Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Stockton

Jessica Bryant, healthy retail coordinator for PUENTES, talks to (left to right) Cynthia Sanchez, Lydia Dingman, and Maryann Hughes at the new farm stand in downtown Stockton. All photos by Minerva Perez

In Stockton, a Transit Hub Becomes a Farm Stand Too

By Minerva Perez | Aug 6, 2018

Stockton now joins a list of cities who have found that transit centers and bus stops are good locations for farm stands and markets, especially in low-income communities where fresh produce is harder to come by.

San Joaquin Council of Governments funded 21 projects throughout the county to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including adding bicycle lanes to Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. Photo of Yosemite Avenue Alternative 2 courtesy of City of Manteca.

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San Joaquin County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure

By Minerva Perez | Mar 26, 2018

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.

The tactile maps have a key that can be read in braille or by pressing an audio "smart pen" to the paper to receive audio instructions. Photo courtesy Joni Bauer

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San Joaquin Regional Transit District Debuts Tactile, “Talking” Maps for Visually Impaired Riders

By Minerva Perez | Dec 18, 2017

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.