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Auto traffic and autism association found

Does proximity to high volumes of car traffic lead to autism? Maybe, maybe not, but research by the University of Southern California and published in JAMA Psychiatry shows an association between the numbers of autistic children with levels of nitrogen dioxide and micro-fine particulate pollutants when the children are in the womb and shortly after read more »

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

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.

Another cyclist killed in San Jose

A hit and run driver killed a cyclist Monday afternoon on the Taylor Street overpass over Highway 87. This is the third cyclist fatality in the Bay Area’s largest city in a week. View Larger Map I’ll promote a comment left earlier this morning by San Jose resident Mark Saurwald. Saurwald has previously brought up read more »

@bikinginla Yep, that’s the one. She’s apparently…

@bikinginla Yep, that’s the one. She’s apparently been stopped a couple of times, lights & sirens, no laws broken.

What’s the opposite of “begrime”?

Could it be this? Capital Bikeshare is doing more than moving people around on red bikes. It’s also helping sell houses and apartments and draw people to businesses. The bike-sharing system, which has more than 175 docking stations across the District, Arlington and Alexandria, has become the latest tool to spur development and attract young read more »

Guide dog saves handler from scofflaw driver

Guide Dogs for the Blind, an organization which pairs people with trained dogs, has a training facility in San Rafael, California. A pair of instructors walked on the sidewalk with O’Neil, a Labrador Retriever, when the dog noticed something coming from behind them. You can see O’Neil turn his head at 4 seconds in this read more »