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Bicycle Deliveries, Feeding Families, Creating Resilience: A Perfect Combination
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition volunteers team up with urban agriculture nonprofit Valley Verde to deliver seedlings by bicycle to low-income families.
May 6, 2020
Rich City Rides Shows How to Take Care of Your Community
The bike/skate shop/community space hosts a youth-led Bike Club, whose members have been helping the school district pack and distribute meals to students who can't access them because school is not in session.
May 1, 2020
Op-Ed: Public Transit Must Be Included in Discussions of Economic Recovery
Recently, Governor Newsom created an economic recovery council of over eighty leaders. The council's goal is to develop recommendations for an economic recovery plan that helps all Californians, especially those hit hardest by the pandemic.
April 29, 2020
R.I.P. Bike Lane Hater John Forester, a Worthy Adversary
While Forester's anti-bike lane credo ran contrary to much of what Streetsblog stands for, you still have to respect his tenacity.
April 27, 2020
Don’t Be a Livable Streets Jerk
Thoughtful transportation advocacy requires intersectionality and a willingness to listen.
April 24, 2020
San Diego Study: Transit Remains Essential for Essential Workers
Circulate San Diego used census data to determine that many of the people still riding transit are going to and from jobs deemed "essential" under stay-at-home rules
April 23, 2020
MTC Votes on Federal Relief Allocation: No Set Aside for Worker, Rider Protections
Advocates had asked the commission to set aside five percent of the money to provide COVID-19 protective equipment and sanitation for transit workers and riders. The commissioners demurred, saying they didn't want to micromanage the transit agencies.
April 22, 2020
Bike Advocacy Organizations Move Bike Classes Online: Bike-Friendly Driver Training Tonight
Bike East Bay and other organizations are maintaining their mission to educate people
April 8, 2020
Ten Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 on Its Streets
In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.
March 31, 2020
Caltrans Claims SHOPP Projects Include Complete Streets Elements. But Are They Speaking the Same Language?
What does Caltrans mean by "Complete Streets" anyway? The answer is not easy to find
March 27, 2020
