Minerva Perez
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Bakersfield Is Hoping Pedestrians Will Just Go Away
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Bakersfield has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the nation, and its engineers want to keep making their streets wider and faster. Their safety solution: remove crosswalks.
Park(ing) Day in California
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Park(ing) Day is a grass-roots event wherein people turn street parking spaces into something more useful and fun than car storage. Herein some photos of people enjoying the street.
Fare-free Transit Boosts Ridership in Merced
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Merced County was one of several local agencies experimenting with discounted or free fares on its transit system to boost ridership. For the month of August, all rides on The Bus were free. Now to extend that bump in ridership.
Stockton Is Building an All-Electric Bus Rapid Transit Route
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San Joaquin Regional Transit District just began construction on an all-electric Bus Rapid Transit route (BRT) that will serve South Stockton and connect with other Metro Express bus routes in the city.
Modesto Students Can Now Ride Transit for Free
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Modesto Junior College is joining a growing list of institutions that are partnering with transit to ease the financial burden of getting an education. As of July 1, all students can ride city and county transit systems for free.
Downtown Modesto Ups its Crosswalk Game
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Modesto unveiled a new art installation last Friday, and to enjoy it, all people have to do is look down at their feet. If these new crosswalks help make it safer to cross the street, so much the better.
Bike Month: Modesto
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The city of Modesto has worked to improve it bicycling culture by improving its infrastructure, and gets to celebrate that on Bike to Work Day.
Fresno to Get Rural Electric Ride Share Services
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Two new programs--Green Raiteros and Van y Vienen--will soon be providing electric-powered shared rides to some of the poorest and most isolated rural communities near Fresno.
Fresno’s Active Transportation Plan Is a Go
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The Fresno City Council unanimously approved the citywide Active Transportation Plan, and the city got a customized prioritization tool that will help it focus on equity. It was a win for social justice advocates in the city.
Stanislaus State Joins CSUs that Offer Students Unlimited Transit Rides
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Since January, students at California State University, Stanislaus have been able to ride public transit without paying a fare. They have unlimited use of the city’s fixed-route bus system, and all they have to do is show their student ID.
Fresno Announces Regional ATP Awards
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FresnoCOG chose five projects, out of twenty applications submitted, to receive ATP funding. The money will go towards closing a bike path gap, fixing sidewalks, and replacing pedestrian signal heads.
Kern County Holds Walk Audits to Identify Safe Walking Solutions
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Walk audits provide information on human behavior and current conditions straight from the experts—community residents.