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Eyes on the Street: Chestnut/Cypress Bike Lane Connects Trail to Downtown Santa Ana
New bike lanes are making it easier to bike into downtown Santa Ana.
August 31, 2017
Las SAASy Mujeres Take Over Santa Ana Streets
SAASy Mujeres is a bike ride for women-identified folks that want to meet new people, get healthy, and learn about advocacy efforts in Santa Ana. It's for residents and community members who want to ride around the city but don't feel safe or confident doing so by themselves.
August 28, 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
Eyes on the Street: San Jose Tests Out a Two-Way Protected Bikeway
San Jose had a very bikey time last week: The SVBC held its summit, NACTO came to town, and a pop-up protected bikeway showed up in downtown San Jose.
August 15, 2017
August-September Orange County Events
Here is a roundup of activities related to sustainable communities that are coming up soon in and around Orange County.
August 14, 2017
Connecting the Dots: OC Residents Get Crash Course in Transportation-Housing-Food Access
Alliance for a Healthy Orange County created a training program for residents and advocates to learn skills and knowledge about housing, transportation, and access to healthy food. Trainees can then will share the information with their networks.
August 9, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Sacramento’s First Cycle Track Appears Near Amtrak
Sacramento's first protected bikeway turns out to be a hint of many good things to come in terms of bike infrastructure in the city.
August 3, 2017
710 Proposal Would Create Further Ped/Bike Danger for West & North Long Beach
Widening the southern 710 Freeway is not going to help Long Beach pedestrians and cyclists.
August 2, 2017
New Oakland DOT Tackles Pedestrian Safety Fix
The crosswalk was a known danger spot. Visibility is poor, motoring speeds are typically high, and it's not accessible to people with disabilities. For some time, advocates had been pushing the City of Oakland to fix it.
August 2, 2017
Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
July 27, 2017