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Urgent Action Item San Francisco: Tell SFMTA to Preserve Slow Streets
URGENT: Call in or write to the SFMTA to support making Slow Streets permanent. Endorse the People’s Slow Streets plan.
December 6, 2022
Garcetti Announces New ‘BLAST’ Bikeway Implementation Initiative
BLAST (Bike Lane Acceleration and Safety Team) is a new effort to coordinate the operations of StreetsLA and LADOT to implement "projects like bike lanes."
October 28, 2022
Not All Roundabouts Are Created Equal When it Comes to Bicycle Safety
As roundabouts decrease traffic deaths for drivers, some designs of the controversial traffic treatment may actually increase non-deadly collisions for people on bikes. while scaring others off riding entirely, a series of studies suggests — and its raising thorny questions about who might get hurt along the road to Vision Zero.
September 30, 2022
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
September 21, 2022
Commentary: The Dutch Call Dangerous Designs Evil. They’re Right.
Let's use the right word to describe when planners and politicians build things they know will cause death and dismemberment
September 19, 2022
Caltrans Update: Progress on Complete Streets Policy
Last year, then-director of Caltrans Toks Omishakin issued a Director's Policy calling for the Department to consider the needs and safety of people on foot, on bike, and on transit in all of its projects. Then in July, the Caltrans Office of Sustainability issued a Complete Streets Action Plan [PDF], which identified "key high-priority tasks" to get the ball rolling on implementation as soon as possible.
September 8, 2022
More Details on Bus and Bike Upgrades Planned for Venice Boulevard
2.8 miles of new bus lanes and 3.6 miles of newly protected bike lanes are anticipated to be installed starting November 2022
September 2, 2022
New Bus Lanes and Upgraded Bikeway Coming to Venice Boulevard
On the Westside, Venice Blvd will see three new miles of bus-only lanes, and upgrades to extend an existing 0.8-mile protected bikeway to just over five miles
August 9, 2022
Page Street Follow up: Leaked Comms Prove the Mayor is Killing Slow Streets
A city hall insider has sent Streetsblog internal communications that confirm reports that Mayor London Breed was behind delays to the installation of long-approved traffic diverters on Page Street.
August 3, 2022
This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers
A New York artist is breaking through Americans' willful inability to imagine how their communities could be designed around people instead of automobiles.
July 29, 2022
