More bike connections, please

I’ve been pondering whether to request that the town make a few small one-way streets two-way for bikes. These are cases where the traffic rules that were developed for motor vehicles don’t address the needs of people on bicycles.Over the years that I’ve observed people riding around town, there are two short streets that warrant …

Kicking Complete Streets up a notch for bikes

One Massachusetts city is making good on its promise to improve its roads for active transportation. Cambridge this week passed a local ordinance (PDF) that requires protected bike lanes be built on its major roads.There’s a good summary over at Streetsblog and lots more detail at Cambridge Bike Safety.Most Complete Streets policies are rather wishy-washy …

Trying out bike share in SF

This week while visiting San Francisco I took a few rides on two e-bike shares operating here. One was the docking station-dependent Ford GoBike Plus and the other was a Jump bike. Ford GoBike PlusThe only thing I liked about this bike was the built-in bungee strap on the front rack. The gearing was awful …