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The Freedom of Being a “Bike Mom”
In honor of Mother's Day, one mom explains how biking has helped her cope with the tough times and enjoy the ordinary.
May 14, 2018
Advocacy Group Fights to Put the Transit Customer First
Group commits to fighting inter-agency politics, arduous transfers, and irrational fare structures
April 24, 2018
Eyes on the Streets: Upper Market and Turk Finally Get their Protected Bike Lanes
The paint was literally still drying on the inbound side of the new protected bike lane on Upper Market this morning.
April 18, 2018
A Park too Far: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland Infrastructure Tour
Before the freeway building age, West Oakland was actually the gateway for the entire Bay Area to the rest of the world.
April 17, 2018
City of San Diego Announces Commitment to Its First Vision Zero Improvements
Fifteen dangerous intersections, identified by safety advocates, will get basic safety treatments
April 11, 2018
New Leadership Coming to Bike East Bay
Bike East Bay's Executive Director, René Rivera, will step down on May 1. The organization's communications director, Ginger Jui, will take over as interim ED, pending a search for a new full-time exec.
March 30, 2018
How to Decide, Fairly, Which Transportation Investments Are the Best Ones
The Greenlining Institute, an Oakland-based nonprofit, released a report today describing a three-step framework that can be used to help communities figure out which transportation investments best serve their needs.
March 28, 2018
AARP Launches 2018 Community Challenge Grant
These are grants for projects, including transportation projects, that aim to “help make communities better places to live for all ages.”
March 22, 2018
Public Weighs in on Proposed CEQA VMT/LOS Changes
Not many people attended the hearing, but those who spoke up were pretty consistent in their feedback: don't exempt transportation projects from measuring how many vehicle miles they will encourage.
March 15, 2018
Merced Bicycle Coalition Launches Pedicab Rides for Seniors
The Merced Bicycle Coalition, in partnership with two senior residential facilities, has launched a fun program that gets seniors out and about via pedicabs.
February 28, 2018
