Close to Home: Petaluma needs a bike-friendly future

From pressdemocrat.com

Bikes are more than fun, they’re a great way to get around for all ages and incomes.

By NATHAN SPINDEL

Gliding down Petaluma’s D Street, my 4-year-old daughter seated on our cargo bike, a profound sense of joy and freedom strikes me. Our big smiles, the wind in our hair, the elegant homes passing us — nothing beats that feeling. This simple act of riding a bike is liberating.

And I don’t believe our biking bliss should be the exception in Petaluma. As citizens we all pay for our streets. We get to choose what our city will look like and what values it embodies. So let’s build more bike lanes throughout Petaluma and create a city that our kids can be free in.

Photo by Andrew Gook on Unsplash

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Eyes on the Street: L.A. County’s New Vincent Bikeway Bike Lanes

From LA.Streetsblog.org

By Joe Linton

L.A. County’s Vincent Community Bikeway project is nearly completed. The roughly four mile long project includes stretches of new creekside bike/walk paths, connected by on-street protected bike lanes.

For more details on the project, see SBLA posts on its groundbreaking last year, and a construction update four months ago.

 

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MIAMI – Biscayne Bridge KOM Attempt (Both Ways)

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Best road bike helmets of 2024 – Safe, comfortable, fast, and stylish for men and women alike

From CyclingNews.com

The best road bike helmets come in many different guises, and the right model for you might not be best for the next person. Some offer excellent aerodynamic performance, some prioritise ventilation, some pack in extra features like lights and crash detection, whereas others simply keep the weight down.

The perfect bike helmet for you will depend on the type of riding you do, the temperatures you ride in, your budget, the shape of your head, and to be totally honest, your style preferences too.

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The 10 biggest breakthrough riders of 2024

From CyclingNews.com

From Castrillo and Bradbury to Van Eetvelt and Pieterse, Cyclingnews looks at the new stars of the road from last season

While superstars Tadej Pogačar and Lotte Kopecky truly dominated much of the 2024 cycling season, this past year – as always – has seen a new crop of stars burst onto the scene in men’s and women’s racing.

Some have found their breakthrough at the first attempt as neo-pros cutting their teeth in the peloton, while others have reached new heights and turned a significant corner in their career.

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