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The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) recently launched GO by BIKE, the brand for the San Diego Regional Bike Network. Through a new web portal, GObyBIKEsd.com, you can find information about long term plans for regional bikeways, current bike projects, and tips to help you GO by BIKE.
Think about all the short trips you take on a regular basis – grabbing coffee, meeting a friend, visiting the post office or library – a lot of those trips are probably less than two miles, the perfect distance to GO by BIKE. Whether you’re riding to the store, beach, school, or work, getting around on two wheels is not just fun and good for your health, it’s great for the environment as well!
$200 million to get our region rolling
SANDAG is making it easier to ride a bike in the San Diego region by building a network of bikeways that will enable people to bike safely on more direct and convenient routes. Funded by TransNet, the region’s voter-approved half-cent sales tax for transportation projects, the Regional Bike Plan Early Action Program (EAP) is a $200 million initiative comprising 42 projects totaling 77 miles of new bikeways that will be completed within the next ten years. A few key projects are currently in progress:
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Bayshore Bikeway
The Bayshore Bikeway is a planned 24-mile bikeway connecting the five Bayfront cities – San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, and Coronado. Approximately 15 miles of physically separated bike paths have been built to date and more sections are coming soon. Go for a ride on this scenic tour and you’ll travel all the way around San Diego Bay.
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Uptown Bikeways and
North Park | Mid-City Bikeways
The Uptown Bikeways and North Park | Mid-City Bikeways will provide San Diego’s most urbanized areas with a combined total of more than 25 miles of new bikeways. When complete, you’ll be able to ride a bike on protected bikeways and bike boulevards between Downtown, Hillcrest, Old Town, North Park, University Heights, Normal Heights, City Heights, Kensington, and Talmadge. These projects also will include traffic
calming and improvements for people walking, making the streets
safer for all users.
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Coastal Rail Trail
The Oceanside Coastal Rail Trail is an extension of the Coastal Rail Trail, a planned 44-mile bike trail from Oceanside to San Diego. Last year, SANDAG completed another section of the trail that directly connects from Wisconsin Avenue straight to the Oceanside Transit Center.
Where will you GO by BIKE?
With more than 1,340 miles of bikeways in the San Diego region, riding a bike can get you almost anywhere you want to go! Find riding tips and sign up for email updates at GObyBIKEsd.com.
Ready to GO by BIKE? Plan your next trip using the interactive bike map, which features a base map that shows street or topographic views, as well as layers to highlight rail lines and steep routes. It also includes the latest updates to bikeways in the San Diego region, transit station locations, and bike parking facilities.
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Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 15
Pledge to GO by BIKE and join thousands of bike riders throughout the San Diego region on the morning of Bike to Work Day as they attempt to log 25,000 miles – the equivalent of one trip around the world and one million calories burned! Stop by one of 100 pit stops to pick up a free t-shirt, refreshments, and plenty of encouragement. Learn more
about Bike Month activities at 511sd.com/iCommute.
Everything is Just Two Wheels Away
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