As of September 2020, there’s a new bike shop for Oakhurst residents to enjoy: Pedal Forward Bikes + Adventure. Founders Jorge Negrete and Michael Broderick both have backgrounds in hospitality and started this venture to reimagine what a bike shop Read more
On Thursday, October 6, 2020, the Redlands City Council approved three agreements with Otto Environmental Systems North America, San Bernardino County, and Southern California Edison. In addition to new trash bins and light bulbs, the city of Redlands will receive Read more
Friday morning, October 2, 2020, a teenager riding his bike was struck by a car. The teen’s mother witnessed the accident and wants the driver brought to justice. Around 7:30 a.m. Friday morning, 15-year-old Jose Garcia was seeing his mother Read more
Marilyn Olmstead, 77, was killed while she was cycling near Davis on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. According to CBS Sacramento, a car was driving on County Road 100A north of Davis shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday. A cyclist then Read more
Adventure Cycling Association announced in September 2020 that the first U.S. Bicycle Route in California will start in South Lake Tahoe. U.S. Bicycle Routes now exist in 29 states, and this new route (USBR 50) will connect Lake Tahoe and Read more
Californian cyclists could soon find more spaces to park their bikes at housing developments. According to a new bill, the state might encourage housing developers to add protected bike spaces by reducing their car parking requirements. Listed as AB 3153, this Read more
In the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, Oakland decided to create car-free streets for pedestrians and bicyclists. As more American cities copy Oakland’s “Slow Streets” initiative, it’s safe to say the Bay Area city was onto something. This Read more
Los Angeles has never had a sterling reputation when it comes to cyclist safety. Unlike Bay Area bicycle havens, LA often ranks as one of the nation’s worst cities for cyclist safety. Despite the reduced number of cars on the Read more
No matter how you get around San Francisco, you should familiarize yourself with the SFMTA’s new Slow Streets Program. As of April 21 2020, the SFMTA will begin closing certain streets to cars to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The Read more
Recent data from a San Francisco law firm suggests San Jose is one of the Bay Area’s worst cities in terms of cyclist safety. For this latest report, researchers at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly, and Schoenberger and the media group 1Point21 Interactive examined Read more