Bike Way
From Motherboard: In 1897, a Bicycle Superhighway Was the Future of California Transit
In 1897, a wealthy American businessman named Horace Dobbins began construction on a private, for-profit bicycle superhighway that would stretch from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles. It may seem like a preposterous notion now—everyone knows Angelenos don’t get out of their cars—but at the time, amidst the height of a pre-automobile worldwide cycling boom, the idea attracted the attention of some hugely powerful players. And it almost got built.
Caffeine Fix
From Runner’s World: FDA Will Investigate Added Caffeine
Agency will look into safety of added caffeine, especially for children and teens.
California Dreaming
Push It Board
From Tech Cocktail: DreamPushers, the New Electric Skateboard
If electric cars are too expensive and you’re tired of biking, Australian startup DreamPushers has a vehicle for you: an electric skateboard.