Bike San Diego

News and Other Links from San Diego and beyond

Sam Ollinger — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:11:54 PST

Two weeks ago I mentioned that SANDAG’s newest Active Transportation Planner, Beth Robrahn, was on her way to San Diego. Chris Kluth wrote in to state that SANDAG’s first Active Transportation Planner, Chris Carterette from Fort Bragg, started his first week at SANDAG last week. Is it too little too late, or was Velo Cult’s [...]

State of the Union from SDMBA President Rod Simmons

Sam Ollinger — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:39:17 PST

Rod Simmons is the San Diego Mountain Biking Association President. Below is Simmons’ State of the Union address he recently delivered addressing the work that the SDMBA does and what else needs to get done. —- I have often been asked “Besides trailwork, what does SDMBA do?” SDMBA’s primary function is to advocate for mountain [...]

Bike Valet Parking – The Cure to Solving the City’s Parking Woes

Sam Ollinger — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:07:06 PST

Late last week, the Farmers Insurance PGA Tournament created massive traffic woes and congestion for everyone who decided to drive in order to take part in the pleasures of being a spectator of a golf tournament. However the organizers also decided to provide another option to anyone who wanted to avoid the hassle and expense [...]

New Buffered Bike Lanes on Pacific Highway, Sharrows on University Avenue

Sam Ollinger — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:41:00 PST

Sharrows have appeared on University Avenue in Hillcrest. Read our previous coverage of sharrows and the purpose they serve. And Pacific Highway in Old Town finally got a long deserved bike lane upgrade over the weekend. And cyclists in the region immediately were seen riding on it. Once the resurfacing team gets around to resurfacing [...]

Tomorrow: The Filthy Landlubber 2nd Annual Inland Bike Crawl

Sam Ollinger — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:19:32 PST

What is this all about? From the Filthy Sailors themselves, We are the Filthy Sailors. Or the Filthy Landlubbers. Well we’re filthy, and we like drinking and we like bicycling – responsibly of course. And where better than San Diego, California? Not sure if we’re bikers or drinkers first, but we love a fermented barley’d [...]

The importance of being an engaged, active and vocal citizen

Sam Ollinger — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:55:34 PST

When the Occupy Wall Street movement began last year, mainstream media reports on it varied from utter confusion to mockery. But it sparked something and pretty soon Occupiers around the country began Occupying a spot in their jurisdiction to bring attention to a variety of complaints and grievances. We have our own Occupy San Diego [...]

Remembering the San Diegan riders we lost in 2011

Sam Ollinger — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:15:15 PST

Typically I do not cover bicycling collisions in San Diego although I do make exceptions if readers send in additional information. I find it very difficult to write about the death of fellow cyclists because I can empathize with the pain the family members must experience to lose a loved one in such a horrific [...]

News and Other Links from San Diego and beyond

Sam Ollinger — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:42:09 PST

The biggest news to list here is that the State Attorney General, Kamala Harris, has joined in the lawsuit filed against the SANDAG and its Board stating that “the 3.2 million residents of the San Diego region already suffer from the seventh worst ozone pollution in the country,” and that the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan [...]

Horrible week for San Diego cyclists

Sam Ollinger — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:54:44 PST

Last week was a horrible week for the City’s cyclists. Last Wednesday, a cyclist was injured when he collided with an automobile while riding against traffic on Market Street. According to the Union Tribune, The cyclist suffered multiple open-leg fractures and a broken arm. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. We hope that [...]

Bicyclist seriously injured in collision on Sorrento Valley Boulevard/Calle Cristobal

Sam Ollinger — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:59:30 PST

Channel 10 news is reporting a serious injury of a 45 year old cyclist who was hit from behind on the 6000 block of Sorrento Valley Boulevard. A BikeSD reader happened to be riding that exact stretch and reported it in: The Union Tribune is also covering this story but isn’t reporting any additional [...]