SFBC Valet Bicycle Parking at Cycle Bound
"Come volunteer to park bikes at the North American Backlash tour of Bike Porn 3: Cycle Bound, a screening of short films about bikes and the people who LOVE them."
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SFBC Valet Bicycle Parking at Cycle Bound
By Abigail Shull |
"Come volunteer to park bikes at the North American Backlash tour of Bike Porn 3: Cycle Bound, a screening of short films about bikes and the people who LOVE them."
Bike Infrastructure Where You Live
By Sarah Goodyear |
In honor of National Bike Month, we asked you to send in pictures of bike infrastructure you love. And we got one message loud and clear: you love your bike infrastructure. A lot. We got hundreds of submissions. It was terrific to see all the great stuff that’s out there, particularly because so much of […]
The Motor City’s Burgeoning Cycling Scene
By Angie Schmitt |
All indications are that the bike scene in Detroit is really taking off. Group rides are teeming (3,200 people are registered for this year’s Tour De Troit). New bike shops are springing up in some of the city’s hipper neighborhoods. The cash-strapped city still only has one bike lane. But evidence like this video, posted […]
CA Senate Committee to Consider Protected Bike Lanes Bill Tomorrow
By Melanie Curry |
A key hearing will be held in Sacramento tomorrow on legislation that would pave the way for more California cities to build protected bike lanes, also known as “cycle tracks.” Currently the California Highway Design Manual does not allow protected bike lanes, and state law requires local jurisdictions to follow Caltrans specifications for bicycle facilities […]
Bike Month in the East Bay: Where Bike to Work Day Began?
By Melanie Curry |
It’s generally acknowledged that Bike to Work Day was started by the League of American Bicyclists—then called the League of American Wheelmen—in 1956. Rumor has it (can anyone confirm this?) that in California the first Bike to Work Day event took place in San Diego circa 1993. What’s indisputable is that Bike East Bay, then […]
Protected Bike Lanes, Ped Safety Upgrades Proposed for Second Street
By Aaron Bialick |
Second Street could get protected bike lanes, sidewalk extensions, lane reductions, greening and more under options presented to residents last night by the SF Department of Public Works and the Municipal Transportation Agency. Of the four options presented, one would include one-way protected bike lanes (or “cycle tracks”), and another would include a two-way protected […]