Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

“Just because we don’t pay for parking, doesn’t mean the cost of parking goes away”

Last night, for a few hours at least, San Jose was the center of the livable streets universe.

Last night I attended the San Jose General Plan Task Force 2040 meeting. The topic for discussion was transportation but specifically mode share and VMT. Mode share describes how we get around; wheter by bike, walking, car, carpool, or any form of transit (public or private).

For those of us fortunate to live in the Silicon Valley we have ample access to hills, trails, and beaches. One thing that we also seem to have in abundance is free parking.

Bike garages that hold 10,000 bikes and bikes that last 100 years. Wow! Only in Amsterdam.

After seeing Mikael Coleville-Andersen speak in San Francisco in October it is refreshing to always see his videos from Copenhagen. Here is one showing January cycling in the city. This is from his site Copenhagenize.

Imagine being able to design you own airplane interior on your San Jose to Austin flight. Wider seats, more legroom, larger restrooms would be a start. Well, sorry but that's not going to happen.

January 11 Meeting of the San Jose Bicycle and Pedesitrian Advirsory Committee

Europeans found upside of high-speed rail

My apologies to the Marx Brothers.....As a cyclist heading into downtown San Jose from the west on the Alameda how do you deal with the highway 87 underpass? Do you find it dangerous, inconvenient, or a cold reminder of the priority of autos?

Sue Lempert, former Mayor of the City of San Mateo weighs in on Safe Routes to School in this morning's San Mateo Daily Journal.

The walking bus

From: The San Mateo County Daily Journal

Did you know that from 1969 to 2001, the percentage of students walking and bicycling to school declined dramatically from 41 percent to 13 percent?