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Ruffin Road garden ride June 2019 - 6

A summer ride to Ruffin Road in Linda Vista to see the Garden

By Nicole Burgess | June 24, 2019
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BikeSD Board Members, Nicole and Natalie, led a fun ride to Ruffin Road to visit an amazing food garden in the heart of Kearny Mesa. The day was fabulous and many thanks to all the riders that came out. Meeting in Old Town with a diverse group of bikes and […]

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photo of Nicole's touring bike.

Why I Ride – message from our new board president

By Nicole Burgess | January 22, 2019
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Inaugural message from Nicole Burgess, new BikeSD board president. If you know me, you know I love to ride. From near to far, in flips or Uggs, nothing beats the beauty of pedaling for a cause. Whether it’s pedaling for my groceries or to advocate for better bike infrastructure, the […]

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Poster of for stolen bike with drawing of a missing bike in black marking pen.

Heartbroken Over a Stolen Bike

By Nicole Burgess | January 5, 2019
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I know the feeling all too well: that awful, sinking emotion when you realize your bike has been stolen. It’s never easy to have your personal belongings stolen, not least when it’s your main mode of transportation. It is frustrating. It is a violation. And it is wrong. There are […]

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Cover slide of the Gilman Drive road diet presentation, November 2018, by Judi Tentor

Is it time to ditch the phrase “Road Diet”?

By Patrick Santana | November 16, 2018
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A four-lane road, Gilman Drive in La Jolla near the Univ. of California San Diego (UCSD), recently had new sewer lines installed. A stretch of this newly-repaved road was three weeks away from getting re-striped when BikeSD mobilized to have the speed limit reduced and buffered bike lanes added. BikeSD […]

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