Author: Richard Masoner

A Chinese dissident artist in London

After four years of house arrest and an international travel ban, the People’s Republic of Chinese unexpectedly returned the passport of Ai Weiwei, giving the internationally renowned artist the opportunity to visit a show featuring his sculptures at London’s Royal Academy of Arts this week. He’s shown here with his “Forever” sculpture built from hundreds of bicycles installed in front of the iconic Gherkin building in London.

Ai Wei Wei Forever Sculpture London England Gherkin Building

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California 2015 Active Transportation Program recommendations released

Caltrans released their staff recommendations for the Statewide and Small Urban & Rural Components of the 2015 Active Transportation Program (ATP). ATP staff selected four Santa Cruz County projects among the 27 projects recommended for Small Urban & Rural funding statewide. The ATP commission must still approve the projects.


Teen girls

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Sad bikes of Middletown, California

With 13,000 people displaced from their homes in Lake County, California after the 67,000 acre Valley Fire swept through populated areas, the Red Cross seeks cash donations to help those who have lost everything. You can donate directly to the American Red Cross of the California Northwest.

Various agencies are also collecting donations of goods to deliver to Northern California evacuation centers. The Marin County Bicycle Coalition will take your donation at their headquarters in Fairfax, CA. See a full list of donation centers here.


Burned bicycle in Middletown CA after the Valley Fire

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