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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
Caltrans, OCTA to Host Public Hearing on Proposed I-405 Widening
OCTA is considering widening the I-405 through Irvine. Its EIR says that would not have any environmental impact.
December 4, 2017
Santa Ana Is Getting 41 New Bus Shelters
Santa Ana Public Works Agency has been at work installing 41 new bus shelters around the city, providing shading and seating for people waiting for the bus.
December 1, 2017
Orange County Bus Routes See 20% Increase in Ridership
OCTA's redesign of its bus system, OC Bus 360°, cut some services but expanded them on high-ridership routes, and added a new student bus pass and a mobile-ticketing app. The result is an increase in rider numbers when other cities are seeing declines.
November 20, 2017
A Right to Roll
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.
November 1, 2017
Eyes on the Street: At Santa Ana Crossroads, Residents Try Protected Bike Lane Demo
Santa Ana resident Martin Mares remembers when he was 8 years old riding his bike on Hazard Avenue sidewalks to get to soccer practice. Mares, who grew up near the intersection of Euclid and Hazard, never questioned why he chose the sidewalk; he knew only that the street felt unsafe to ride.
October 27, 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
Santa Ana Active Streets Is Building an Equity-Centered, Resident-Led Transportation Coalition
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.
October 20, 2017
Oakland Promises Fast, Guerilla-Style Safety Measures
The intersection of Harrison and 23rd where Robert Bennett was killed while crossing the street in a poorly designed crosswalk is now much easier to access, automobile speeds are slower, and it's safer, with a minimum of cost and time spent on improving it.
October 11, 2017
Q&A: Strong Towns at Today’s Orange County Transportation Forum
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.
September 22, 2017
