News, Links, and Other Views
City of San Diego
- SANDAG has approved a budget adjustment to help fund construction of a bike path between Mid-City and Mission Valley.
- Senior Engineer, Brian Genovese, gave a presentation about the extension of buffered bike lanes on 4th and 5th Avenue in Bankers Hill.
- The Uptown Parking District’s Chief Operating Officer, Elizabeth Hannon, shares what they have been up to lately.
- SDSU Community Resource Officer, Mark Peterson, is concerned about cyclist safety, claiming that “when a collision occurs, it’s usually the cyclist who is at fault.”
- Brooklyn Bicycles has won Citybeat’s “Best of 2014” spotlight.
San Diego Region
- A cyclist riding in the bike lane was struck by a driver in Encinitas.
- Brent Garrigus, owner of Ride Cyclery in Encinitas wants his customers to sign a code of conduct on cycling behavior before purchasing shop-branded jerseys or cycling kits.
- Commencal is setting up a U.S. office in Carlsbad.
- Two council seats are open in Lemon Grove’s City Council and all candidates mention wanting to enable more biking, with two candidates specifically mentioning they want to create more bike infrastructure.
Elsewhere
- The Surf N Turf bike tour has decided to avoid Newport Beach and Laguna Beach due to the dangerous conditions along Pacific Coast Highway.
- Montgomery County is installing its first cycle track on Woodglen Drive.
- The proposed cycle track along Westlake Ave. in Seattle was the subject of another public meeting.
- Seattle plans to build 7 miles of protected bike lanes in 2015.
- The Albany Bicycle Coalition is advocating for protect bike lanes along Madison Avenue.
- New Orleans looks at putting a designated bike lane on Baronne Street as a pilot program.
- An update on the progress of Green Lane Project participant Atlanta, as it designs a network of safe bike routes.
- In Florida the state government has set aside $18.8 million for completion of a coast-to-coast bike trail.
- Cyclists in Doral, Florida express mixed reviews of the city’s sharrows and on-street bike paths.
- A driver was fined $250.00 for deliberately running down a cyclist from behind in New York.
- CNN reports on the world’s best bike-to-plane airport bicycle paths.
- By a Wide Margin, Americans Favor Transit Expansion Over New Roads
- Attention SANDAG: Washington State Revises Traffic Forecasts to Reflect Reality
- Pregnant? Here are 10 tips on biking while pregnant.