Planning
Streetsblog California
Previewing California’s State Rail Plan
The California State Rail Plan aims to solve connection issues to and between train trips.
September 28, 2017
Open Thread on the Better Market Street Plan
For advocates in the safe streets community the "Better Market Street" design announced by the city this week is a major victory and a reason to celebrate.
August 7, 2017
SF Plans New Parks, Skyscrapers, Wider Sidewalks, Protected Bike Lanes
San Francisco held the first in a series of meetings that will get community input on the "emergent neighborhood" surrounding the Transbay Terminal and Rincon Hill.
August 4, 2017
‘Shops at the Ridge’ Create Suburban Dystopia in Oakland
The redevelopment of the Safeway/Longs Drugs complex in Oakland could have been the centerpiece of one of the city's most walkable and bikeable districts. Instead, a lack of vision coupled with mismanaged implementation turned it into even more of a mess today than it was before.
July 20, 2017
Great Streets Releases Plans for Crenshaw; No Real Solutions for Florence
Florence – the most dangerous intersection of the bunch by miles – won’t see too much in the way of upgrades, it appears. While the proposed signal modification might help control traffic there and give pedestrians a head start, it is genuinely surprising that more is not in the works.
July 3, 2017
Learn About Opportunities for Accessibility, Livability, Equity in S.B. 1 Funding Plans
A webinar on July 10 will discuss opportunities presented by S.B. 1 to make California's transportation system more equitable and sustainable.
June 30, 2017
Bike Lane Gap in Menlo Park Bay Trail Route
Designers somehow weren’t able to find any space to install bike lanes nearest to Marsh Road, where the street is a massive 80 feet wide. City planners instead hope to lure bicyclists onto the new sidewalks with signs reading “Bicycles OK to Use Sidewalk.”
June 23, 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
Can Algorithms Design Safer Intersections?
Cities and tech firms are deploying new technology to gauge risks at dangerous intersections. These sensors, cameras, and machine-learning algorithms are promising, especially when it comes to measuring close calls that don't result in crashes - but cities are still figuring out how they can use this information. In the meantime, there's no reason to wait on designing safe streets.
June 8, 2017
