News, Links, and Other Views
City of San Diego
- The Uptown News posted a nice synopsis of the SANDAG meeting with community groups to discuss the Uptown Regional Bike Corridor Plan.
San Diego Region
- Developers and Public Agencies are working to change the California Environmental Quality Act, pointing to the courtroom defeat of SANDAG’s transportation plan as “what’s wrong with the law.”
- Voice of San Diego posted an overview of the SANDAG transportation plan, including an interactive map.
- The political fight in Oceanside to remove the mayor from his SANDAG seat is heating up.
- Professor Sherry Ryan recently appeared on KPBS discussing the region’s bicycle counting program.
- Escondido received a generous donation from a cyclist to help offset the cost of the Amgen Tour of California.
Elsewhere
- Cycling is so popular in Argentina they can’t produce enough bikes to meet demand.
- UCSD’s CitiSense program is making national news, as it shows that cycling and taking the bus exposes you to more pollution.