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Transportation planners have proposed spending $2.58 billion building bicycle paths and improving streets for pedestrians in San Diego County over the next 40 years.

You read that right: billion.

San Diegans are accustomed to connecting “billion” with muscular highways, trains and bridges, not what planners term “active transportation.” For some, it’s   …  Details

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I was having a conversation with someone in the pub the other night who explained that Thai for cyclist, “khon ki jakayaan,” also loosely translates into “lemming” — a breed of death-lusting gerbils with a reputation for diving off cliffs onto pointy, jagged rocks. 

This was an astonishing revelation. I was totally hooked by the discussion, until the said bar fly-cum-linguist pointed out other alleged synonyms for our velo-centric friends such as “Guardian reader” and “toss pots.” 

At this stage I realized my leg was being yanked, but why let a bad joke in a fictitious conversation that took place in a pub that doesn’t exist get in the way of things   …  More

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USA Cycling is really gearing up for 2011 with development activities taking place around the globe. USA Cycling National Development Program rider Rob Squire (Sandy, Utah/Garmin-Transitions) is currently in the #1 spot at the Vuelta Independencia Nacional in the Dominican Republic. American riders earned both a gold and a bronze medal at the UCI Track World Cup final in Manchester over the weekend. A group of five is getting ready for mountain bike season at a USA Cycling Development Camp in Arizona while the nation’s top BMX racers will converge on the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista this week   …  Details & Pictures

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SANTA CRUZ – The City Council on Tuesday will consider more closely regulating two of Santa Cruz’s most treasured pastimes: Surfing and bicycling.

Amid complaints of overcrowding at Cowell Beach, parks and recreation officials will seek permission to expand and enforce controversial restrictions on surfing schools to increase safety in the water. And to promote safety on the street, police will request a new rule that requires bicyclists to   …  Details

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