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

Statement by BikeSD on City of San Diego’s Adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget

By Anar Salayev | July 3, 2023
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As we enter the new fiscal year here in San Diego, we would like to thank all of the advocates that continue to demand safer streets, cleaner air, and a more livable San Diego.  As Barack Obama said, “A budget is more than just a series of numbers on a […]

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Statement by BikeSD on the San Diego City Council decision to widen SR-56

By Anar Salayev | July 3, 2023
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  We are disappointed with the unanimous decision of the San Diego City Council to widen freeway SR-56. This decision contradicts the climate goals outlined in the Climate Action Plan, which calls for a reduction in vehicle miles traveled, and an increased mode shift to alternative forms of transportation. Transportation […]

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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