4th Annual Victor Valley Bicycle Tour set for Saturday

APPLE VALLEY — More than 200 riders are expected to participate in the 4th Annual Victor Valley Bicycle Tour that returns to the High Desert this weekend.

Victor Valley Bicycle Tour PSA: Patience

The Village Corridor Enhancement Plan workshop

The Town of Apple Valley’s Village Corridor Enhancement Plan is seeking input about traffic patterns through The Village, including bike lanes. The second and final workshop for this project will be held October 30 between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the council chambers at Town Hall, 14955 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley, CA 92307.

High desert street maintenance

I noticed that the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for both Hesperia and Apple Valley include figures for how many miles of roadway have been resurfaced (Adelanto and Victorville seem not to include these figures).

Editor’s Notebook: Highway 138 East project is finished

Without fanfare, Caltrans’ contractor finished the Highway 138 East widening project sometime in the last couple of weeks. I knew they were getting close, because about 80 percent of the new road had been open for quite some time.

Highway 18 Corridor Study

The Town of Apple Valley is seeking input on a Corridor Study project on Highway 18 in the Apple Valley Village (AKA The Village) area.

Bike path, lane agreements OK’d near VVC, Old Town

VICTORVILLE — The City Council this week unanimously approved construction and maintenance agreements with stakeholders for bike pathway as part of the Mojave Riverwalk project.

Update: AB 1103 stop as yield bill

I just learned that the author has decided to pull the bill from the hearing because there were not enough supporting votes.

Update on AB 1103

Dear AB 1103 supporter,

Apple Valley’s incoming Town Manager is a cyclist

On Tuesday, November 28, the Apple Valley Town Council will vote to hire Doug Robertson as the new Town Manager. The good news is that this would dramatically increase the number of cyclists in Apple Valley government from approximately zero to one, as Robertson is a cyclist.

Letter to the editor: Road safety

The seemingly endless resurfacing project on Apple Valley Road, has me wondering who the project manager is. My project managing experience comes from being involved with space track stations and major Communication sites. This project has so many loose ends I am glad my name isn’t connected with it.

Town of Apple Valley granted $3.4 million for safe routes to school

Children at Mariana Academy, Sandia Academy, and Apple Valley High School will soon find it easier to walk or bike to school thanks to a $3.4 million grant from the California Department of Transportation.

AB 1103 update

Dear AB 1103 supporter,

‘Safe and scenic’

APPLE VALLEY — The air may have been chilly early Saturday morning, but things heated up quickly along the Victor Valley Bicycle Tour routes, says rider Dane Redmond.

Status report on the SR-138 (East) realignment

CalTrans crews are hard at work “realigning” State Route 138 east (A.K.A. Highway 138, A.K.A. Rim of the World Highway) from 1.9 miles east of Interstate 15 (A.K.A. I-15) to just west of Post Office Road. Apparently, “realignment” is CalTrans-speak for scrapping the previous road and replacing it with something completely different.

AB 1103 stop as yield update

Dear AB 1103 supporter,

Apple Valley to vote on bike lanes upgrade

The Apple Valley Town Council will be voting at the September 22 council meeting to award a contract to All American Asphalt for the Townwide Class II Bikeway Upgrade — Project No. 2016-03.

Bicycle safety signs installed

APPLE VALLEY — Bicyclists on the road should be a lot safer after the Victor Valley Bicycle Tour donated hundreds bike safety signs to three High Desert municipalities and the county.

Support AB 1103 (Stop as Yield Bill)

We have an opportunity to pass Stop-As-Yield in California. Here is a letter I received from Walt Seifert at Sacramento TrailNet, and a sample letter to send to the chairman of the California Committee on Transportation in support of this measure.

Amgen Tour of California, Stage 7 start in Wrightwood

The start of Stage 7 of the 2017 Amgen Tour of California in Wrightwood seemed to be very poorly attended.