Investing in Bike Safety
Tonight at 7pm the Newport Beach City Council meets to consider a Bicycle Safety Improvement Fund. I have a conflict with a Boy Scout meeting. In case I don't get to attend, here's what I'd like to say... Tonight…
Lots of Looking
I've been looking for things lately. Yesterday it was cameras — I have too many, but this specific search was focused on a particular tripod. Once I found the tripod I had to find the little camera-to-tripod attachment gizmo. You…
Let’s Make the Case for Separated Bike Lanes
Physically Separated Bike Lanes from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Vancouver hosted a major city planning conference this summer. Word keeps trickling out about the latest developments in bike infrastructure — separated bike lanes. Sarah Goodyear summarizes in "The Case for Separated…
Council Acts on Bike Safety [CORRECTION]
Tonight's City Council meeting was well attended. Bicycle advocates were there to make public comments about the recent deaths of 2 women cyclists 10 days ago. The Council set the tone for the evening with several opening statements. First off,…
Fred Kent, Placemaker
Last January Fred did a talk followed by a walk; I was in the audience. He was visiting several cities on this tour through the west — Los Altos, Stanford University, Pasadena, Riverside and Long Beach — where civic leaders…
A Bicycle Master Plan for Huntington Beach
"Huntington Beach is flat," and that's a big advantage when it comes to optimizing city streets for efficient bicycle riding according to John Holloway, Senior Associate at KTU+A in San Diego. The firm was recently awarded the project to develop…