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Wiped

It’s 1 AM Saturday morning. On Friday, I covered the Amgen Tour of California time trial in San Jose and San Jose Bike Party. I’m wiped out right now, so I’ll just point you to my Flickr stream, Youtube channel and personal Google Plus page. I uploaded Bike Party photos but not many Amgen photos read more »

East Palo Alto Capital Improvement Plan discussion tonight

Our bike advocate in East Palo Alto (EPA), Andrew Boone, reports the city of East Palo Alto will discuss their Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) during a budget study session tonight at the EPA Government Center at 2415 University Avenue. The city will review, among other things, how to spend the $1.5 million the city received read more »

Santa Cruz Emma McCrary Trail opens June 1

The newly constructed Emma McCrary Trail through Pogonip Park in Santa Cruz opens for use on Saturday, June 1.

Hit from behind leads to a long road to recovery

Long time cyclist Pearson Constantino was preparing for his life long dream of cycling across this great land of ours when he was hit from behind by an SUV. He suffered crippling, life changing injuries to his femur, back and brain. In spite of his disability, Pearson felt motivated by his pain and serious injuries read more »

Santa Cruz to consider $10M Highway 1 bridge project

The Santa Cruz city council will consider Tuesday night whether to move forward on widening the Highway 1 bridge over the San Lorenzo River. The city plans to widen this bridge from four lanes to seven lanes at an estimated cost of $10M to $15, half using local funds, the other half using state provided read more »

Cycling as a means of enabling the differently abled

Michie O’Day was born with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a genetic disorder in which tumors grow on the ends of nerve fibers. In O’Day’s case, the tumors grow in her brain and spinal cord. The disease and its treatment eventually led to loss of hearing and balance for Ms. O’Day. She is unable to participate read more »