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The Worst Bike Lane in the World?
The title of this post may be a bit hyperbolic, but Orinda really deserves attention for this one-of-a-kind bike facility. As seen in the image above, a bike lane on Camino Pablo signals that bicyclists should go straight ahead—between two right-turn lanes that lead to a freeway onramp.
June 25, 2015
Caltrans Gathers Feedback on Upcoming Standards for Protected Bike Lanes
Caltrans tried an experiment last week. Under a legislative deadline to create standards for Class IV Bikeways, also known as cycle tracks or protected bike lanes, the state department of transportation reached out to people who had expressed an interest in the subject and asked them for ideas.
June 1, 2015
Caltrans Awards $9.8 Million in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants
California's Department of Transportation released a list of over 51 cash grants it will allocate for local planning efforts focused on sustainable transportation.
May 6, 2015
For Goodness’ Sake, Stop Widening the 405
Albert Einstein says that the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
May 6, 2015
Audio: Part II of NRDC’s California’s Transportation Transformation
This was originally posted at the Natural Resources Defense Council’s staff blog. Listen to Part I, here.
April 28, 2015
Caltrans Asking for Input on Bikeway Design
Last year's Protected Bikeways Act from Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) created a new officially designated bike lane type, the Class IV bikeway, variously known as a “protected bikeway” “protected bike lane,” “separated bike lane,” or “cycletrack.” The bill also required Caltrans to create and publish design criteria for the new bikeways by January 2016.
April 24, 2015
Caltrans: Don’t Forget, California’s Highways Were First Built for Bicycles
"Did you know the movement to create a state highway system came not from automobile drivers or manufacturers, but bicyclists?"
April 13, 2015
CA’s Draft Transportation Plan Says Drive Less, Stop Expanding Hwys
The California Transportation Plan 2040 [PDF], currently in draft form, officially recognizes what many have been saying for a long time: the state cannot keep building highways, and its residents cannot keep driving as much as they do now, if California is going to reach its own climate change goals.
April 7, 2015