Fully-Loaded
The weeks of planning are over; it was time for a test ride. Barbara and I had been gathering up the wardrobe for this 4th of July, 5-day train/bike trip to San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, so it was…
Mia Birk, “It wasn’t all rosy”
Today she's the President of Alta Planning & Design; in the 90's she was in the eye of the storm, so to speak, as the Bicycle Program Manager for the City of Portland where she influenced city leaders, politicians and…
A Stretch Goal: Sharrows All Along the Coast?
Melissa Balmer, Martin Howard, Allan Crawford and Dan Murphy consider the many great ideas to come out of a half-day strategy session led by Charlie Gandy.Bikeable Communities did a little outreach in Corona del Mar today. Several Long Beach bike…
A Test Ride
For my 4th of July vacation getaway to San Luis Obispo via AMTRAK, today I took a test run to the Irvine station.
Jim Sayer, Adventure Cycling
Ever get a hankering for the open road? Wanna just bag it all and exercise your wanderlust? If so, you want to meet Jim Sayer: "I get to mesh my personal passion with my work-a-day life". Jim is the Executive…
My Summer Vacation
Follow the comments stream at coronadelmartoday: 1 comment.I worked my way through college on the Boston & Maine Railroad. As a Gandy dancer I made great money laying track during the scorching summer months around Boston. This summer the idea…