SF Streetsblog attended the Caltrain Joint Powers Board this morning in San Carlos. In the meeting, the board discussed declaring a fiscal emergency and scheduling public meetings for service cutbacks. Among the proposals brought up by Caltrain staff to save money or increase revenue: Fare hikes. Eliminate weekend service (!) $1 surcharge for bicycles. A read more
Remember that book Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit? This book is now available for purchase. Go buy it as a gift for Mothers’ Day for the mom cyclist in your life. If you can wait a week or so, though, I will give you an opportunity to win this book for free. We’ll call it read more
For those looking for a charity bike ride: The 4th Annual Foothill Century takes place Sunday, May 17, 2009 to support the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, California. The ride begins at the school near the corner of Fremont and Mary and features kosher food at all rest stops. Details here.
People Power Santa Cruz director Micah Posner was ticketed for organizing a bike parade down King Street last November without a permit. The Santa Cruz Sentinel, which describes Posner as “outspoken” (hah! He’s a mild mannered family guy who generally prefers diplomacy over confrontation), reports that the police claim the bike parade was ‘counter intuitive’ read more
Alan posted his views on the safety of cycling, which I’m in general agreement with. It’s fascinating to me to see comments like this in the interesting discussion that follows Alan’s post. It is very likely that you will get hurt several times this year while riding your bike. I expect to be run over, read more
