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BikeSummit Preview: Advocacy Success Stories
As a preview of the upcoming California Bicycle Summit, CalBike recently offered "Advocacy Success Stories," a sort of mini-summit session.
March 11, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Milvia Update
Berkeley replaced sections of concrete-protected bike lane curbs on Milvia with rubber, mountable curbs last week
March 8, 2022
Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road
A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won't do nearly enough to incentivize automakers to build vehicles that are less likely to kill walkers, say advocates.
March 8, 2022
New Film Shows People Benefiting from Great Walkway, J.F.K. Promenade
Filmmakers push back against false narrative that open spaces are for "elites"
March 4, 2022
St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving
St. Louis's controversial decision to vote down a resolution that would have banned legislators from voting over Zoom while driving is sparking a heated conversation about distracted driving, and how little America does to stop it.
March 4, 2022
USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.
March 3, 2022
Rally to Protect Golden Gate Park’s J.F.K. Promenade
Some 100 advocates, policy makers, and others gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Tuesday morning to demand an end to attempts to turn the J.F.K. promenade (previously known as J.F.K. Drive) in Golden Gate Park back into a high-traffic thruway.
March 2, 2022
Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic
Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.
March 1, 2022
Berkeley Advocate Reflects on Dangerous Streets and her Brush with Death
Planners and government officials need to remember the full costs of traffic violence
February 25, 2022
Caltrans Officially Embraces “Safe Systems” Approach
Prioritizing safety on California roads needs much more than a reliance on enforcement and education. A safe systems approach lowers the incidence of major injuries by assuming people will make mistakes and designing roads to reduce consequences.
February 24, 2022
