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Guess which transit agency has the first contactless bank card fare payment system in California

Guess which transit agency has the first contactless bank card fare payment system in California

In which I discuss public transportation because I used it to get around during a big bike event. No transit agency in the technology-heavy San Francisco Bay Area supports tap-and-pay contactless fare payment using bank cards; you have to use the proprietary stored value Clipper Card or their Clipper App. The Los Angeles area has their TAP card — again, a proprietary stored valued card. But…

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I'm at the Sea Otter Classic 2021 and you should be too

I’m at the Sea Otter Classic 2021 and you should be too

(Assuming you’re vaxxed and / or masked, but it’s all outdoors in the American state with the lowest Covid transmission rate.) I like to visit Sea Otter on Thursday because that’s the slow day, but it’s anything but slow here with full campgrounds, more athletes than they had at their 2019 record year, and a busy expo area. Sea Otter is under new ownership, but most of the staff who ran the…

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What is Cyclelicious about?

What is Cyclelicious about?

Hi, remember me, your long-absent bike blogger?

Since I’m going well over a year between posts now, I should create a table of contents of sorts to help people navigate this website.

My views have evolved over the years and you’ll see this evolution if you scour the archives. Today, I’m driven by the fact that human-caused climate change driven largely by fossil carbon emissions will…

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Brigading Caltrans for safety improvements

Brigading Caltrans for safety improvements

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. After community input, Caltrans agrees to safety improvements for Highway 17 drivers, so let’s grab this opportunity to improve the shoulder along California State Route 17 from Bear Creek Road to Alma Bridge Road along Lexington Reservoir.

Caltrans responds to petition for Highway 17 safety improvements

Caltrans is driven by data, but they also pay…

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East Bay ride to NAHBS 2019

East Bay ride to NAHBS 2019

The Concord Wheels Of Steel plans a group ride from Pittsburg, California to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2019 in Sacramento this Saturday.

They’ll start from Pittsburg / Bay Point BART at 9 AM on Saturday and bike the 68 miles to the Sacramento Convention Center, with estimated 4 PM arrival. The last time NAHBS took place in Sacramento, I watched a guy on a beer-hauling bike…

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Santa Cruz vendors at 2019 NAHBS

Santa Cruz vendors at 2019 NAHBS

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2019 begins noon Friday at the Sacramento Convention Center, where several vendors from Santa Cruz will appear to showcase their craft.

Bike builders from Santa Cruz County include perennial favorites Caletti Cycles, Black Cat Cycles, Rock Lobster, Frances Cycles, Calfee Design, and Hunter Cycles.

Praxis Works, which designs drivetrain components,…

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Back to work in 2019

Back to work in 2019

Hi. After a long hiatus, I’m jumping back into blogging again with a statement on why I do what I do here.

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Input needed TODAY for VTA 3 bike rack proposals In June 2017, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors approved a contract with a vendor to provide three-position exterior bike racks for their bus fleet.

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San Jose Ribbon Cutting: Story & Sunset Cycle Track & Bike Signal

San Jose Ribbon Cutting: Story & Sunset Cycle Track & Bike Signal

A two-way cycle track and bike signal for Sunset Avenue & Hopkins Drive at Story Road, San Jose, California. Ribbon cutting at 6PM, Thursday, August 31, 2017. Background Sunset Avenue provides a north-sound connection across I-680 free of the high speed highway access ramp just north of Story Road. Other nearby crossings either have freeway ramps or, in the case of Highway 101, the crossing is…

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Big Sur bike explorations this Saturday

Big Sur bike explorations this Saturday

Highway 1 across a large chunk of the California Central Coast will remain closed over the summer after extensive damage from last winter’s storms, closing off the incredibly scenic Big Sur coastal route. Several people have already taken advantage of a walking path across Pfeiffer Gorge that opened to the public on July 1, allowing them to bike 20 miles down the coast on a mostly car-free coast…

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San Jose Pop Up Bikeways

San Jose Pop Up Bikeways

The city of San Jose will demonstrate two-way pop up protected bikeways along 4th Street across downtown from San Salvador Street to St James Street next Monday afternoon. (more…)

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Today I Learned about "Watching Eyes" and bike theft

Today I Learned about “Watching Eyes” and bike theft

Yesterday’s episode of Sci Show Psych with Hank Green discussed the Watching Eyes Effect, in which people act differently when there’s a picture of eyes in plain view. Hank caught my attention when he mentioned that pictures of eyes result in things like fewer bike thefts. Hello! (more…)

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I don't care if Monday's blue

I don’t care if Monday’s blue

Hi all and … Monday. Apologies for the extended radio silence. I’m trying to force a cycling metaphor into love but I’m not sure it works. Cycling to the stop of a mountain range is painfully slow, grinding hard work and, frankly, not a lot of fun. Experiencing your personal King of the Mountain feels great, and the descent that follows is fast and exhilarating. Love also builds slowly towards…

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Vision Zero Forum in Santa Cruz - June 29, 2017

Vision Zero Forum in Santa Cruz – June 29, 2017

Leah Shahum, Founder and Executive Director of the Vision Zero Network, will speak at the Vision Zero forum hosted by the Santa Cruz County Community Traffic Safety and Santa Cruz County Public Health on Thursday, June 29, 2017. The event begins 4 PM at the Simpkins Swim Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA. Vision Zero seeks to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries due to traffic collisions.…

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San Jose Kooser Road safety improvements meeting

San Jose Kooser Road safety improvements meeting

San Jose DOT will repave Kooser Road from Camden Avenue to Blossom Hill Road later in 2017. As part of the pavement project, the City of San Jose DOT plans a 4-3 lane reduction between Camden and Meridian. The community can give their input on these plans at a community meeting Tuesday, June 6th, 2017, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, at Vineland Branch Library, 1450 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA. (more…)

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Pushback on Caltrans proposal to close Skyline in Daly City

I buried the lede on this story earlier, so allow me to make amends: Caltrans District 4 Office of Traffic decided to ban bikes from a portion of Skyline Boulevard (aka California State Route 35) in Daly City where Skyline has an interchange with Highway 1. The All Powerful Bike Lobby has pushed back, and maybe Caltrans will rescind this decision? (more…)

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Tuesday night in Santa Clara: trails and other bike discussion

Tuesday night in Santa Clara: trails and other bike discussion

From Betsy M regarding City of Santa Clara council meeting the evening of Tuesday, May 17, 2017. There’s a council meeting tomorrow night in Santa Clara (which is a schedule conflict with the Plan Bay Area meeting in San Jose’s King Library). There’s a creek trail extension in item 13. B. 3. in the consent agenda. It is the evaluation only (no shovels or asphalt yet) of remaining portions of the…