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January 2010 Peninsula Meeting Agenda
Jan 03, 2010SVBC Peninsula Meeting Agenda for Thursday, January 7, 2010
LOCATION: Ladda’s Thai Cuisine 2053 Broadway St, RWC
TIME: 6:00-7:00PM Social Hour 7:00-8:30PM General Meeting
AGENDA: 1. Approve Nov & Dec minutes 2. Member and City reports / Updates on previous issues 3. Report on SVBC meeting... read the whole blog post.
Resolve to be different this year
Jan 02, 2010We all know how disappointing it is to resolve to get in better shape, only to give it up by Valentines day. Why not resolve to be different; to take a summer tour on your bicycle. Start thinking about your tour now and use the next six months to get in shape.
Commute more, or maybe even for the first time. Start the first two miles on bike and then use Caltrain, the light rail train... read the whole blog post.
Sunnyvale reflects on being a more bicycle friendly city in 2009
Jan 01, 2010Several projects have recently come to fruition in Sunnyvale, with others in the planning stages. With two high profile projects completed in 2009, the Borregas Ave. bridges over 101 and 237 and the Mary Street bridge over 280, Sunnyvale continues build upon a route that will connect high tech workplaces in the north to De Anza College and residential areas in the south.
Two bicycle... read the whole blog post.
Bicycle's Role in Climate Change - From Copenhagen to Los Angeles
Dec 30, 2009Who would have thought Los Angeles would be an innovative leader in changing the look of their streets. Southern California, a place that never met a freeway it didn't like, just may have a ciclovia event before San Jose (or peninsula cities as well). Read the article and let us know what you think.
As suggested in the article; How do we get more women, children and seniors to ride?... read the whole blog post.
MIT and Copenhagen collaborate on wheel of the future
Dec 29, 2009The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a bicycle wheel that works as an energy storage system, electric motor, bluetooth interface, trip computer, and electric toothbrush. I may be mistaken about the electric toothbrush part, but hey, why not?
Power-producing accessories like hub dynamos are nothing new, but this wheel is totally unlike its old-school brethren. It... read the whole blog post.
If not a ciclovia, how about a booklovia?
Dec 25, 2009Recently National Public Radio had a news story about a section of Buenos Aires that decided on a different kind of book fair. Bookstores along the seven blocks of Corrientes Ave. closed off the streets in the summer, set up chairs, tables, and sofas and celebrated books and literature. While we tend to think of ciclovias as being for bicycles, any type of outdoor activity will do.
If not a ciclovia, how about a booklovia?
Dec 25, 2009Recently National Public Radio had a news story about a section of Buenos Aires that decided on a different kind of book fair. Bookstores along the seven blocks of Corrientes Ave. closed off the streets in the summer, set up chairs, tables, and sofas and celebrated books and literature. While we tend to think of ciclovias as being for bicycles, any type of outdoor activity will do.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....
Dec 22, 2009Of course we all know that line from Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" but it also describes the current state of cycling on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.
With the recent fatality on the Hillsdale Ave. overpass to US Hwy. 101 (as well as another fatality in October), we as a community of cyclists all share some of the anguish and pain. We all have our reasons for why we... read the whole blog post.
Yahoo! courts cyclists
Dec 22, 2009Yahoo! has announced the launch of its very own corporate cycling team. The team, to be led by former pro racer Kevin Klein, was created as a result of the high level of popularity enjoyed by cyclists in Silicon Valley. Cycling News cites an online survey that suggests 50% of Silicon Valley professionals are fans of the sport.
The formation of the team bodes well for the continued... read the whole blog post.
Wonderful wonderful Copenhagen
Dec 16, 2009This short video describes some of the latest innovations and infrastructure enhancements from Copenhagen, Denmark. The video is hosted by Mikael Colville-Andersen, described as the city's bike culture evangelist who publishes Copenhagen Cycle Chic. Mikael was recently in the Bay Area to talk about cycling culture in Copenhagen.
In this video Mikael shows us some of the latest... read the whole blog post.