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Hump Day Report: Friendly cyclists, Bay Area bike safety, and a not so friendly Yahoo.

June 19, 2013 – 10:21 am

Happy Hump Day and greetings to Eloy, who I met this morning on the Guadalupe River Trail. This Dutch cyclist wears the royal color for his bike commute.

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Bay Area transit on Memorial Day Holiday

May 23, 2013 – 10:50 am

A selection of Bay Area transit service notes for Memorial Day on May 27, 2013. I’ve sampled the Google Transit schedules for Monday for a handful of these agencies and it appears Google correctly chooses the Memorial Day holiday schedule for VTA, AC Transit, BART, Capitol Corridor and Caltrain. If you test the other services read more »

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Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival 2013 recap

April 15, 2013 – 8:35 am

Do you know that truism that if you want something done, give it to the guy that already has too much on his plate? Sometimes that’s me.

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Monday morning bicycle news

April 1, 2013 – 7:00 am

Happy Monday, and happy April Fool’s Day. Lady Fleur asked me to participate in an April Fool’s Day prank involving cats and bicycles at the Caltrain station in San Jose this morning. I haven’t the least clue what she has in mind; she just said I need to “pretend you like cats.” For the latest, read more »

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Good Friday

March 29, 2013 – 12:15 pm

Rain is likely in my part of California over the weekend, but I know several people who plan loong (as in several hundred miles) bike trips anyhow. Have a great time and have a great Easter weekend. Bicycle news roundup below…

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A smart gax tax for South Carolina

March 11, 2013 – 1:47 pm

  The “Net Zero” gas tax Thirty years ago, conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer proposed a revenue neutral gasoline tax to reduce consumption. To keep revenue neutral, he tied his proposed gas tax increases to a dramatic reduction in the payroll tax equal to the average tax paid nationwide. For example, if the average American contributes read more »

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