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City of San Diego Announces Commitment to Its First Vision Zero Improvements
Fifteen dangerous intersections, identified by safety advocates, will get basic safety treatments
April 11, 2018
Caltrans Releases Annual “Non-motorized” Report to Legislature
“Active Transportation in California: The Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities Report Fiscal Year 2016-17,” highlights Caltrans' achievements of the past year as the department works towards its fast-approaching goals to increase the share of trips made by walking and bicycling in the state.
March 19, 2018
Two Pedestrian Safety Campaigns That Make Some Sense
The “Drive Like Your Kids Died Here” and “[Insert Loved One Here]” campaigns drive home a point about safety that is frequently missed in other public service messaging: Drivers need to be more cautious, no matter what a pedestrian may be doing.
March 1, 2018
Montclair, California Declares War on Pedestrians
What's next? Should Montclair outlaw being blind while walking? Being old and slow? Using a wheelchair? Being short? Being young? Wearing hats with ear flaps?
February 20, 2018
Complete Streets Bill Cut Drastically
As originally written, S.B. 760 would have required Caltrans to consider all users of its streets and roads when building, maintaining, or rehabilitating those facilities—and the bill had some teeth.
January 10, 2018
Joint Legislative Committee Discusses Future of Cap-and-Trade, Climate Policies
Cap-and-trade is working, says CARB, but needs to work harder. Meanwhile federal support is disappearing, and the administration may actively undermine the state's work. And disagreement about a definition cloaks a wider point of conflict on cap-and-trade.
January 5, 2018
Berkeley’s Bancroft Way Gets a Nod on “Best Bikeways of 2017” List
The first two-way connected parking-protected bikeway in Berkeley is part of a project that includes a bus-only lane. It was supported by the local bus agency, the city, the local business district, the UC Berkeley campus, and local bike advocates.
December 21, 2017
Air Resources Board Actually Talks About the Importance of Walking, Biking
There was some traction for the idea that more focus on and investment in the role of active transportation in meeting climate change and health goals would be a good thing.
December 19, 2017
San Joaquin Regional Transit District Debuts Tactile, “Talking” Maps for Visually Impaired Riders
San Joaquin Regional Transit District launched a new service that will make it easier for people who are visually impaired and blind to navigate its system using audio and tactile maps of the RTD’s boarding stations.
December 18, 2017
CTC Hosts First Workshops on New Active Transportation Program Guidelines
Staff are considering two basic changes to the guidelines: spreading project funding out over four years, instead of two; and creating separate applications for different kinds of projects. But other changes will be entertained.
October 24, 2017
