Yes, I’ve noticed the traffic volume on Walnut is pretty light. It’s less of a speedway than it used to be.

“Motorists on Nextdoor” are not our target audience. They don’t like anything ;)

The bike lane could be come a right-turn-only (except bikes) lane at the intersections. That solves the radius problem.

We already have a full-width trail on both sides of Walnut. But it’s split into a bike half and a ped half. It was a noble idea, but it doesn’t work as well as one wide path. (I’m guessing the existin

Is there a way to fix Walnut so that it works for all cyclists? Without changing the new sidepath, I can think of two (cheap paint) fixes: * Add sharrows to the #2 lane * Convert the #2 lane into a tr

Your sister sounds like the ideal customer for the new bikeways. Rather than treating bike-ped mixing as a problem on the side paths, we should expect it and design for it. Adding more rules, and atte

The new side paths and intersections are designed for slower cycling, 10-12 mph max. If I rIde them at that speed, I can generally avoid right-hook and drive-out collisions with motorists, and conflic

Here's a courtesy trick that works well for me: After I'm controlling the lane, I use a "right turn" signal (right arm straight out) to indicate that I plan to move to the right. It's literally true;

I think there's a drafting error in the bill. Here's the bill text: I think the new section 22450(c) is a problem. As written, a cyclist at a 4-way stop would have to yield to ALL cross traffic. I thi

There's a handy "Track Bill" option near the top of the page that will send email notifications of the progress.

Was there any new paint on the ground to go with it? https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bicycle-signals/bicycle-signal-heads/

And if it's illegal to ride through the crossing when facing traffic, it would also be illegal to ride when facing traffic ALONG THE ENTIRE PATH. We'd have to walk our bikes from Fremont to Menlo Park

Since 2010, bicycling is supposed to be legal in crosswalks and "bicycle path crossings": http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100SB734 This bill would define a “b

Thanks for the link. So it looks like the AQI is based on whichever component is worst: "The pollutant that reports the highest index determines the AQI (or AQHI, PSI, API, etcetera). For instance, if

If the AQI is the wrong number, which number(s) should we pay attention to?

What does the professor think of the air quality index? https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_city&cityid=312

It's true that bicycles (in California) are "devices" rather than vehicles. But at the same time, 21200 says "A person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab upon a highway has all the rights and is

And you've probably seen the northbound 680 HOT lane under construction. https://www.alamedactc.org/app_pages/view/8840

Niles Canyon isn't closing. Just part of Morrison Canyon that connects to Vargas. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/26/fremont-to-close-portion-of-morrison-canyon-road-over-safety-concerns/

Are bicycles treated as vehicles in this case? https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21200. "A person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab upon a hi