Tag: Bikes

  • Pedestrians, Bikes to Take Over Streets Sunday for CicloSDias

    By Megan Burks A 5.2-mile-long block party will close streets to vehicle traffic in five San Diego neighborhoods Sunday for the city’s very first CicloSDias. “It’s a bicycling-, walking-, strolling-, rolling-, connect-with-your-community event,” said Andy Hanshaw, executive director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. Hanshaw said San Diego is joining an open streets movement…

  • Locations for SD’s Bike Sharing Program TBD

    By Sandhya Dirks A city committee has approved a corporate partnership with the bike-sharing program DecoBike. The city is also trying to make streets safer for those who travel on two wheels. Currently, there is an average of 70 bike accidents every month on city streets. That number is part of the reason that this…

  • Public Weighs in on Bus Passes, Bike Lanes at Budget Hearing

    City Council President Todd Gloria looks out at the people filling the San Diego City Council chambers for the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget. | Photo Credit: Todd Gloria, Twitter By Claire Trageser More than 300 people turned out Wednesday night to share their thoughts on Mayor Bob Filner’s proposed budget for…

  • Grand Jury Report: San Diego Needs to Be More Bike-Friendly

    You may be gearing up for this Friday’s “Bike to Work Day” – or maybe you’re a year-round rider – but either way, you might have some thoughts on San Diego as a bicycle-friendly city – and so does the County Grand Jury. KPBS reporter Tarryn Mento brings us the grand jury report, which was…

  • Filner Gearing Up for More Bikes with CicloSDias Event

    Los Angeles hosts community bike rides modeled after Bogoto, Colombia’s ciclovia events. Now San Diego is following their lead. | Photo Courtesy of Flickr By Lisa Halverstadt Mayor Bob Filner wants to make San Diego the bicycling capital of the nation but he admits he’ll need to sell the idea to most residents first. That’s…