Bike Lanes at Cal Poly
Commuting on a bicycle changes your perspective. Everywhere you go, you recognize the lack of safe road space on which to ride and you constantly wonder, “why hasn’t anyone thought about putting a...
View ArticleR.I.P. Ivan Aguilar
Last Thursday, a beautiful young life was taken on the college campus where I teach. A 21-year-old Cal Poly student, Ivan Aguilar, was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike on a campus...
View ArticleIvan’s Tribute
Yesterday, Thursday March 7, was Ivan Aguilar’s memorial bike ride at Cal Poly Pomona. As my readers know, Ivan was riding his bike on Kellogg Drive when he was struck and killed by a car on February...
View ArticleThe Bike Lane Brush-Off
Less than two weeks after the tragic death of Cal Poly Pomona student Ivan Aguilar on Kellogg Drive, the administration at Cal Poly has revealed its opposition to any suggestion that bike lanes be...
View ArticleBike Week Log
Monday, May 12: Rode to school with my 8th grade daughter, as we do just about every Monday morning for the last year or so. The ride takes us about 35 minutes, but affords us a nice father-daughter...
View ArticleTurn the Page
The new year provides an opportunity to look back on 2015 and ahead to 2016. As always, it’s a blend of disappointment that much-needed changes have been so slow in coming, gratification for the...
View Article2016 Highlights
As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time for taking stock of the year’s developments in car-free transportation in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia Gold Line station. At the top of my list is the opening of...
View ArticleBike Week at Cal Poly
Our Bike Week events last week at Cal Poly Pomona were modest, but they underscored a sense that this longtime car-centric campus may be turning the corner when it comes to transportation. For one...
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