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Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus is among the recipients of recently announced awards from the LCTOP: The agency will receive $433,364 to improve service on lines 15, 16, and 17. Image: Wikimedia

Local Public Transportation Projects Receive $97 Million

By Melanie Curry | Jul 10, 2018

California's Low Carbon Transit Program just announced grants to 152 local transportation projects to provide free and reduced fares, expand transit service, purchase zero-emission buses, and improve bus stops.

The proposed Highway 101 express lanes project would add more than 22 miles of new lanes, at a total cost of $534 million. Image: Caltrans.

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Highway Boondoggles: US 101 Expansion in San Mateo, California

By Matt Casale and Gideon Weissman | Jun 29, 2018

Caltrans has widened U.S. 101 seven times since 1996 and hasn't cured congestion. But it's not going to try a new approach.

Caltrans Chief of Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Rachel Carpenter at the recent (Deputy) Director's Ride in Sacramento. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Update: Caltrans Is Shifting Its Perspectives on Pedestrian Safety

By Melanie Curry | Jun 1, 2018 | 2 Comments

In the short time she's been at Caltrans, Chief of Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Rachel Carpenter has achieved a lot. At the same time, her progress shows how much more work there is to do.

Caltrans is looking for applicants for a new California Walk and Bike Technical Advisory Committee, to represent the needs of people of all ages and abilities. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

New Opportunity to Help Shape State Bike and Ped Policy, Design: Deadline Soon

By Melanie Curry | May 14, 2018 | 1 Comment

The California Bicycle Advisory Committee—CBAC—will be replaced by one that is more diverse and inclusive, and includes pedestrian issues

Volunteers showed up at San Pablo and Virginia to bring attention to the difficulties bicyclists and pedestrians have crossing here. All photos by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Calling Attention to a Dangerous Crossing in Berkeley

By Melanie Curry | May 9, 2018

Caltrans plans to add a pedestrian beacon at a busy crossing, but will it make anything safer for bicyclists?

A Pilot Project Will Explore How to Make Transit Easier for Riders in California

By Melanie Curry | May 3, 2018 | 9 Comments

The notion of a “seamless” transit trip—wherein a transit rider can effortlessly travel across regional boundaries among different transit agencies and using various modes—is a vision that has long eluded California. But it is a reality in other places.

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