April 10, 20155 Comments on California helmet law: Drastic amendment!
California 25th District Senator Carol Liu amended her extremely controversial mandatory helmet law, SB-192, to only study the effectiveness of helmets, and removed the mandatory helmet use for adults language in its entirety. The requirement for high visibility apparel has also been removed.
April 9, 20152 Comments on Walk [ San Jose ]
Walk [ San Jose ], in collaboration with Walk [ Your City ], began installing pedestrian wayfinding signs the afternoon of Wednesday, April 8, 2015 to direct people to parks, venues, services and nightlife that might be closer than they realized. Supported by the Knight Foundation, the effort supports San José’s goals to increase pedestrian accessibility and navigability by creating a more inviting and walkable city for all.
April 2, 20153 Comments on Ten-fold, privately funded expansion for Bay Area Bike Share
The San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will consider a proposal to dramatically expand the number of Bay Area Bike Share bikes from the current 700 up to 7,000 bikes, with up to 4,500 bikes for the city of San Francisco, 1000 for San Jose, and 850 bikes in Oakland.
Motivate, the company that operates Bay Area Bike Share, would pay for the new bikes and stations. Under their proposal, Motivate plans to divvy these new bikes and stations around the Bay Area in a staged deployment beginning in June, 2016.
Motivate would retain ownership of all bike share bikes and equipment, with sponsorship and advertising rights.
Motivate also agreed to support low-income and limited-English-proficiency membership efforts through pricing and station siting. PG&E’s California Alternate Rates for Energy program will be used to determine low-fee eligibility.
The MTC will consider this agreement at their April 8 Administrative Committee meeting. If this committee approves this agreement, it moves on the full commission for their consideration.
Read the MTC agenda item here [PDF].
February 11, 201523 Comments on California legislation: Mandatory helmets and high viz apparel
California Senator Carol Liu of Glendale yesterday introduced SB 192 AKA the “Remove Cyclists From California Roads Law of 2015” or, alternatively, the “Harass Minorities On Bikes Law of 2015.” Her legislation, if passed, will require helmets for all bicycle riders of all ages, and high visibility safety apparel after dark.
February 11, 20154 Comments on Salinas cyclist intentionally doored
Here’s a curious case. I saw this dispatch from Davis Road at Post Drive in Salinas, California.
Location: N Davis Rd / Post Dr, MONTEREY COUNTY – Feb 2 2015 3:59AM
20002-Hit and Run No Injuries
— Feb 2 2015 4:00AM VEH VS BICYCLIST
— Feb 2 2015 4:03AM TRUCK DROVE INTO BICYCLIST LANE AND OPENED DOOR TO HIT RIDER
What? Does that really say what I think it says?
January 26, 2015Leave a Comment
Happy Monday after my four day blogging hiatus. This 50 year old bridge over Calabasas Creek for Old Mountain View Alviso Road forms the boundary between the cities of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, California. More about this bridge below the photo.
