shout-outs and bikes

i had a couple of requests recently to promote some san diego blogs/websites, and the first of these is the new orchids and onions site from the san diego architectural foundation. is there a building or rendering out there you simply can't stand (*cough* marriott ballpark village) or have mad urban love for? well, nominate it on their website by 8/31 and maybe it will appear in their annual list of triumphs and travesties.


the other site is a blog that featured a very timely article for my partner and i on eco-friendly weddings - sandiegolovesgreen.com. lots of good content on here; turns out you can help save the world right from your own little piece of san diego.

speaking of the environment, i wanted to pass along some bike resources that have come up in my OCD bicycle research recently. i'm still waiting for my new specialized sirrus sport (apparently the bike manufacturers are all backed up) from adams avenue bikes, where there's a friendly staff that shows a lot of grace under the onslaught of folks in there each time i've visited. for now i'm still riding my old GT rebound mountain bike, which will move to work once i get the new one. in the meantime ucsd set me up with a triton bike, a freebie i'm using to traverse the giant 350' hill between my office at sio and upper campus. how do i know it's 350'? because there's a nifty elevation profile on mapmyride.com (not to be confused with ratemyrod.com) that shows up as you map your route.

more bike stuff - there's a bike the bay event coming up on 9/7 where you can actually ride your bike over the coronado bridge for the first time in more than 20 years. if you're an obama backer, you can do a similar route (sans bridge) on saturday august 30th, but you have to get up early for both events - the riding starts at 7 am.

finally, if you're bike-inclined, you should know that sandag is putting together a san diego regional bicycle plan and they want your input by 8/31. let them know you're still waiting for that i-15 bike lane - the one that was supposed to run from kensington to mission valley, linking up with the trail system there.