Who said they’d scream if they saw another self-absorbed fixie hipster video? I’m happy to oblige you.

I think the tilt shift “fake miniature” photography at the beginning looks pretty cool. For pure ballsiness I like Lucas Brunelle’s work a lot better.

The city of Santa Rosa, California plans to convert Humboldt Street between Lewis Road and College Avenue into a “Bicycle Boulevard” to reduce speeding and cut through traffic, improve safety for all of the street users, and specifically increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Humboldt Street was first identified as a potential bicycle route by the city Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board in 2001. Since then, residents along the street have asked for traffic calming measures and the city has lowered the speed limit and added stop signs to discourage cut through traffic on this collector street.

A pilot project is planned for Spring 2009, with permanent changes planned for later if the pilot works out and funding can be obtained. The city plans to install “Bikes May Use Full Lane” signs, traffic circles and advanced stop lines for bicyclists (aka “Bike Boxes”).

Other traffic calming features include several traffic circles, colored crosswalks and bulb outs.

Read more.

I joined Ahpook the other day for a ride home in awesome weather. What that means is that I spent most of my ride looking at Ahpook’s backside on Foothill Expressway and Homestead Road.

I did manage to get in front of him once. Wave hello!

You can find Ahpook here. He’s even more of a bike nerd than me.

Alison Chaiken rode over the weekend and visited The Bike Hut on Tunitas Creek Road.

Alison wrote this of her visit:

Yesterday I did the Pescadero-Tunitas coast ride with some buddies and we happened upon the Bike Hut, which is quite visible as you cycle along the bottom of Tunitas. Attached is a photo of proprietors Bill and Christine, who came out to greet us when we paused to check out the facility.

The Bike Hut is basically not open yet, but it’s going to be a wonderful place. I’d be happy to have a water and porta-potty at the bottom of Tunitas, but the fact that there will be healthy energy snacks and drinks plus picnic tables is almost too much. Freedom from Gu and ClifShots, yes!

Bill and Christine have been on their organic farm for just two months, but they already have a plan to offer organic produce to low-income families in Half Moon Bay. They are big supporters of the Marin Agricultural Trust and are committed to promoting sustainable agricultural practices. You can learn more about their efforts at potreronuevofarm.org. I’m sure the whole Bay Area cycling community wishes them tremendous success!

Photo and text published here with Alison’s kind permission. The Bike Hut is located at 1045 Tunitas Creek Road about a mile up from Highway 1 south of Half Moon Bay, California.

Students for an Environmentally Active Campus sponsored a concert powered by stationary bicycles Thursday night. Audience members pedaled the stationary bicycles throughout the show to power the band’s instruments and lights. The concert was designed to raise awareness about alternative energy sources.

Read more. Found via Bike Tweet.

Almost real time, anyway. Have fun hitting “refresh” on this one.

Bicycle Tweets.