Infrastructure
Streetsblog California
Cities Block Streets For Rich Neighbors, Why Not For Bike/Walk Safety?
Cities close streets to keep cut-through traffic out of well-off neighborhoods all the time. They should do the same thing to create quiet bike-friendly streets.
December 11, 2020
Gateway Cities Council of Governments Staff Critical of Metro Highway Program Flexibility Proposal
Gateway Cities Council of Government staff are calling "to maintain the integrity of freeway... plans." Elected Gateway Cities leadership may have more multimodal ideas.
December 3, 2020
State Lawmakers, Advocates Fight to Save ‘Great Walkway’
Sorry, motoring interests, but you can't have San Francisco's coastline to yourself anymore
November 20, 2020
Ojai Readies a Protected Bike Lane Demonstration on a State Highway
"Quick-build" methods, while still new, are seeing a lot of interest in California and elsewhere.
November 13, 2020
Bike East Bay Push for More Lakeside Bike Heaven
Please Oakland, I want some more...
November 3, 2020
Eyes on the Street: New Arches on the Sixth Street Bridge
The 40 percent over-budget Sixth Street Viaduct is now expected to open in 2022.
October 28, 2020
L.A. County Approves $95 Million For Safe, Clean Water Projects
In the San Gabriel Valley, $25.1 million will go toward 9 infrastructure projects, 2 scientific studies, and 12 technical studies
October 26, 2020
Safest Block on Broadway Is a Construction Zone
Oakland finally follows Dutch/Danish best practices by placing the construction barrier between moving cars and the bike lane
October 20, 2020
SFCTA Maroons Treasure Island Cyclists
Tammy Powers' bike normally takes a relaxing 45 minutes. But the San Francisco County Transportation Authority just announced a six-month closure of the only bike access between Treasure Island and the Oakland Bay Bridge, forcing her to add an hour, and two bus rides, to get to work.
October 16, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Concrete Added to Embarcadero Protected Bike Lane
Finally, some rock-hard progress on San Francisco's iconic, bay-front street
October 14, 2020