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Ramon Zavala, Chicken or the Egg?
On a recent bike advocates conference call Ramon introduced this argument, “Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?” as it relates to installing bike racks in business districts. I asked him to write up his thoughts to share here. I always have so much to say about bike parking (!) as it’s all part [… Read More]
Parking: Price it Properly
There’s talk of an automated parking system coming to Big Corona. It’s early-on in the discussions, but I’m already impressed with the many opportunities. Why did I get so excited? What’s the connection between optimizing car parking and bike safety? My intuition tells me this parking system might be a step in the long process [… Read More]
Big Corona Bike Parking
There are no bike parking facilities at Big Corona Beach.
The Economic Impact of Bicycling
She’s recently returned from speaking engagements in Toronto and at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC; Green Octopus Consulting‘s April Economides speaks about how bicycling pays for local businesses. In 2010 the City of Long Beach got a LA County Public Health grant; the objective: to bring more customers to 4 business districts by [… Read More]
Too Many Banks, Too Few Bike Racks
I’m the newly appointed executor for my mother’s estate; it’s keeping me quite busy. I’m also Treasurer of my neighborhood HOA, so I make many short trips to the bank and the Post Office as I deal with probate in NH and FL and depositing annual dues from the residents. All this tedium has raised [… Read More]
Saturday at Fashion Island
“There’s some over there, but people leave their bikes overnight, so the company has been removing them at all their properties,” said the security guy in response to my questions about bike racks. That was an ominous beginning as I went looking for bike racks at Fashion Island today. It’s about 2.1 miles from my [… Read More]
College Educated Bike Racks
Brenda Miller invited me to join her at UC Irvine for an end-of-quarter presentation by students in the UCI Graduate Planning Studio. I didn’t know what I was in for, but it was a good excuse for an early morning ride. Of course, riding to the university means locking up the bike, something I seldom [… Read More]
Black Friday Alternative
What’s to do after a day of feasting? No Black Friday shopping for me; a ride along the coast had more appeal. The weather cooperated so it seemed like a perfect day to burn some calories. Would it be crowded along the beach boardwalk on this day after? It would be fun to find out. [… Read More]
A New Life for Old City Hall
At the Newport Pier on a typical summer weekend motorists circle the parking lot looking for a place to park. This creates congestion; it’s bad for the environment, bad for pedestrian and cyclist safety and it wastes time and money. Surely the experience discourages some from a return visit. Let’s add to this mix: the [… Read More]
Central Coast Bike Racks
Santa Barbara’s a big city these days; I always remember it as the smaller, less sophisticated seaside ‘burb it was when I was in my 20′s. Santa Barbara’s grown up and so have I. On this past weekend’s getaway I saw lots of bike racks, many well utilized. Let’s start with the glass half-full: I [… Read More]
