News, Links, and Other Views

City of San Diego

• The cost of maintaining and repairing streets is much greater than the cost of maintaining bike paths, something to keep in mind as the cost of street maintenance continues to outpace city spending.

San Diego Region

•  SANDAG has announced the results of its 2012 Rideshare Corporate and Commuter Challenge.

Elsewhere

• Due to the increase of people using their bikes to commute, Amtrak is increasing the number of bikes that can be taken on its Capitol Corridor and San Joaquin routes from an average of 12 per train to 22.
• Candlestick Park will have dedicated bike parking for the first time in 41 years.
• Anchorage Alaska proposes more than doubling federal funds spent on bicycle infrastructure from $1 million to $2.3 million.
• Amsterdam is planning to spend $150 million on bike infrastructure in the next 8 years.
• The first of 26 cycle superhighway routes is open in Denmark.
• London announces plans for a cycle superhighway through the center of the city.
• Tired of waiting for the city to put a bike lane on your street, now you can create your own lane wherever you go, with lasers! (for YouTube video click here).