In the Press
Streetsblog SF
Eyes on the Street: Mr. Barricade Keeps Crushing in Emeryville
IndiaCurrents
Vignesh Swaminathan Reaches Bay Area Urban Planning Fanatics
The Seattle Times
‘Mr. Barricade’ promotes quick-build bike lanes
Mercury News
Meet Mr. Barricade, the Bay Area’s unlikely Tik Tok star and ‘new urbanist’ influencer
StreetsBlogSF
Mr. Barricade to Cities: Safety Ain’t About Money
Streetsblog SF
San Jose’s Bad-Ass Bike Network
If you're biking, walking, or driving through Emeryville, be sure to check out the installations going in on and around Adeline, 45th, 47th, and Doyle.
– Roger Rudick, January 20, 2023
“Swaminathan, known to his Tik Tok audience as “Mr. Barricade”, posts a combination of videos explaining bike lanes he has designed in cities around the Bay Area”
– Isha Trivedi, October 26, 2021
“His firm helps build interim designs using paint, plastic and temporary, movable materials to open bike lanes faster and allow for changes to the final product”
– Michelle Baruchman, July 26, 2021
“So for the past decade, he’s been designing bikeways and pedestrian areas that put regular people — not cars — back into focus, without breaking the bank”
– Aldo Toledo, May 6, 2021
“The key to making Doyle Street in Emeryville a safe, inviting street for cyclists and pedestrians of all ages: some old concrete garbage cans”
– Roger Rudick, April 30, 2021
“Pay heed, Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, when it comes to quick build protected bike lanes and intersections, San Jose eats your lunch”
– Roger Rudick, November 21, 2019
