The third week of September means it’s time for the second San Jose Bike Train for the month. We depart 8 AM from San Jose Diridon Station on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 for destinations along North First Street. We also swing by Bel Bacio Caffe in Little Italy, which has become the preferred meeting spot.
Some of you may have seen this dramatic photo of a group of cyclists who were just riding along when they stopped to assist the occupants of this overturned vehicle at Twin Peaks in San Francisco, CA.
A cyclist rides a bicycle beneath a smoke-filled sky on Warldlaw Street on September 13, 2015 in Middletown, California. View image | gettyimages.com
If you lock your bike outside with a typical quick-release bike light, you risk losing your light to theft. Way back in 2012, Slava Menn successfully funded his Gotham theft-resistant bike lights after a buddy lost his lights to theft. Since then, Menn started Fortified Bicycle Company to market theft-proof lights and other components to […]
Because I organize San Jose Bike Train — the twice monthly bike ride to encourage people to try commuting by bike across the city of San Jose — I’ve opened myself up to liability. I’ve realized this from the start, but think about the potential impact only occasionally.
Happy Spare the Air Day, Bay Area. With BART passenger service between San Jose and Alameda County on track to begin in 2018, VTA begins planning to doom yet another South Bay transit service to low ridership with a planned expansion for I-680. VTA and Caltrans are preparing the I-680 Corridor Study to develop a […]