“Papers, please!” for bike travel between San Diego / Orange County California

Published January 22, 2016 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on “Papers, please!” for bike travel between San Diego / Orange County California

Feb 1 2016 Update: Online registration available here. The shoulders on I-5 are open to cyclists between Oceanside Harbor Dr. and Las Pulgas Rd. in both directions for cyclists who are not able to access Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, according to Caltrans District 11. Travel between coastal Orange and San Diego Counties has required […]

A cute crowdsourced secure bike parking campaign

Published January 22, 2016 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on A cute crowdsourced secure bike parking campaign

Here’s an interesting idea: What if you could get a few thousand of your closest friends to each contribute $3 for a chance at secure bike parking in your city? That’s the idea behind Bindio (pronounced “bind ee oh”), a startup housed at a Baltic tech incubator in Riga, Latvia.

White House

Published January 21, 2016 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on White House

Two people bike through the snow past the White House in Washington, DC before an epic winter storm assaults the eastern United States. Embed from Getty Images

Chip on our shoulders?

Published January 21, 2016 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Chip on our shoulders?

This statement regarding cyclists and autonomous cars from the chief exec of Renault and Nissan is making the rounds in the cycling media this week: “One of the biggest problems is people with bicycles,” said Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn [rhymes with “loan”]. “They don’t respect any rules usually. The car is confused by them because […]

Free transit parking for tech bus workers?

Published January 21, 2016 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Free transit parking for tech bus workers?

The Santa Cruz Transit District (“Santa Cruz Metro”) Board of Directors will discuss the issue of “tech” employee buses using Santa Cruz County transit facilities at their monthly meeting on Friday.

Box Bike Collective cargo bike launch

Published January 20, 2016 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Box Bike Collective cargo bike launch

Check this out: Alex in Santa Cruz California has launched his Box Bike Collective Kickstarter. Through Kickstarter, you can buy his well-designed electric assist cargo bike for under $4000. A non-electric assist version can be had for only $2900.

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