Bicycling
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Air Quality Board Member Rides a Bike to Meeting. Why Is this Newsworthy?
Or, put another way: why don't more public agency directors and staff, especially those working on climate and air quality issues, use - or encourage - active transportation?
December 17, 2019
City of Sacramento Adopts a Complete Streets Policy
Sacramento's Complete Streets policy aims to be a model for other California cities to emulate - especially since Caltrans keeps opposing one for itself.
December 13, 2019
New City Cargo Bike Delivery Program is Perfect, Except…
The city's collaboration with delivery companies to use cargo bikes instead of behemoth trucks is an absolute good in a city mired in congestion, pollution and carnage. But...
December 6, 2019
Councilmember Moves to Get Rid of One of L.A.’s Rare Protected Bike Lanes
L.A. City Councilmember John Lee's motion seeks an LADOT evaluation of the Reseda Boulevard lanes, with the possibility of "return[ing] to the original street design"
December 5, 2019
Huizar Opens New Main Street Protected Bike Lanes
Downtown L.A.'s Main Street has a new bike lane designed to improve safety and prevent conflict between cyclists and transit
November 27, 2019
San Jose’s Bad-Ass Bike Network
Pay heed, Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco--when it comes to quick-build protected bike lanes and intersections, San Jose eats your lunch
November 22, 2019
Bike/Pedestrian Path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Is Finally Open
"Who will ride it?" The several thousand people who showed up to cross the San Francisco Bay on the path's opening day answered that question pretty clearly
November 18, 2019
The Battle for the Richmond Bridge Bike Path
At long last, Saturday will see the opening of the Richmond San Rafael Bridge bike path. By some counts, the fight for the path has gone on for close to fifty years.
November 15, 2019
Protected Bike Lanes that Work for Everyone
Protected bike lanes and protected intersections are the gold standard for making busy streets safe for pedestrians and cyclists. But if designed badly, they can create impediments for people in wheelchairs and the visually impaired.
November 15, 2019
More Biking Would Bring Huge Health Benefits to California
Increasing activity levels would reduce health burdens even more than cleaner air or reduced traffic injuries.
November 12, 2019
