Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Engineering

How road widening works. Cartoon via @BrentToderian Twitter

A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits

By Melanie Curry | Feb 19, 2019

Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!

This short stretch of two-way protected bike lane in Albany won recognition from the American Council of Engineering Companies. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Bike, Pedestrian, and Transit Projects Garner Top Engineering Awards

By Melanie Curry | Jan 9, 2019

As do a fish rescue facility, a water treatment facility, seismic retrofits, a power transmission line...and a parking plaza

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Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges’

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 9, 2018

Strategically placed bollards and curbs slow drivers and prevent them from "cutting corners," keeping pedestrians safer.

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Key Design Guide to Finally Include Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 24, 2018

Protected bike lanes. Protected intersections. They're all included in the draft version of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' new engineering manual.

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Councilmember Ryu Rowena Study Could Determine Future of Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Aug 9, 2018

Rowena's road diet makes the street measurably safer. A new study, not yet made public, proposes undoing the proven safety improvements.

The Engineering Manual Everyone but You Seems to Have

By Melanie Curry | Jun 22, 2018

It took only one tweet, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Engineering Excuses practically wrote itself.

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