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San Joaquin County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure
SJCOG awarded funds for 21 projects in San Joaquin County, including off-street bike paths, on-street bike lanes, signaled bike routes, cycletracks, sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian crossing beacons, and several studies.
March 26, 2018
Merced Bicycle Coalition Launches Pedicab Rides for Seniors
The Merced Bicycle Coalition, in partnership with two senior residential facilities, has launched a fun program that gets seniors out and about via pedicabs.
February 28, 2018
Madera Adds Bus Route for Community College Students
Madera and Oakhurst Community College is located about five miles out of town in any direction. Some students were being dropped off as early as 6 a.m., or using dial-a-ride services to get to class.
January 19, 2018
San Joaquin Regional Transit District Debuts Tactile, “Talking” Maps for Visually Impaired Riders
San Joaquin Regional Transit District launched a new service that will make it easier for people who are visually impaired and blind to navigate its system using audio and tactile maps of the RTD’s boarding stations.
December 18, 2017
Bakersfield Is Hoping Pedestrians Will Just Go Away
Bakersfield has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the nation, and its engineers want to keep making their streets wider and faster. Their safety solution: remove crosswalks.
October 26, 2017
Fare-free Transit Boosts Ridership in Merced
Merced County was one of several local agencies experimenting with discounted or free fares on its transit system to boost ridership. For the month of August, all rides on The Bus were free. Now to extend that bump in ridership.
August 22, 2017
Modesto Students Can Now Ride Transit for Free
Modesto Junior College is joining a growing list of institutions that are partnering with transit to ease the financial burden of getting an education. As of July 1, all students can ride city and county transit systems for free.
July 5, 2017
Downtown Modesto Ups its Crosswalk Game
Modesto unveiled a new art installation last Friday, and to enjoy it, all people have to do is look down at their feet. If these new crosswalks help make it safer to cross the street, so much the better.
May 16, 2017
Bike Month: Modesto
The city of Modesto has worked to improve it bicycling culture by improving its infrastructure, and gets to celebrate that on Bike to Work Day.
May 12, 2017
Tulare County Highway 190 Roundabout Is a Caltrans Safety Success Story
Despite some local opposition, a quiet rural road in California benefits from a new roundabout, which was cheaper to build than a signalized intersection. It's also safer.
April 20, 2017
