Commentary: Caltrans Should Relinquish Local Main Streets
City planners have been talking about Complete Streets for awhile now. I half expected it to go the way of the Transit First Policy wave that swept California and the U.S. a decade ago; that is to say, a lot of talk, many well-intentioned policies, but mostly business as usual for transportation priorities. I am pleased to say that I think this one is really taking hold.
August 29, 2011
Bike Program Managers: We Don’t Just Need Grants, We Need Staff
Editor's note: Matthew Ridgway is a principal at Fehr and Peers, a transportation design and engineering firm that routinely consults on bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout the Bay Area.
March 7, 2011
Don’t Look Now But Fresno is Sprouting Bike Lanes
Editor's note: Matthew Ridgway is a principal at Fehr and Peers, a transportation design and engineering firm that routinely consults on bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout California. His firm was hired to help develop Fresno's Bicycle Master Plan. Bryan Jones, the city of Fresno's traffic engineer, contributed to this report.
December 1, 2010