View to the east on Paloma Rd (Hwy 84) in eastern Alameda County operated by Caltrans. I-680 in background. Approaching bicyclist rides the fog-line like a circus performer walks a tightrope!

Consider some facts:

• Popular bikeway between Pleasanton-Sunol and Calaveras Roads (no alternative route)
• Traffic exiting I-680
• No shoulder.

Berkeley has released its long-awaited Draft Pedestrian Plan. It provides a very detailed, block-by-block analysis of current conditions and proposed solutions. Many of the problem intersections are of interest to bicyclists too.

A Richmond Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee is being formed to review plans, prioritize projects, and offer input on current construction and the newly formulating General Plan. If you would like to be on the email list, please respond to richmondbpac@sbcglobal.net with your contact information.

(Submitted by Phil Morton on behalf of Emeryville Councilmenber John Fricke).

If you're interested in being on the soon-to-be-formed 65th Street Bridge Committee, please not that time is running out to apply!

Here is a link to the application form.

Best,

John

John Fricke
1057 43rd Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
510/601-8846

Public access by ferry over the Bay was severed soon after dedication of the Richmond San Rafael Bridge in 1957. Now Caltrans is blocking a plan to continue the Bay Trail across the RSR Bridge.

In an unexpected maneuver, Caltrans rejected the preferred proposal to accommodate bicyclists, along with a third traffic lane, on the RSR Bridge at the February 13, 2008 Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) meeting.

Like most new parents, I've struggled with the complications of traveling with an infant. And I'm not talking about the diaper bags and all the other crap that has to be hauled around. The problem is car seats.

My son hates being strapped into a car seat. Under state law, the child seat has to be in the back, pointed backwards. For the child, it is sensory deprivation. He can't see out the window. He can't see or interact with the parent. Infants are programmed for constant interaction, grasping, and play -- to be stuck there, strapped in, unable to move or look around, is pure torture. Meanwhile (as seen in photos below), other western nations consider a child's travel requirements equal to that of any other transport user:

From 6:30am to 7:30pm, Thursday, Feb 7 is the 10th annual carfree day in Bogotá. It is also known as Día del Aire Limpio (Clean Air Day). Some 1,090,000 cars are expected to be left at home.

Bicycles will assist the fleet of buses in providing transport. About 347 kilometers (215 miles) of ciclorutas (bikeways and