San Mateo launches effort to improve bicycle transportation network (Oakland Tribune)

Getting around the city on two wheels will be easier and safer if officials succeed in their quest to revamp local bike transportation. City officials on Thursday launched an in-depth process that will eventually create a better network of routes and lanes for bicyclists in San Mateo, as long as they can find enough money to fund the projects. "We have a pretty discontinuous bicycle network within the city and part of what we're seeking is ways to try to close those gaps," said Public Works Director Larry Patterson. Read more...