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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
Central Valley Cities Apply for Active Transportation Funds: It’s Not Easy
The Active Transportation Program is California's main source of funding for projects that encourage walking and biking. Caltrans just closed the third round of ATP grants on June 15, and will allocate $240 million for projects—beginning three years from now.
July 27, 2016
Oakland’s Pedalfest: Celebrating All Things Bicycle
On Saturday, Bike East Bay's annual Pedalfest at Jack London Square in Oakland brought out bicyclists of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors to celebrate what makes bikes wonderful. Below are some the day's highlights. All photos by Melanie Curry.
July 25, 2016
Voices from the Active Transportation Leadership Program
Last week, I stopped by Garden Grove's and Anaheim's third Active Transportation Leadership Program workshops to meet some of the attendees.
July 19, 2016
Orange County Trains Active Transportation Leaders
Funding transportation projects in California is a complex and arcane process involving many players, including state and federal agencies, regional planning authorities, and local cities and counties. It usually comes with strings attached, needing to fulfill requirements of state or federal legislation or of a local sales tax spending plan. A project can start with local residents advocating for something they want, but needing to fit it to state or regional goals for planning, air quality, or transportation.
July 12, 2016
The Importance of Media Attention
James Sinclair is one of a handful of people who are shining a light on what's happening with California's Central Valley planning, development, and transportation. His blog, Stop and Move, covers these issues in Fresno. He provides a huge public service, bringing much-needed attention to developments that often take place out of the public eye, or in ways that busy people are hard-pressed to follow closely.
June 30, 2016
City of Sacramento Gets a New Active Transportation Planner
After two national searches, Sacramento recently hired Jennifer Donlon Wyant, formerly of Alta Planning, as its Active Transportation Program Specialist within the Department of Public Works. She is one of only two transportation planners in the department.
June 14, 2016
Fresno Pedestrian Mall Is No More
One of the oldest pedestrian malls in the U.S., the Fulton Street Mall in Fresno, is no more.
June 7, 2016
In Turlock, It’s Not a Parking Shortage, It’s a Parking Management Problem
People think there isn't enough parking in downtown Turlock, but a recent study commissioned by the city shows that isn't true.
May 27, 2016