Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Santa Ana

Youth for Active and Safe Communities (YASC) are working to get more skate parks in Santa Ana and to include skating as a mode of travel when planning and managing streets and public spaces. Image: KidWorks

A Right to Roll

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 1, 2017 | No Comments

A group of youth from KidWorks, a Santa Ana nonprofit, has been working for the past two years to make sure skateboarding is included in transportation conversations in the city.

Santa Ana Active Streets Is Building an Equity-Centered, Resident-Led Transportation Coalition

By Kristopher Fortin | Oct 20, 2017 | 3 Comments

Herein a short history of the founding of SAAS and what makes it distinct from transportation advocacy groups in other parts of the country, including some of the guiding principles that helped form the coalition.

Charles "Chuck" Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns. Marohn will be the keynote speaker at Friday's Orange County Active Transportation Forum in Santa Ana. Image: Strong Towns

Q&A: Strong Towns at Today’s Orange County Transportation Forum

By Kristopher Fortin | Sep 22, 2017 | No Comments

An interview with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns about some of California's most pressing issues around growth and development--as well as some of the promising solutions coming out of Santa Ana.

Eyes on the Street: Chestnut/Cypress Bike Lane Connects Trail to Downtown Santa Ana

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 31, 2017 | No Comments

New bike lanes are making it easier to bike into downtown Santa Ana.