News, Links, and Other Views
City of San Diego
- An interview with Todd Gloria about the cost of maintaining San Diego’s infrastructure.
- City Heights would like to see bike share stations in their neighborhood.
- A review of a bike related film that will be screened at the San Diego Film Festival.
- The San Diego City Council has voted to overhaul its commitee system.
San Diego Region
- Encinitas is conducting an online survey to guage interest in transit alternatives.
Elsewhere
- Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the 3 foot buffer law, it will go into effect next year.
- Oakland in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration and the California Traffic Control Devices Commitee is experimenting with painting shared lanes green.
- A review of recently passed CEQA reform legislation that will be going before Gov. Jerry Brown for signature or veto.
- Construction has begun on new bike lanes in Eagle Rock.
- CicLAvia received a $500,000 donation from the Wasserman Foundation.
- In a debate between Boston mayoral candidates, cycle tracks were the most popular topic of the night.
- In Washington DC three bad transportation decisions are illustrated: (1) compromising public safety; (2) placing private interests over public interests; and (3) letting parking rule the streets.
- A $1.3 million protected bike lane is scheduled to be completed by next summer in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- New Yorkers took it upon themselve to install bike lanes, causing one writer to wonder whether that is a good idea. Meanwhile, the same thing has been happening in Brazil.
- Memphis is building bike lanes where parked cars are placed as a physical buffer between cyclists and motorists.
- After Los Angeles removed green paint from the Spring Street bike lane, things have taken a turn for the worse.
- Boston looks to the Netherlands for ideas about creating a cycle friendly city and culture.
- The Dutch Cyling Embassy visited Chattanooga for a two day workshop.
- Bike commuting in the United States increased by about 10% from 2011 to 2012.