June 2, 20165 Comments on A Level of Service “improvement” project for Scotts Valley, CA
I live in a small town of 12,000 people in the Santa Cruz Mountains which received funding to rework a major intersection in town. The final design misses several opportunities to improve the intersection for those traveling on foot and on bike.
October 4, 20121 Comment on Breakfast at Mollie’s
August 8, 2011Leave a Comment
My teenage son started asking about mountain bike racing a couple of months ago so this is timely: Scotts Valley Cyclesport and Santa Cruz Pasta Factory have announced a competetive high school mountain bike race team for students in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley.
May 15, 2011Leave a Comment
Today’s stage of the Amgen Tour of California was cancelled because of hazardous road conditions. I present for your bicycle race enjoyment Masters and Category 4 & 5 excitement from the Scotts Valley Grand Prix today.
May 10, 20103 Comments on Santa Cruz Metro service cuts 2010
Santa Cruz Metro plans service reductions to cut spending [PDF] this fall. The cut that will effect me: Completely eliminating the bus that serves my daughter’s elementary school.
March 29, 20101 Comment on Monday morning report
I’ve lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California for almost four years now. When I ride from home, I usually hit the mountain roads and go straight up to the summit, or I shoot down to the Coast Highway and go north towards Half Moon Bay. Believe it or not, I’ve never gone south through Aptos by bike before this last weekend. Soquel Road is pretty nice, especially once you get past Cabrillo College.
What are your recent bike ride discoveries? (more…)
