January 12, 20116 Comments on Santa Cruz bike path rail crossing
Some cyclists claim the bike path railroad crossing in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is unsafe after city council rejects injury claims.
January 11, 20113 Comments on Dumbarton Bridge adventures
I watched traffic backing up in front of my office along Bayfront Expressway in Menlo Park Tuesday afternoon, and it wasn’t long before I learned police closed the Dumbarton Bridge when a man threatened to jump.
January 11, 20113 Comments on Transportation TLAs
Anybody with any government agency involvement knows bureaucracy’s love of Three Letter Acronyms (TLA for short), and California transportation departments are no exception to that rule.
Carlos at the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition explains some common TLAs in use in our area, and why they matter to cycling advocates. If you’ve ever wondered why the MTC (our local MPO) requires a BAC before approving TDA funds for a MUP (perhaps to improve LOS as part of a TDM program that reduces SOV travel), go read his post.
January 11, 201111 Comments on Cycle Superhighways Success
Transport for London sees big increase in cycling with Cycle Superhighways.
January 11, 201110 Comments on Embarrassing
Most of you know my evening commute includes a bus ride from San Jose to Santa Cruz. Outside is chilly, but the bus is warm, so I remove my gloves and hat when I board. As we approach my stop, I zip up and don my hat and gloves.
The other day, the bus lights were off as I reached into my bag for the hat. I felt something suitably elastic and hat-like, pulled it from the bag and onto my head. And that’s when I noticed the leg holes in the hat. Because it wasn’t my hat — it was my underwear.
Oops. I think that counts as my most embarrassing moment of the month. How about you?
January 10, 20111 Comment on Gary Fisher, bike theft victim
The inimitable Gary Fisher tweeted that his bike was stolen Sunday night out of his San Francisco home!