Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Advocacy

Telegraph's protected bike lane. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick Shot 2021-06-04 at 4.02.13 PM

OakDOT Wants to Rip Out Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph

By Roger Rudick | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

Five years ago Oakland pioneered protected bike lanes in the Bay Area with an installation in the KONO... now they may rip them out

A city of El Monte proposal for a Class IV protected bikeway and pedestrian improvements adjacent to a local high school scored a 92 on the 2020 ATP cycle, yet still did not receive full funding. Rendering via Alta Planning + Design

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Active Transportation Program Can’t Meet Needs on a Shoestring Budget

By Wesley Reutimann | Jun 3, 2021 | No Comments

Any community that successfully navigates the gauntlet that is the ATP application -- a process requiring hundreds of hours of staff and community time -- and earns what is essentially a “B” grade deserves to be funded.

Patricia Hines teaching kids how to be safe in traffic. Image from SafeMoves

A Tragic Story, Used to Oppose Stop-as-Yield Bill on Safety Grounds, May Not Be True

By Melanie Curry | May 17, 2021 | No Comments

A "safety advocate" rewrote the story of her friend's tragic death and has been using it to bolster for her personal "safety" agenda.

A Seamless Bay Area map for a regional transit system.

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Advocates Continue Push for Integrated Transit

By Roger Rudick | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

A rational, universal fare structure and coordinated schedules that put the customer first? Sounds great--but how do you do it?

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

San Diego Making “Modest But Real” Gains on Vision Zero Goal

By Damien Newton | May 12, 2021 | No Comments

In 2020, the pandemic resulted in a steep decline in pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and serious injuries in San Diego. Despite the decline in severe injuries and fatalities, harm to bicyclists and pedestrians remained high, with 27 bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and 58 serious injuries.