Making the Case for a Transit-First Street By Recording a Bike Ride

Commuting in the Silicon Valley is a nightmare, writes Richard Masoner at Cyclelicious, and that's by design. For the last 50 years, housing and employment growth have occurred in separate areas. And with streets that prioritize car traffic above all, the trip between home and work has gotten progressively more miserable.

Masoner decided to give folks a view of what it's like from a camera mounted to the back of his bike:

Until recently, planners' primary response to this problem has been to add lanes to the San Tomas Expressway. But Masoner says he's encouraged by the proposal for a high-capacity surface transit route that could finally end the cycle of wider roads and crushing congestion:

Here's a rendering of what that would look like:

Elsewhere on the Network today: Comeback City explains how the Red Line light rail route will be an enormous connectivity boost for Baltimore. Wash Cycle reports that the drunk driving, texting, scene-fleeing bishop who killed a Baltimore cyclist has been indicted on 13 charges. And Systemic Failure shares a video showing just how far some people are willing to go to protect their right to the sidewalk or bike lane.