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Modesto Students Can Now Ride Transit for Free
Modesto Junior College is joining a growing list of institutions that are partnering with transit to ease the financial burden of getting an education. As of July 1, all students can ride city and county transit systems for free.
July 5, 2017
Advocates Envision a Transit-Rich Caltrain/Highway 101 Corridor in Bay Area
The main corridor connecting San Francisco with Silicon Valley is plagued by crowded trains, a congested Highway 101, and ineffective public bus services. "Let's imagine a railroad that has so much capacity and utility that people are using it for all kinds of trips," says SPUR's Transportation Policy Director.
July 3, 2017
O.C. Summer Leadership Academy Offers Training on Active Transportation, Housing, Food Access
The Leadership Academy on Sustainable Communities aims to equip residents and community leaders to be the next generation of leaders in Orange County on active transportation, transit housing affordability, and food access.
June 30, 2017
Santa Ana is Having a Roundabout Renaissance
The City of Santa Ana public works department has been busy the first half of the year installing street improvements on the city's west side. Between March until roughly last month, nine roundabouts were installed along three street corridors.
June 29, 2017
“Hack for Health” Invites Residents to Build an App for a Healthy North Orange County
Hack for Health is sponsoring a contest to come up with the best local health-related app. Six finalists have been chosen, and this Saturday they will work with developers to bring their ideas to life.
June 21, 2017
A Talk with the Head of Oakland’s DOT
Streetsblog caught up with Russo on Friday near his office in downtown Oakland to talk about how he's settling in, what he thinks of the strides Oakland has made so far, and how he will shepherd the department towards a safer, more equitable and more sustainable future.
June 20, 2017
Orange County Residents Get to Test Planned Bike/Ped Trail Connections
An Active Streets event on Saturday called Connect the Loop created a pop-up demonstration of two street improvement projects, including a two-way parking-protected bike lane, giving residents an opportunity to try them out and weigh in on what works and what doesn't.
June 13, 2017
Santa Ana Safe Mobility Campaign Launches
A local community-based organization in Santa Ana launched a safe mobility campaign today that is aimed at improving pedestrian and vehicle safety. Santa Ana residents will lead the outreach and education effort.
June 9, 2017
OC’s Store-Front Bicycle Co-op Reopens in Santa Ana
The Bicycle Tree in Santa Ana was a victim of its own success, and rapidly running out of room. So it closed in March, to give it time to move to a bigger place. This Saturday it will re-open at its new address, 702 West 17th Street.
June 6, 2017
Community Groups Showcase Disease Prevention at Orange County Forum
Orange County received $4.1 million from the CDC to support government, education, and nonprofit entities working in Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Anaheim on disease prevention. The projects that came out of these partnerships ranged from traditional—nutrition education and physical activity promotion—to boldly forward-thinking—funding the installation and design of a bicycle boulevard.
May 31, 2017
