Advocacy

It's no secret that I love Streetsblog. Here's some great articles from this week.

more poor are in suburbs than cities

“Overall, in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, 700,000 households do not have a vehicle and are not served by public transit of any kind, and 95 percent of those households are suburban,” the authors write.

To leave your house you must own a car and buy gas...

Federal Suburban Mortgage Subsidies

DC Bikeshare prevents 4.4 million miles of driving each year.

Tour of California in Marin

Skyline to Sea Trail

Heather and I hiked the Skyline to Sea Trail with Monica!

skyline

30 miles of backpacking

two nights camping

redwood forests

good company

banana slugs

afreak double-footed California newt

Berry Creek Falls

horsetail

sea

another week at the "office"

On-bike classes at Lu Sutton and Our Lady of Loretto.

Coast View

Uber-extended the weekend to get in a ride to the cool coast.

up the hills to West Point Inn

enjoying many new bike parts today

down the hills to Muir Beach

GPS Map

Pasadena

We spent the weekend in Pasadena for a wedding.

Yes LA is the birthplace of driving, but while in Pasadena we walked the scenic streets. This particular neighborhood has a walkscore of 81 and I even got to walk to the wedding!

Colorado Blvd, main drag

Los Angeles and especially Pasadena were once home to the cycling movement.  Here's another classic "California Gold" TV show on the subject.

Congrats Sara and Jack!

Bike to Work Day

I biked to work... where I rented an F-150.  After-school ride today was epic.

Happy B-to-W ya'll, a great day regardless of how often you ride!

Mill Valley Path this morning

On a different note here's a mind-numbing article about how few Bay Area drivers are held accountable for killing pedestrians.

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