Radicals, conservatives, liberals, progressives, and cyclists

Published October 31, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / 17 Comments on Radicals, conservatives, liberals, progressives, and cyclists

How do you radicalize bike riders? I wasn’t always a wild-eyed anti-car bike radical. I, and probably thousands of other people like me, were just people who liked to get around by bike. I had no particular “bicycle idealogy.” I accepted that our transportation network was built for cars and made myself fit in by […]

All-in-one tire lever bike tool

Published October 31, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on All-in-one tire lever bike tool

Kickstarter project. I like, but haven’t I seen something like this before? After only a couple of weeks they’re over halfway to their $8000 goal. Via Carl.

Greenway cleanup this weekend in Longmont, Colorado

Published October 31, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

When I began Cyclelicious in 2005, I lived, worked, and biked in the city of Longmont, Colorado which is located in the eastern part of Boulder County. Ten years prior to that, the city committed to improving cycling across town. By the time I moved to California in 2006, the city was well on its […]

Everybody’s doing it

Published October 31, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Everybody’s doin’ it doin’ it doin’ it, picking their nose and failing to stop behind the limit line at a red traffic light. KRON’s Stanley Roberts visits the South Bay to watch traffic shenanigans in the city I work in. He shoots a conga line of people blowing through a red light on Bowers at […]

Happy Halloween: Bay Area mayhem, death & destruction

Published October 31, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Do you remember that poor 12 year old kid who was right hooked by a Lincoln Navigator at his school driveway in Byron, California? Bike lawyer Bob Mionske writes about him and compares the response of local authorities here vs what they do in the Netherlands. When the driver says, “I didn’t see the cyclist,” […]

VTA: Models over estimate parking demand for transit

Published October 30, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / 7 Comments on VTA: Models over estimate parking demand for transit

I’m reviewing the environment impact review documents for the VTA Capital Expressway Light Rail Project in San Jose, CA. VTA plans to transform the Capital Expressway traffic sewer into what they call a multi-modal boulevard offering bus rapid transit (BRT), light rail transit, and safe connections to the regional transit system. The images below show […]