Safety
Streetsblog California
Governor Newsom Signs: Enforcement Cameras on Buses, Speed Limits Reset
But he vetoes: Safety stop for bikes, decriminalizing jaywalking.
October 8, 2021
Op-Ed: No, Dan Walters, A.B. 43 Would Not Allow “Speed Traps”
And the 85th percentile rule is anything BUT scientific
October 6, 2021
Op-Ed: New Streets of Mission Bay/Dogpatch Treat Vulnerable Road Users Like S#!*
San Francisco's newest streets are basically stroads crammed into an urban neighborhood
October 6, 2021
Assemblymember Friedman Announces Funding for L.A. River Bike/Ped Projects
Friedman was one of the electeds leading the charge to turn down $7 billion for green transportation statewide - then went to the press to celebrate $15 million for green transportation in her district
September 30, 2021
Process Begins to Make Car-Free J.F.K. Permanent
Will the eastern half of J.F.K. Drive remain car free? That's the question behind a new outreach effort, launched Tuesday by SFMTA and Rec and Park, to determine what people want the future of Golden Gate Park to look like
September 24, 2021
Changes and Challenges for Safe Streets at Caltrans
Streetsblog, CalBike, and BikeTalk converse with Caltrans Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs Jeanie Ward-Waller
September 17, 2021
Opinion: How to Beat Opponents of Street Safety
Road diet debates often run so hot because they’re proxies for local community attitudes about broader forces of societal change. Here are some lessons on how to change those attitudes.
September 17, 2021
Follow up Q&A: A Life Taken by Hayward’s Unsafe Designs
The brother of a cyclist killed in Hayward last June speaks out about decisions that lead to his brother's death--and the pain of seeing deadly designs go unchanged
September 15, 2021
Update on Caltrans Complete Streets Reservation
Among the 34 projects to receive early Complete Streets funding from Caltrans are twelve that include separated, all-ages bike facilities; sixteen include new sidewalks; 26 are along a city's main street; two include new road diet elements.
September 14, 2021
Metro Completes Design for 210 Freeway Crash Barrier to Keep Trucks Off Gold Line
The six-mile 210 Freeway barrier through Pasadena and Arcadia costs $425M. If funded, it could be completed in 2028.
September 9, 2021
