Tour de Transit Originally uploaded by richardmasoner Cyclist Gary Yamamoto owns Sacramento Tree Service in Sacramento. He heard today would be a Spare the Air free transit day in the San Francisco Bay Area so he got up at 3:30 this morning and drove to Stockton where he caught the Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) Train. […]
Cannondale’s Jack Knife concept is now a ridable, working reality! This prototype Cannondale folding bicycle — designed in Switzerland by Cannondale engineers Torgny Fjeldskaar and Chris Dodman — was seen at Eurobike. Cannondale designer Chris Dodman shows off the prototype folding bicycle at Eurobike 2007. This is a full size bike with 26″ inche wheels […]
See all Eurobike 2007 updates.Eurobike 2007 — the huge International Bicycle Trade Exhibition in Germany — has kicked off. The 2007 edition is the biggest Eurobike ever with 30,000 trade visitors, 20,000 bike fans and 1,000 journalists expected to visit the 868 exhibitors spread over 13 halls. Bike Magic promises to report live from Friedrichshafen. […]
Wednesday, August 29th is a Spare the Air/Free Transit day in the San Francisco Bay Area. On BART, Caltrain, the ACE train and the ferries, transit will be free until 1 PM. Transit will be free all day on Bay Area buses and light rail. That means the train bike cars and bus and light […]
The state of Virginia recently hiked traffic fines so that going 20 mph over the limit can result in a fine of $1000. If you’re caught driving under the influence for a third time or if you’re “felony reckless driving,” the fine is $3000. Other offenses result in similarly high fines. While the motivation of […]
Michael Burns is the General Manager of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. His annual salary is $290,000. When he was recruited from San Francisco Muni in 2005, Burns elected not to move from San Francisco to the South Bay. Consequently, he has a daily commute of at least 50 miles. Burns — remember, he […]