CALIFORNIA BICYCLE NEWS AND CYCLING SAFETY TIPS BLOG

San Diego is in the process of rolling out a bike-sharing program that will take advantage of new bike lanes and reduce traffic throughout the city. Although recent setbacks have delayed the program from its initial launch earlier this year, 55 bike-sharing stations have been set up throughout the city. In 2013, City Council members approved a 10-year partnership with bike supplier DecoBike to supply the bicycles and checkout stations. By the time the project is completed, as many as 155 stations will be available. What Is a Bike Sharing Program? Bike-sharing programs allow people to rent bicycles from checkout stations, and for a small fee, ride it anywhere in the city as long as they return it to another station when they are done. Bike-sharing programs also attract tourism, and San Diego’s bike sharing program will utilize bike stations in Pacific Beach and La Jolla, allowing cyclists to experience…
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San Diego was recently host to the National Bicycle Tourism Conference (NBTC), a four-day tour of downtown San Diego and Coronado Island that celebrated the near-completion of the Bayshore Bikeway. This is the first time in the history of the NBTC that San Diego has ever been chosen, showing that the city has become friendlier to the idea of cycling as a main mode of transportation and recreation. The Bayshore Bikeway is a 24-mile stretch around San Diego Bay that will provide a scenic route through major tourist destinations as well as local employers. Presently, 15 miles of bicycle paths have been constructed. Once completed, the bikeway will not only be an extremely beautiful bike route, but it will help make cycling an even more accepted and popular mode of transportation. Cyclists gathered at the county administration building to meet with Supervisor Greg Cox, cycling activists and local media to…
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