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Belmont, California seeks input TODAY on Ralston Avenue safety

Richard MasonerMay 31, 2013Leave a Comment

The San Mateo County city of Belmont, California wants stakeholder input on the the future of Ralston Avenue.

The City of Belmont requests your input regarding transportation issues and opportunities for improvement along Ralston Avenue as part of its Ralston Avenue Corridor Study. The project’s overall objective is to improve the mobility and safety of travel on the Ralston Avenue corridor between US 101 and SR 92 for motorized, bicycle, and pedestrian activity.

Sorry about the last minute notice. If you travel along Ralston, the input is due today. Fill out the survey here.

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Real estate agents (still) use bikes to show properties

Richard MasonerMay 30, 20131 Comment on Real estate agents (still) use bikes to show properties

Waay back in 2008, various news media highlighted a growing trend of house showings by bike in Boulder, Colorado; Chicago; Northhampton, MA; Ventnor, NJ; Davis, CA; and elsewhere. Real estate agents tried every trick they could think of during the foreclosure disaster of 2008, when nobody was buying.

Now that home sales and prices are ticking back up in 2013, it’s nice to see Realtors continue to use bikes to show homes, especially in neighborhoods where parking can be challenge. The Forbes story focuses on Jeanne Harrison and Phil Guire with Coldwell Banker in Washington DC.

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Jeremy Clarkson rides a bicycle

Richard MasonerMay 27, 20132 Comments on Jeremy Clarkson rides a bicycle

The famously anti-bike motorhead and co-host of BBC car show “Top Gear” says he’s bought a bicycle!

There’s only one way they [i.e. avid, lycra clad cyclists] can be defeated. And that’s for normal people to start riding bicycles. We need to swell their ranks with moderates, people who ride a bike because they’ve had a drink and because taxis are too expensive. Ordinary people who ride in jeans and T-shirts and with no stupid helmet.

More at Bike Biz by Carlton Reid: Jeremy Clarkson buys bike, urges “normal people” to follow his example.

H/T to Simon.

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Specialized Bicycles builts a wind tunnel

Richard MasonerMay 21, 20131 Comment on Specialized Bicycles builts a wind tunnel

Mike Sinyard said “Aero Is Everything” a few times in the last couple of weeks and everybody anticipated a new product launch.

Instead, his company launched something a little more interesting — their brand new wind tunnel to test bicycles, accessories and apparel in Morgan Hill, California.



Specialized engineers will hold a live, online Q&A session beginning at 4 PM California time just 45 minutes after I post this). Tag your questions with #aeroiseverything on Twitter.

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