Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Education

SFMTA Used Design, Education to Encourage Slower and Safer Left Turns

By Melanie Curry | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

Forty percent of the traffic deaths in San Francisco in 2019 were caused when drivers made left turns and didn’t see someone in the crosswalk they were heading into until it was too late.

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To Do While Isolating: Write a Letter in Support of the Dutch Reach

By Melanie Curry | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

The "Dutch Reach" could prevent doorings, which cause serious injuries and deaths in the U.S. every year

Berkeley Unified School District Considers Adopting a Sustainability Plan

By Melanie Curry | Nov 14, 2018 | No Comments

Why aren't more school districts thinking about these issues? And why is it taking so long?

Students practice signaling and other skills at Bike SGV's City Cycling class. Photo courtesy BikeSGV

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California Needs More Bike Ticket Diversion Programs

By Melanie Curry | Oct 10, 2018 | 22 Comments

Mr. L's story shows how ineffective and harmful just handing out tickets to bike riders can be

Active Transportation Resource Center Offers New Course in Planning and Designing for Bicycles

By Melanie Curry | Mar 16, 2018 | No Comments

This introductory course, open to all, promises to review California’s commitment to support all modes of transportation, with participants learning how to apply bicycle design concepts that "best balance competing needs on a specific route."

A screenshot from UC Davis' online ticket diversion class, which is available to anyone.

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Ticket Diversion for Bike Riders 101

By Melanie Curry | Apr 12, 2017 | 1 Comment

Different places have different approaches: an online course in Davis, a class taught by police officers in Gilroy. However they are run, bike classes benefit the entire community, and if diversion programs help create a wider educational program, so much the better.

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