Streetsblog California
Streetsblog California
Bike Advocacy Organizations Move Bike Classes Online: Bike-Friendly Driver Training Tonight
Bike East Bay and other organizations are maintaining their mission to educate people
April 8, 2020
Cesar Chavez Day: Honoring Those Who Feed Us, Even Through a Pandemic
Respect and gratitude to the farmworkers of California.
April 3, 2020
New Federal Fuel Economy Standards Are Trash
The federal government just finalized its weakening of fuel efficiency standards, despite knowing that they will be sued by states and environmental organizations. The weaker standards call for an increase in fuel efficiency of 1.5 percent per year, instead of the more stringent standards established under the Obama administration of five percent every year. Automakers--some automakers--complained that they would not be able to meet those standards, but evidence from past regulations shows this is not true.
April 2, 2020
Stop Touching Pedestrian “Beg Buttons”
L.A. is actually disconnecting them in some places where a lot of people are walking. Other Californian cities aren't (yet) thinking about them
April 1, 2020
Assistance for Active Transportation Program Applicants
Webinar will cover "How to Write a Compelling Needs Statement"
March 31, 2020
California Transportation Commission Calls for Applications for Transportation Funding
Deadlines for the Active Transportation, Trade Corridor Enhancement, Local Partnership, and Solutions for Congested Corridors programs are coming up in June and July--pending further developments on COVID
March 26, 2020
You Are Not Stuck in Traffic, You Are Traffic: This Is Up to All of Us, Says Governor
Controlling the pandemic is everyone's individual responsibility, and right now staying away from each other is the one strategy that can help avoid deepening the crisis.
March 24, 2020
Call on Congress to Support Public Transit Before Bailing Out Private Industries
Public transportation is an essential public good that will be needed even more once recover from the virus begins
March 20, 2020
UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC Offers Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Cities
Applications due soon for this free program to help cities identify and plan traffic safety improvements
March 19, 2020
Bay Area Locks Down, Non-essential Travel Banned, Biking Okay–for Now
Ride, safely. Just stay away from one another
March 17, 2020
