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Biketoberfest Marin
By Aaron Bialick |
From SFBC: Biketoberfest Marin is a combined bicycle expo and brewfest and the biggest annual fundraiser for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition. Biketoberfest features a celebrity road ride with “Fast” Freddie Rodriguez; a pioneer mountain bike ride with Joe Breeze, food, live music, family activities and 25 West Coast brewers serving over 40 beers. San […]
Sausalito Installs Bicycle Signs That Contradict California Vehicle Code
By Joshua Hart |
A sign in Sausalito that contradicts state law. Photos: Joshua Hart. While Marin County has been designated a "national model" for bicycling and walking, one of four counties that have received a $25 million grant from the Federal Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP), Sausalito has been notably hostile to the influx of cyclists who come […]
New Push For a Safer Golden Gate Bridge
By Roger Rudick |
The district has studied bicycle crashes on the side path, but Marin County Bicycle Coalition isn't totally sure the solutions are right
Cal Park Tunnel Opening Ceremony Sees Hundreds of Cyclists
By Tom Murphy |
Hundreds of joyous Marin County cyclists pedaled through the Cal Park Hill tunnel Friday afternoon as officials cut the ribbon on a $27 million holiday present that supporters hailed as a national model for green transportation. The 124-year-old railroad tunnel, sealed after a fire in 1990, connects the Larkspur Ferry landing to San Rafael, trimming […]
UPDATE: Poll Confirms Bridge Path Made Dangerously Windy by New Fence
By Roger Rudick |
Results of a new survey confirms that cyclists are getting pummeled by winds thanks to a new fence design.
Landscapers Used Banned Pesticide on New Marin County Bike Path
By Tom Murphy |
Photo: MCBC Marin County’s ribbon cutting and celebratory ride Monday in the Alameda del Prado bike lanes – a long-missing link in the county’s North-South bikeway – was followed by the revelation that landscapers used a weedkiller banned under the county’s strict pesticide law. The $950,000 project closed a mile-long gap between Ignacio Boulevard and […]