Hi all, and thank you so much for the kind words yesterday about my family’s loss. It means a lot to me and I really appreciate your thoughts. This guy is headed toward De Anza Boulevard on Stevens Creek in Cupertino, California. Photo by me. Just for fun I called 511 from my cell phone […]
Mount Diablo is a 3,900 foot (1,170 meter) hill in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Mount Diablo Challenge is a bicycle race held annually on the first Sunday in October. The race begins at the Athenian School at the base of the mountain and climbs 3,249 feet (990.3 m) […]
This is Reese late last night on the floor of the 24 hour emergency vet clinic in Santa Cruz. Reese became suddenly and profoundly ill yesterday and Sara called the vet yesterday morning. A full panel of diagnostic tests told us she was suffering major organ failure and there wasn’t much we could do. We […]
The Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley will host a “Bicycle Safety Town Hall” discussion on Saturday, June 28 beginning at 1 PM at San Jose City Council Chambers, 200 East Santa Clara St. in downtown San Jose. This free event will feature: Congressmember James Oberstar, Chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Will Kempton, Director of […]
Mercury News: ‘Large shifts in behavior’ during commutes create new problems — As gas prices climb menacingly toward $5 a gallon, Silicon Valley residents are changing the ways they commute – but some of the new solutions are creating problems of their own. Elizabeth Finkler of San Jose is leaving her car at home and […]
TRAFFIX is an alternative transportation promotion service from Hampton Roads Transit in Virginia. They have a series of cute TV and radio spots about Single Occupant Vehicle Disorder. I like the second TV ad the best. Via Urban Places.