Tag: Bikes

  • Fossils Unearthed Along State Route 15

    San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologist Rodney Hubscher holds a bed of mussels and a scallop shell taken from the hillside along state Route 15 north of Adams Avenue, March 15, 2016. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks, KPBS By Megan Burks A small whale bone sticking out from a sandstone bluff alerted Caltrans crews working…

  • Bikes del Pueblo Seeks Permanent Space to Help Mid-City Residents With Bike Repairs

    Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers A flat tire or a broken chain is all it takes to put a bike out of service if the cyclist doesn’t know how to fix the problem or can’t afford a mechanic. Eleven year old BMX rider Erick Mwesa found that out last week. Biking allows him…

  • Second-Hand Bikes Give Lifeline to San Diego Refugees

    By Susan Murphy Edith Okello enjoys riding her bike home from Crawford High school in City Heights. Her long braided hair blows in the breeze as she glides down Orange Avenue. But the 15-year-old’s journey hasn’t always been this carefree. “I was born in Sudan but I’m from Uganda,” Okello explained. “I lived at Kakuma…

  • City Heights Pleads Its Bike-Share Case

    Angeli Hernandez uses stickers to show DecoBike where she’d like to see bike-share stations in her neighborhood. She and her peers on the Mid-City CAN Youth Council have been speaking out about the need for better transit in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Bianca Bruno By Bianca Bruno City officials and DecoBike, a private Miami-based…

  • Q&A: What’s Next for CicloSDias

    By Andrew Keatts During his mayoral campaign, Bob Filner often voiced his desire to hold an event that would close roads to cars and allow pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy a section of the city without fear of a collision with a one-ton metal object. The event, CicloSDias, was modeled after Los Angeles’ monthly Ciclavia,…