April 29, 20155 Comments on Ventura County: Ralph Fertig Memorial Bike Path
California Assembly member Das Williams, representing portions of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, introduced ACR 58 to honor long-time bike advocate Ralph Fertig by naming a bike path after him.
April 28, 20151 Comment on A Sikh Cycle Protest
Sikhs participate in a cycle rally protesting the 1984 anti-Sikh riots at Tilak Nagar area in New Delhi, India.
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots were a series of attacks against Sikhs in India after the assassination of Indira Gandhi by two of her Sikh bodyguards. About 2100 Sikhs lost their lives in the Delhi area during these riots. Sikh activists maintain that politically connected people who allegedly incited the riots have yet to face prosecution for their crimes.
April 27, 201522 Comments on Sunnyvale Fatality: Car vs person on a bike this morning
Numerous sources have reported a fatality involving a person riding a bike at 8:20 this morning at Fremont Ave and Mary Ave in Sunnyvale, CA.
April 24, 20155 Comments on California bicycle legislation update Spring 2015
There are currently nearly 40 bills pending in the California Assembly related to bicycles and related transportation issues. Here are some important recent updates.
April 21, 20154 Comments on A more equitable bike share in Philadelphia?
April 20, 20154 Comments on Santa Clara Tasman Drive road diet threatened
Tuesday night, the city of Santa Clara city council will consider a proposed lane reduction / road diet project for Tasman Drive between Lick Mill Boulevard and Old Ironsides Drive. The proposed project will reduce Tasman from the current six lanes down to four general purpose lanes, replacing the outside lanes with buffered bike lanes.
The photo below shows the typical heavy traffic on Tasman at Lick Mill. Due to heavy complaints from the public after the Pruneridge road diet, some council members have expressed reluctance about approving a similar project for Tasman.
