Tag Archives: bicycles

AMGEN Tour of California Bike Race Announces Stages

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The AMGEN Tour of California has announced the route of this year's race, which will take place May 13-20. The first stage of the race will start and end in Santa Rosa; Stage 2 is set for San Francisco to … Continue reading »


BART Bike Thefts on the Rise; Walnut Creek Stations Top Targets

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by Agustin Armendariz and Mihir Zaveri, California Watch Jay Fraser knows what it's like to lock a bicycle at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station and return to an empty rack. Fraser is a research analyst for the Administrative Office … Continue reading »


SF Taxis Can Now Unload and Load in Bike Lanes

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Citing a need to "provide access to the curb for taxi and paratransit van customers with disabilities" the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has announced that taxi cabs can now pick up and drop off passengers while parked in a … Continue reading »


Bay Area Bike to Work Day: The Event List

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Contrary to popular opinion, cycling does not require Spandex. It does demand two wheels, legs, lungs, fair reflexes, working brakes, lights if it's dark, a little patience, a love of the wind in your face, a sense of humor, a … Continue reading »


Wednesday Weeklies: Rise of Bike Culture; Hunger Strike for Ethnic Studies; Strange Romance in SF

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This week's new articles from the alternative weeklies… The rise of bike culture (SF Bay Guardian) San Francisco has quickly peddled back into the front of the pack among bicycle-friendly U.S. cities, regaining the ground it lost during a four-year … Continue reading »


Comments: Golden Gate Bridge Bicycle Speed Limit

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Last week a Golden Gate Bridge board committee tabled consideration of the imposition of bicycle speed limits on the span, due to complaints by bicycle advocates that they hadn't been consulted. On KQED radio, today's Forum dealt with the issue. … Continue reading »


Morning Splash: The Newsom Shuffle, The Brown Budget, and Pot Dreams Go Dim

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Newsom puts final stamp on days as mayor (San Francisco Chronicle) After giving himself an extra week in office, Gavin Newsom used the time to put a final stamp on his seven years as mayor. He pushed his choice for … Continue reading »