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.
However members of the community are being involved in the design of the new SMART train interiors. SMART which stands for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit,will run 70-mile route between Cloverdale and Larkspur. Service is expected to start in 2014.
January 11 Meeting of the San Jose Bicycle and Pedesitrian Advirsory Committee
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.
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?
Found this interesting take on transportation this morning in the New York Times. The Times is starting a new column called "Ask a Bicycle Mechanic" this Wednesday.
SVBC Peninsula Meeting
Agenda for Thursday, January 7, 2010
We 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.
Several 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.
Who 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? What uses to you see for reinventing public streets and spaces?
Happy Holidays.
Recently 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.
Recently 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.
Of 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.
This 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.
The Chicago Bike Program created this video to explain how cyclists and bus drivers should ride and drive to get along in city traffic.
Traffic safety is taught from the perspective of a cyclist and bus driver. You'll find the various safety scenarios useful in you day to day cycling.
Thanks to Mike H. for sending the video this way.
