Construction Obstruction

Published / by Richard Masoner / 26 Comments on Construction Obstruction

Santa Cruz is reasonably bike friendly. Take, for example, this bike path alongside East Cliff Drive. It’s a bidirectional bike path adjacent to the one way (east bound) East Cliff Drive between 41st Avenue and 32nd Avenue. There’s currently construction underway to rebuild portions of the roadway and bikeway that have been lost to bluff […]

Highwire Bicycle

Published / by Richard Masoner / 17 Comments on Highwire Bicycle

Architect Martin Angelov presents this bike facility concept to transport cyclists over busy intersections and other areas where more traditional infrastructure may be cost prohibitive. You propel your bike by pedaling in a metal track. To keep from falling off and hurtling to your death, something like a chairlift grip mechanism attaches the bike handlebar […]