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Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
Reserving curb space for people to park cars right next to their destination is no way to manage city streets.
November 22, 2017
Advocates React to S.F. Mayor’s Letter on Rapid Response Team
Advocates, frustrated with fatalities and San Francisco's lack of progress in pursing its Vision Zero goals, called on the mayor to intervene and stop delays on safety projects caused by inter-agency conflicts. The response made them cautiously optimistic.
November 17, 2017
A New Chronicle of Recent Bike Advocacy Gains in the U.S.
“The Surprising Promise of Bicycling” is a brief history of recent bike advocacy, with a look to the future.
November 15, 2017
A Right to Roll
A group of youth from KidWorks, a Santa Ana nonprofit, has been working for the past two years to make sure skateboarding is included in transportation conversations in the city.
November 1, 2017
California Leaps to No. 3 in “Bicycle Friendly” State Rankings
There's still much more work to do, but California, says the League of American Bicyclists, “seems to be getting serious about biking and walking.”
October 27, 2017
Santa Ana Active Streets Is Building an Equity-Centered, Resident-Led Transportation Coalition
Herein a short history of the founding of SAAS and what makes it distinct from transportation advocacy groups in other parts of the country, including some of the guiding principles that helped form the coalition.
October 20, 2017
Walk San Francisco Names New Executive Director
Walk SF's new director worked as Deputy Director at the SF Housing Action Coalition, as Development Director at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and on S.F.'s Great Streets Project.
October 18, 2017
Governor Signs Bill to Bring Accountability to Regional Climate Change Plans
S.B. 150 aligns local and regional greenhouse gas reduction targets with state targets, creates a community-driven process on how to measure progress, and requires regular reports on progress, success--and challenges met along the way.
October 11, 2017
Highlights from the CalBike Summit
The biannual California Bicycle Summit just wrapped up in Sacramento. Several hundred people gathered to talk changing the world through better bike access for all, and many related topics.
October 9, 2017
Rest in Peace, Brian Velez
Earlier this week, our community lost a rising star and a great person when Brian Velez passed away peacefully in his sleep.
October 2, 2017
