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The de Young’s Latest Exhibit is a Semi-Stealthy Push to Reopen JFK to Cars
The Parkaccess4all.org site makes only brief mention of who’s paying for it. There are plenty of other omissions and half-truths.
November 17, 2021
Bay Area Transit Task Force Approves Pilot Cross-Agency Transit Passes – and Free Transfers
It's taken years of advocacy work, and isn't done yet. But huge progress is being made on making transit fares make sense to riders.
November 16, 2021
Progress Report on Transformative Climate Communities Program, Five Years In
The main recommendation from The Greenlining Institute is to increase and stabilize funding, because TCC is working
November 9, 2021
How Family Rides Turned a ‘Bike Dad’ Into an Activist
Former Sunnyside resident Alan Baglia describes his evolution from ordinary citizen to mover and shaker.
November 9, 2021
California Active Transportation Symposium: Information, Inspiration, Advice
The California Active Transportation Resource Center hosted its second symposium this week "to strengthen our work and make it better"
October 28, 2021
New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Encourage
A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.
October 20, 2021
Newsom’s Deeply Disappointing Vetoes of Traffic Safety Bills
The governor relied on flawed safety data to argue that bike stop and "jaywalking" bills would somehow decrease safety, while data shows the opposite.
October 12, 2021
San Gabriel Valley Bike/Ped, Bus, and First-Last Mile Projects to Get $22 Million in 2022-2025
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments plans to award more than $22 million for active transportation, bus improvements, and first/last mile projects. Deadline to apply is October 18.
October 8, 2021
Op-Ed: A.B. 43 Would Let Cities Set Safer Speed Limits
Current speed limit rules reward those that travel fastest, regardless of safety
October 7, 2021
“Cycling for Sustainable Cities” Opens California Bicycle Summit
Advance symposia features top bicycle scholars Ralph Buehler and John Pucher, discussing how cities can and are making bicycling better for everyone, and how COVID has affected bicycling.
October 5, 2021
