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Minerva Perez

Recent Posts

San Joaquin Metro Express at Delta College, pre-pandemic. Photo: San Joaquin RtD
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San Joaquin Transit Moving Toward Seamless Fare Payments

By Minerva Perez | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments
San Joaquin County transit systems have partnered together to provide their riders with a seamless and contactless way to plan trips and purchase fares.
Image: YARTS

Regional Buses Serving Yosemite Are Going Electric

By Minerva Perez | Jan 9, 2020 | No Comments
This is a first step in the transition to a zero-emission fleet by 2040.
Image courtesy Lodi Public Works

Lodi Plans a Road Diet for Safety and Economic Development

By Minerva Perez | Mar 29, 2019 | 7 Comments
The Church Street project “brings Lodi up to par with other major cities.”
The Airport Neighborhood straddling Modesto's city boundary will receive crosswalks, sidewalks, and a protected bike lane thanks to the ATP. Image: Stanislaus County

Stanislaus County to Use Active Transportation Program to Improve a Neglected Neighborhood

By Minerva Perez | Jan 30, 2019 | No Comments
County staff and partners say the project will transform the community.
Modesto plans to narrow Paradise Road from four lanes to three, install bicycle lanes, fill in sidewalk gaps, and add other features to make it safer. Image courtesy of City of Modesto.
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Modesto Plans a New Road Diet

By Minerva Perez | Oct 24, 2018 | 48 Comments
The planned changes should bring similar safety benefits and speed reductions seen after a road diet was completed along College Avenue.
Jessica Bryant, healthy retail coordinator for PUENTES, talks to (left to right) Cynthia Sanchez, Lydia Dingman, and Maryann Hughes at the new farm stand in downtown Stockton. All photos by Minerva Perez
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In Stockton, a Transit Hub Becomes a Farm Stand Too

By Minerva Perez | Aug 6, 2018 | No Comments
Stockton now joins a list of cities who have found that transit centers and bus stops are good locations for farm stands and markets, especially in low-income communities where fresh produce is harder to come by.
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Central Valley Regional Transportation Plans Aim to Cut Emissions, Driving

By Minerva Perez | Jul 9, 2018 | 2 Comments
In the Central Valley, two regional plans say they will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled, but it's not clear how that will happen.
Passengers disembark from Amtrak's San Joaquin train's inaugural "Morning Express" in Sacramento. All photos by Minerva Perez/Streetsblog
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New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital

By Minerva Perez | May 8, 2018 | 3 Comments
The new train service is expected to stimulate ridership in the San Joaquin Valley and offer travelers with business in the capital an alternative to driving.
San Joaquin Council of Governments funded 21 projects throughout the county to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including adding bicycle lanes to Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. Photo of Yosemite Avenue Alternative 2 courtesy of City of Manteca.
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San Joaquin County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure

By Minerva Perez | Mar 26, 2018 | 1 Comment
SJCOG awarded funds for 21 projects in San Joaquin County, including off-street bike paths, on-street bike lanes, signaled bike routes, cycletracks, sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian crossing beacons, and several studies.
Merced Bicycle Coalition vice-chair Justin Hicks chauffeurs residents of the Hampshire during the bike club’s inaugural pedicab project ride. Photos by Minerva Perez/Streetsblog
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Merced Bicycle Coalition Launches Pedicab Rides for Seniors

By Minerva Perez | Feb 28, 2018 | 4 Comments
The Merced Bicycle Coalition, in partnership with two senior residential facilities, has launched a fun program that gets seniors out and about via pedicabs.
Madera added a new bus route to the local community college

Madera Adds Bus Route for Community College Students

By Minerva Perez | Jan 19, 2018 | No Comments
Madera and Oakhurst Community College is located about five miles out of town in any direction. Some students were being dropped off as early as 6 a.m., or using dial-a-ride services to get to class.
The tactile maps have a key that can be read in braille or by pressing an audio "smart pen" to the paper to receive audio instructions. Photo courtesy Joni Bauer
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San Joaquin Regional Transit District Debuts Tactile, “Talking” Maps for Visually Impaired Riders

By Minerva Perez | Dec 18, 2017 | No Comments
San Joaquin Regional Transit District launched a new service that will make it easier for people who are visually impaired and blind to navigate its system using audio and tactile maps of the RTD’s boarding stations.
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