Laguna is Left Out

"Where to Bike Orange County" 2012 is a first class biking guide packed with 85 routes, 32 specially selected just for Kids. It is intended as a route guide for the recreational rider, published by BA Press, authored and photographed by avid cyclist Peter Dopulos. In the Authors Note Peter writes "Think of these rides as a network of interconnected bikeways and paths that would allow any cyclist to navigate the entire county by bike." He says "From  a cyclists point of view, Orange County is as close to bicycle nirvana as I have experienced. Although not every city is criss-crossed by bike lanes there are literally thousands of miles of bike lanes and paths. The cities of Irvine, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente have invested considerable resources to developing comprehensive transportation plans that include cycling infrastructure."
Let's have a look inside the book. Peter spent a year to ride and record all those rides, by his testament the County has invested considerable resources to make bikeways accommodating to recreational and family riders around all of Orange County. Despite the promising introduction for Orange County, in 321 pages there is no mention of Laguna Beach.

 Lets see a close-up view of the map, maybe we missed something.

Nope, no bikeways in Laguna Beach, they didn't even bother to label the city. It is noteworthy that this book is digitized and available as an App for your iPhone from BA Press. Laguna would benefit from the thousands of cyclists who ride here if we accommodate them. As a destination tourist resort Laguna Beach would be smart to get on the map. When asked why Laguna was not included Peter said, "I struggled with leaving Laguna out, but I just couldn't find a safe, fun ride for our audience." www.wheretobikeguides.com -LS