Streetsblog California
Streetsblog California
In Davis, a New Bike/Ped Safety Project Is Blamed for Heavy Traffic
But the congestion is cut-through traffic from out of town, going elsewhere
August 2, 2019
CTC Transportation Forum: Resiliency and Transit
The climate crisis is messing with transportation planning and engineering, and transit agencies are learning to adopt electric vehicles while ridership falls
July 31, 2019
Guest Editorial: Complete Streets Bill Would Help California Bicycle Riders and Pedestrians
Caltrans calls them highways, but we call them home.
July 29, 2019
Charmingly Didactic: An Illustrated Guide to Why Biking Can Be Scary (But Doesn’t Have to Be)
Illustrator Vreni captures a big reason biking infrastructure is needed: pure joy. Er, safety.
July 23, 2019
The Effect of Electric Vehicles on California Transportation Funding
The assumption has been that increased adoption of electric vehicles is a threat to transportation revenue since drivers of those vehicles don't pay gas taxes. But S.B. 1 seems to have solved that.
July 22, 2019
Making it Easier to Get to Transit via Walking, Bicycling
Encouraging people to opt for a "first-mile/last-mile" connection via active, zero emission modes requires integration of policies, plans, designs, and funding
July 19, 2019
Bay Area Legislators Talk About Housing Legislation at the Capitol
All the panelists have been working on housing issues for years. "Things are changing," they say, albeit slowly.
July 17, 2019
Listen and Learn: A Tool for California Residents to Track Street Safety
Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, will introduce UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Street Story and show people how to report safety hazards
July 16, 2019
On Sustainable Development, California–and the Entire Country–Has a Long Way to Go
Some California cities score higher, some lower, but none is nearing the goals agreed to by members of the United Nations.
July 11, 2019
Complete Streets Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee
Chair Jim Frazier threatens to derail it if he doesn't see amendments he wants, but votes it out of committee
July 8, 2019
