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San Jose Becomes Fourth California City to Adopt VMT as Metric for Traffic Impacts
The South Bay city joins Pasadena, San Francisco, and Oakland in moving away from a focus on vehicle delay and towards induced car trips to measure of environmental impacts of development.
March 6, 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
Study: Cap-and-Trade-Funded Projects Overstate Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities
Many regional projects that get funding from cap-and-trade may not provide direct benefits to the disadvantaged communities they claim to be helping.
February 27, 2018
BikeSGV Tests Idea of E-Bike Rebates
BikeSGV was able to help community members buy 100 electric bikes, which they can use to replace car trips along the busy I-10 corridor.
February 14, 2018
O.C. Draft Transit Master Plan Moves through Committee
Major decisions on Orange County's transit future and key bicycle and pedestrian projects will be decided at Monday's OCTA Board meeting.
February 9, 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
Car Takes Flight in Santa Ana, Crashes into Second Floor of Dentist Office
Seventeenth Street is one of the wider streets in Santa Ana, with this stretch from curb to curb being more than 102 feet wide--the car flew more than fifty feet to reach that office's second floor.
January 18, 2018
Streetcar, BRT Along Harbor Boulevard Rate Highest in OCTA Study of Transit Options
According to OCTA's criteria, a streetcar or bus rapid transit would best serve the needs of people using this busy corridor.
January 17, 2018
Q&A: OCTA’s Paul Martin on the Orange County Active Transportation Plan
Streetsblog sat down in early November with Paul Martin, OCTA’s active transportation coordinator, to talk about OC Active, the outreach effort to develop the plan, and the next steps towards completing the plan.
December 28, 2017
Lighting Up Ten-Lane Bristol Street
More than 45 people came out to a busy street in Santa Ana on December 14 to walk together and talk about the history and future of the surrounding area.
December 27, 2017
