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Where Can a Body Safely Park a Bike?
This group wants to map, rate, and review bike parking everywhere - with your help.
September 6, 2024
Killed by a Traffic Engineer: CalBike Interviews Wes Marshall
There is nothing that says you have to design for the peak or for 20 years from now. It’s a choice we’re making.
August 29, 2024
Metrolink Officials Need to Move Forward on Electrification
Californians for Electric Rail's petition to electrify Metrolink asks for a commitment and a reasonable rollout, not the huge project Metrolink is afraid to invest in. KTLA and Metrolink focused on the wrong points.
August 23, 2024
Soto-Martinez, Raman, and LADOT Celebrate Hollywood Boulevard Safety Upgrades
In welcoming Hollywood's first protected bike lanes, Councilmember Raman proclaimed, "It is an incredibly exciting moment to say the majority of Angelenos want safe streets and we are here to say 'yes' to it."
August 16, 2024
Commentary: ‘Concrete Now’ Is a Chant All Advocates Need to Repeat
A tragedy in Philadelphia underscores the same safety and policy deficiencies seen in San Francisco... and a lot of other places
August 9, 2024
Video: What It’s Like to Walk in Pedestrian-Unfriendly Florida
Advocates in the Sunshine State are casting daylight on the state's raging pedestrian safety crisis, and what it will take to finally stop the bloodshed.
August 9, 2024
Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong
We have to give Caltrans credit for doing a few projects solely for the benefit of pedestrians and bike riders - although, without pressure from advocates across California, we might not have even these. However, even when Caltrans focuses on Complete Streets, it leaves out critical elements.
July 31, 2024
What the Heck Is Going on with the State E-bike Incentive Program?
The program's launch has been delayed for two years, and currently "there is no specific timeline" for it. Plus the administrator, Pedal Ahead, is getting dragged, but details are vague
July 25, 2024
Incomplete Streets Part 2: District 12 Ignores Caltrans Policy on Bike and Pedestrian Needs
Caltrans has a policy requiring Complete Streets in its projects, but Caltrans Districts routinely ignore it
July 23, 2024
Advocates Share What It Takes to Fight Highway Expansions in Court
What does it take to sue your state DOT? Time, money, the right partners, and a little creativity, a recent survey of activists found.
July 19, 2024
