Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Traffic Calming

Live from Denver: Two Streetfilms, Two Great Ideas, One Leading City

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

During the NACTO conference in Denver earlier this month, Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. got to see the next generation in traffic circles — a design with a rotary so big that car drivers have to slow down. Check it out.

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Eyes on the Street: Update on Telegraph Ave in Oakland

By Roger Rudick | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

The protected bike lanes on the KONO section of Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, from 20th to 29th, are now well under construction and should be finished mid 2023. Streetsblog thought it's time for a quick update on the progress in this important business district and on a thoroughfare for cyclists, bus riders, and motorists.

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Advocates Celebrate Slow Lake, but Questions Remain

By Roger Rudick | Dec 13, 2022 | No Comments

Why did SFMTA remove old but more robust signs before the vote, then replace them with bendy straws? And is through traffic still banned?

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Urgent Action Item San Francisco: Tell SFMTA to Preserve Slow Streets

By Roger Rudick | Dec 6, 2022 | No Comments

URGENT: Call in or write to the SFMTA to support making Slow Streets permanent. Endorse the People’s Slow Streets plan.

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Walk Against the Machine – Monterey Park Activists Oppose Traffic Lane Expansion

By Chris Greenspon | May 19, 2022 | No Comments

A plan to take away parking lanes on Monterey Park’s iconic Garvey Avenue hasn’t been getting very far. Could it be reshaped into a multi-modal project?

A Safe Systems approach would rely more on road design and less on traffic attorneys like Sweet James. Photo by Joe Linton

Caltrans Officially Embraces “Safe Systems” Approach

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2022 | No Comments

Prioritizing safety on California roads needs much more than a reliance on enforcement and education. A safe systems approach lowers the incidence of major injuries by assuming people will make mistakes and designing roads to reduce consequences.

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