Proximity is more important than speedy mobility
A growing number of transportation planners and civil engineers think access must be the primary objective for street design.
By America's standards, potential access by bike is great around here
A cool mapping website, Close, lets you look at your area to see how accessible various destinations are by walking, bicycling, or transit.
Sign petition for safer streets in central El Cerrito
Following a recent crash involving a 7-year-old cyclist and a car, El Cerrito residents are calling on the El Cerrito City Council to implement measures to improve traffic safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and children in the areas between San Pablo Ave., Potrero Ave., Moeser Ave., and Navellier St.
Remembering Bill Pinkham, a great friend to cyclists
It is with great sadness that we share that Bill Pinkham passed away on May 7. Bill was first and foremost a passionate climate activist, who was active with the Sierra Club, 350.org, and other environmental groups.
Our T-shirts have arrived!
Make a statement for safe, multimodal transportation in El Cerrito and Richmond Annex!
Bicycles come in many flavors
AARP just published a wonderful graphic article entitled "Different Bikes for Different Cyclists." It shows the marvelously varied world of bicycles with short descriptions of each.
The alarming impact of bicycle theft on ridership behavior
Here is another good reason for installing bike racks following best practices. If bicycle riders can't secure their bikes securely to proper racks located in places of high visibility — where people pass close to entrances, and racks are visible from windows — cyclists will lose bikes or bike parts to thievery.
What's the biggest electric vehicle company in the world? It's not Tesla
Have you ever heard of Yadea? It's a Chinese company that manufactures electric vehicles of the two-wheel kind: bikes, scooters, and mopeds. It produced 16 million last year, compared with Tesla's sales last year of 1.8 million sales!
