AmendmentAuthor: Nevo Magnezi I recently attended the Uptown Planners Plan Hillcrest subcommittee meeting, Mobility Network Concepts, on June 30th. Or in plainspeak, planners and consultants from the city presented to community members and board members (appointed [...] Read More

Finding the Gold in Advisory Lanes

By Nicole Burgess | April 13, 2022
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I dream of quiet, safe, neighborhood streets with networks of bikeways that promote efficient, healthy, and joyful commutes near and far, for all ages and abilities. After attending Circulate’s Vision Zero Coalition meeting and the Mira Mesa Town Council this evening, I am providing an update to the previous article […]

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Edge Lanes May Already Have the Desired Effect

By Matt Schalles | April 13, 2022
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Last Thursday [3/31/22], I encountered new lane markings on freshly resurfaced Evergreen St, part of my daily commute in Pt Loma. Surprised, I looked up details of the design now referred to as edge lanes, and started following news reports and associated discussion. Rather than a center stripe down the […]

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