Author: Richard Masoner

My occasional appeal for BikeLink at Diridon

Richard MasonerJune 11, 20158 Comments on My occasional appeal for BikeLink at Diridon

Update: Robert Prinz of Bike East Bay tells me BikeLink lockers are on the way to all Capitol Corridor stations, including Diridon, sometime this year. The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) bike access plan adopted in 2013 specified plans for these electronic lockers, and they’ve recently obtained the funding to install these stations!

BikeLink lockers are the electronic key lockers available through downtown Santa Cruz and scattered at a handful of locations around the Bay Area. I wish we had them at Diridon Station and elsewhere around downtown San Jose, California.

BIkeLink Lockers at VTA HQ

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Boris wants bikes off the road, TfL says “Not yet”

Richard MasonerJune 9, 20151 Comment on Boris wants bikes off the road, TfL says “Not yet”

For those people who ride bikes, London Mayor Boris Johnson reportedly wants to make some bicycle facility use mandatory where available, according to ITV news. Transport for London (TfL) responded to multiple media requests for comment, saying they have no plans to mandate cyclist use of London’s bicycle superhighways.

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Google’s bike vision for Silicon Valley

Richard MasonerJune 8, 20152 Comments on Google’s bike vision for Silicon Valley

A vision for Silicon Valley as a bicycle Shangri La

Nine percent of employees who work at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California currently bike to work. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has reportedly told shareholders that he is “annoyed” at having to pay $40,000 for each parking space. To that end, his company’s transportation planners have set a goal of 20% bicycle mode share for commuters.

To achieve that goal, the bicycling landscape must change dramatically throughout north Santa Clara County. The Bike Vision Plan outlines how Google believes this can happen.


Google Bike Vision Plan updated cover

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Santa Clara County bike plan update

Richard MasonerJune 4, 20159 Comments on Santa Clara County bike plan update

Silicon Valley Cyclist: You can be involved in bicycle advocacy!

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) in California will begin updating their County Bicycle Plan this month at the BPAC meeting scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee encourages the public to attend next Wednesday’s workshop to discuss the bike plan and the county road department plans to expand expressways.


VTA BPAC meeting June 10 2015

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