Water district schedules trail closure for Bike to Work Day

Published May 7, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 13 Comments on Water district schedules trail closure for Bike to Work Day

Update: Santa Clara Valley Water agrees to postpone trail work. San Tomas Aquino will remain open for Bike to Work Day. We love the Santa Clara Valley Water District and their willingness to open up their right-of-way for non-motorized travel. They can occasionally be a little bit tone-deaf, unfortunately. Take, for example, this notice of […]

Jobst Brandt R.I.P.

Published May 6, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Jobst Brandt R.I.P.

I just learned that the legendary Jobst Brandt succumbed yesterday at age 80 after a long struggle with his deteriorating health.

R.I.P. George Kaufer, Jr.

Published May 6, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 3 Comments on R.I.P. George Kaufer, Jr.

55 year old George Kaufer of Danville, CA was cycling to his dentist appointment when he was struck and fatally injured by a 1997 Toyota Avalon. According to the Contra Costa Times, the unnamed driver of the Toyota was traveling northound on Crow Canyon Road when she hit Kaufer at Crow Canyon and Tassajara Ranch […]

Oakland challenges San Jose in Bike Off

Published May 6, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Oakland challenges San Jose in Bike Off

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf challenges San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo: Which city employees can log the most riding miles for Bike Month?

App sync with National Bike Challenge?

Published May 5, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on App sync with National Bike Challenge?

The Kimberly-Clark National Bike Challenge now supports syncing with Strava in addition to Endomondo, MapMyRide, and Moves. You log your miles to one of these popular activity tracking applications, and I think it’s supposed to automatically upload your activity to your National Bike Challenge account. Except for me, it doesn’t seem to work. I linked […]

San Jose Vision Zero Report 2015

Published May 4, 2015 / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on San Jose Vision Zero Report 2015

Earlier today, the city of San Jose released it’s 2015 street safety report during an event in which they also announced the City Department of Transportation (SJDOT) “Vision Zero San Jose ASAP” Initiative. The report details street safety statistics, and immediate and future initiatives. District 6 representative Pierluigi Oliviero proposed a city-wide Vision Zero policy […]

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