The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition has opened the Virtual Bike Route Scout service to the general public. Virtual Route Scouts are volunteers who provide personalized routing advice for those who need bike-friendly directions within Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties in the San Francisco Bay region of California. More at Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition: Virtual […]
After a posting to Nextdoor from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) announcing a community workshop for the county bike plan update, a couple of people left typical hater comments in response. I know this isn’t exactly news, but it’s nice to see these two comments received a total of 20 “Thanks” (and from […]
We’re giving a lot of attention to the national 2016 election in the United States, but local decisions can have a more immediate and greater impact than those at the Federal level. Elections for five of the ten city council seats in America’s third largest city take place in June. Most candidates focus on three […]
San Jose Bike Train rolls tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:10 AM from Bel Bacio Cafe in San Jose’s Little Italy off of Julian Street.
The Sea Otter Classic and Festival 2016 begins Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Laguna Seca Raceway outside of Monterey, CA. This is mostly a mountain biking event, but there’s a good amount of road action and even a tiny bit of utility cycling in the consumer show area. Here’s what I’ll look for this […]
In an April Fools Day posting, Planetizen joked about NASCAR’s participation in the “20 Is Plenty” campaign, which advocates slower speeds and responsible driving to help keep other road users (and especially people on foot and on bike) safer. The advertisement campaign and public service announcements will feature Matt Kenseth, driver of the 20 car […]