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Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Projects Funded by SGC
Today the Strategic Growth Council approved 25 projects for funding under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program. All of them combine affordable housing development and transportation improvements for either transit, walking, biking, or a combination of all three modes.
October 11, 2016
Fresno Mayoral Candidates Talk About Clean and Green Transportation
Last night, the two remaining candidates for Mayor of Fresno met in the city’s downtown at a forum sponsored by the Fresno Bicycle Coalition, The League of Women Voters, Streetsblog California, Cultiva La Salud, and others. The forum covered what Fresno can and should do to encourage a mix of clean and green transportation options for the state’s fifth largest city.
October 6, 2016
Fresno’s Mayoral Candidates Face Off Over Livable Streets Tomorrow
Fresno’s mayoral candidates will be discussing their viewpoints at “Walk & Roll” on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at Bitwise Industries Auditorium, 700 Van Ness Avenue in Fresno.
October 4, 2016
Fresno Opens Up Its Streets for CenCALvia this Sunday
California's fifth largest city has been absent from the state, national, and international extravaganza of Open Streets festivals that have been going on in recent decades. That all changes as of Sunday, when Fresno will open its streets for families, cyclists, pedestrians, skaters, and runners.
September 29, 2016
Park(ing) Day in North Orange County: A New, Welcome Experience
Lynk Gibson, 7, grabbed a thick blue marker from a bin and started drawing onto a board with a footprint outline while his 4-year-old brother Nolan looked on at his side. Krystin Gibson, the boys' mother, handed Nolan a marker and directed him where to draw.
September 19, 2016
Santa Ana 5k/Ciclovia Recap: “It’s the Apocalypse Over There.”
I dreaded writing this story.
September 1, 2016
OC Streetcar Project Awarded $28 Million in Cap-and-Trade Funds
The OC Streetcar Project, the expected first of its kind in Orange County, was awarded $28 million last week as part of California's Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, which is funded by the state's cap-and-trade program.
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) administers the TIRCP, which seeks to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through rail and transit capital investments. The TIRCP awards totaled $390 million statewide--see Streetsblog coverage here.
August 23, 2016
Streetsblog Talks with Jeff Tumlin About Oakland’s Transportation Future
Jeffrey Tumlin, Principal and Director of Strategy at NelsonNygaard Consulting, has until early next year to put together a Transportation Department, pretty much from scratch, for the City of Oakland.
August 19, 2016
Garden Grove, Anaheim Residents Envision Pedestrian Friendly Cities
As 16-year-old Alexandra Retana walked up to the podium during last week's Anaheim City Council meeting's public comment period, she took a breath to calm herself.
August 16, 2016
Anaheim Bike Plan Aims to Add 120 Miles for Bikes: Open for Comments
The City of Anaheim released its draft Bicycle Master Plan on August 1 and is looking for public feedback. The plan proposes to add 120 miles of additional bike facilities to the city, which would triple currently existing infrastructure.
August 8, 2016