District 4 Meeting Regarding Road Diets

Dear Cyclists,

If you live in Council District 4 of the City of Fresno, or if you ride your bicycle in this District, please make time to attend this meeting. 

Especially if you ever ride your bicycle on Gettysburg Ave between Fresno and Winery.

Location: Thomas Elementary School at Millbrook and Gettysburg
Date: Tuesday, November 29th
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Put Your Road On A Diet

It is always interesting to me the ire that bike lanes spark in people. 

Fundamentally, it is just a space where a person riding a bike can safely travel from point A-to-point B, much like anyone else in a vehicle (under California vehicle code a bike is classified as such) but figuratively, they always seem to represent so much more.

Last week, George Hostetter posted a blog at Fresnobee.com questioning if bike lanes are a “quality of life issue” or the city trying to socially engineer it’s citizens. The blog was in response to a District 3 community meeting being held tonight* by Fresno Council member, Oliver Baines. 

The rub is that Fresno Street, between California Avenue on the southwest and C Street on the northeast, is due for road diet, which will add bike lanes, in accordance with the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. Based on Baines’ actions, it seems he is convinced his District would not want the road diet. 

It is a frustrating blog post to say the least. I take umbrage with Hostetter’s snarky, aggressive tone but I am going to try and contain this to only addressing some of the post’s ignorance.

Meet (Some Of) The Bike Valet Crew

If you haven't ridden your bike to our Friday Night, Clovis Farmers Market bike valet you are missing out. It is a great excuse to get that bike out of the garage and have a night of fun and local food. Every week some awesome/amazing volunteers watch your bike so you don't have to worry about it. I took some pictures of the July 1st crew and setup last week and thought it would be fun to share. 

Million Mile Challenge Infographic

So National Bike Month has come and is long gone. We had a great Million Mile Challenge this year and tons of great events. We exceeded last years mile total and had 284 people pass their pledges. It is so exciting to see people pass their goals and be on their bikes beyond what they thought possible. Congratulations to everyone who achieved their mile goals.