The California State Parks Foundation has announced its Mount Diablo Bike Turnout campaign had raised $755,090, exceeding its goal of $750,000, for more safety turnouts at Mount Diablo State Park.
DUBLIN — The Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Club (VSBC), based in Dublin, recently donated $15,000 to the California State Parks Department to build more turnouts for cyclists on the roads leading
Following longtime advocacy for increased bike safety measures on Mount Diablo, workers began construction last week on a project that will provide 30 new bike turnouts on roads aimed at safely accommodating the flocks of cyclists.
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There s so many kids, and especially during the pandemic, kids are all looking for something to do and biking became super popular, San Ramon Valley Mountain Bike Club team director Bruce Bilodeau said. (At the beginning of the pandemic) we sat down with the county rules and wrote a whole protocol for our coaching staff and we implemented it and it s been working great.
From left: Luka Arozqueta and Blake Bretthauer take to the mountain. (Photo by Ryan J. Degan)
Bilodeau says the convenience of having a local place like Mount Diablo to ride has made all the difference, with the local trails helping students get out to exercise and train for competitions within the NorCal High School Cycling League which the student club is a part of.