Next Week Is Bike to Work and Bike to School Day in San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties
Monday starts Bike Week in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. And Thursday, May 11, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) brags that "tens of thousands of regular and first-time Bay Area residents will bike to work for the 23rd Annual Bike to Work Day."
May 5, 2017
Cupertino to Hold “Bike Boulevard” Workshops
The City of Cupertino is best known as the corporate headquarters of a boutique hardware developer called Apple. But if the city moves forward with a plan to add seven "bicycle boulevards" to its bike network, it could also become one of the more bike friendly cities in Silicon Valley.
May 5, 2017
Fate of Caltrain Electrification Hangs on Trump’s Budget
There will be many news stories generated by the announcement of the details of President Donald Trump's proposed budget next month. In advance of the announcement, the campaign to preserve funding for the electrification of Caltrain is working with advocates around the state and country to preserve a nearly $650 million grant agreement scuttled by the Trump Administration in February.
April 26, 2017
Bike/Ped Bridge Over 101 In East Palo Alto Could Begin Construction This Summer
Despite a handful of small setbacks, East Palo Alto's dream of providing a safe crossing over the 101 Freeway for people riding bicycles and people walking is nearly a reality. Construction of the "East Palo Alto Highway 101 Ped/Bike Overcrossing," a 12-foot wide bridge over Highway 101 between Newell Road and Clarke Avenue, could begin as early as this summer. The bridge will provide a long-awaited connection between the city's east and west sides.
March 29, 2017
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February 21, 2017
Less Than a Week In, California Making Good on Vow to Fight Trump
Over a million people marched last Sunday at women's rallies in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, to say nothing of the dozens of other rallies across the states.
January 26, 2017
Transit Overflow from the Women’s March Demonstrates Need for Better Transit
So far, we're only talking about trains because that's where the largest overcrowding took place. Most casual transit users choose to take rail over the bus for a variety of reasons. Building out a working and connected rapid bus system would have the same benefits for people who would ride transit regularly but don't.
January 24, 2017
Some Images from Saturday’s Marches Throughout California
This last Saturday, you marched. You rallied. You marched in big cities. You rallied in other cities. It was a glorious day for Democracy.
January 23, 2017
Will L.A. Times’ Irresponsible Coverage of High Speed Rail Doom the Project?
On Monday, the Los Angeles Times published a bombshell article, outlining the details of a "confidential Federal Railroad Administration risk analysis," in an attack on the competence and ethics of the California High Speed Rail Authority. Reporter Ralph Vartabedian claims the report shows cost overruns and delays, although the Times does not provide readers a chance to read the report for themselves.
January 19, 2017
America’s First Protected Bikeway Turns 50 in Davis
In 1967, the City of Davis installed America's first protected bikeway. The parking-protected bikeway was not only the first of its kind, but was actually illegal until the citizen's campaign convinced the California legislature to change state law to allow it.
January 18, 2017
