Planning
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Thursday Registration Deadline For Caltrans Planning Conference In L.A.
This Thursday is the deadline to sign up for Caltrans' 2015 California Transportation Planning Conference: Partnering for Sustainable Transportation. The conference will take place from Wednesday through Friday December 2-4 at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
November 17, 2015
Get Your Planning Problems Solved in Real Time
Planners, engineers, and others working on a difficult, hard-to-solve problem have an opportunity to get help from a team of experienced planners and engineers. At January's annual meeting in Washington DC of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a new kind of workshop will bring together a group of experts to address “unsolved mysteries that vex planners, modelers, and analysts in the transportation field.”
September 18, 2015
L.A. City Council Approves New Mobility Plan, Including Vision Zero
After a lengthy and contentious debate, the full Los Angeles City Council approved the city's new Mobility Plan, the Transportation Element of the city's General Plan. Mobility Plan 2035 replaces the city's former transportation plan in effect since 1999. The final vote was 12 in favor, with only Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Gil Cedillo opposing.
August 12, 2015
What Makes a Good Bike Plan?
Bike plans are the backbone of future networks of bike lanes and routes, setting out a city's aspirations for how people on bicycles will move safely through them. A strong bike plan can define future networks, identify gaps, and break down the process of improving a city's bike accessibility into achievable, fundable projects.
August 11, 2015
What Oakland Mayor’s Proposal for a Department of Transportation Means
This week, Streetsblog California takes a look at changes occurring in Oakland, California, related to the way the city plans and implements transportation projects.
May 19, 2015