For those about to ride, we salute you

Published / by Richard Masoner / 3 Comments on For those about to ride, we salute you

A salute to Ian, David, Dan, Karen, Brent, Karl and Vinny, who joined this morning’s San Jose Bike Train. Vinny, a regular bike train participant, is a Vietnamese guy who routinely bikes to his technology job in Santa Clara. This morning he rode his Bianchi San Remo, a lugged CrMo touring bike. In his heavily […]

Dump the Pump, and Silicon Valley’s transit redesign

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Dump the Pump Day: Thursday June 16, 2016 Thursday, June 16 is the American Public Transportation Association’s “Dump the Pump” Day, on which American transit agencies publicize the benefits of public transportation. Participating agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area include County Connection in Contra Costa County, SolTrans for Solano County, and SamTrans for San […]

A Level of Service “improvement” project for Scotts Valley, CA

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I live in a small town of 12,000 people in the Santa Cruz Mountains which received funding to rework a major intersection in town. The final design misses several opportunities to improve the intersection for those traveling on foot and on bike.