News, Links, and Other Views
City of San Diego
- An interview with BikeSD’s Sam Ollinger was recently published in the Union Tribune.
- Critical Mass received some unfavorable press from Voice of San Diego.
- San Diego was voted 10th most bikeable city on the Bike Score website.
San Diego Region
- The Oceanside city council voted to remove their Mayor, Jim Wood, from his SANDAG seat, citing his opposition to highway projects and accusing him of “pandering” to non-development interests.
- SANDAG is holding a meeting to gather public input on the San Ysidro Intermodal Transporation Center on January 9th.
Elsewhere
- Istanbul is consulting with Dutch experts in an effort to build a more bike friendly city, it appears they are confronting many of the same challenges as San Diego.
- The growth of cycling is slightly declining in London, one columnist wonders if this could be due to a lack of infrastructure improvements or an over-emphasis on “safety” scaring people away from cycling.
- After being knocked off his bike twice, a London cyclist challenges his government representative to join him on his commute.
- A Portland State University study finds that cyclists, pedestrians, and transit users spend more money at local small businesses.
- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors decided that removing street parking and extending curbs to create a protected bicycle lane does not require an Environmental Impact Report and could move forward.
- In order to prevent brain drain, Cleveland wonders whether it should build a walkable city with bike infrastructure.
- In response to articles in the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly and a University of Michigan study showing how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in Los Angeles, a KCET columnist calls for more protections for non-drivers.
- When you do the math, the true cost of commuting by car in California can be very expensive.