A Guide to Why Biking Can Be Scary (But Doesn’t Have to Be)
Illustrate Vreni captures a big reason biking infrastructure is needed: pure joy. Er, safety.
July 23, 2019
The Effect of Electric Vehicles on California Transportation Funding
The assumption has been that increased adoption of electric vehicles is a threat to transportation revenue since drivers of those vehicles don't pay gas taxes. But S.B. 1 seems to have solved that.
July 23, 2019
Making it Easier to Get to Transit via Walking, Bicycling
Encouraging people to opt for a "first-mile/last-mile" connection via active, zero emission modes requires integration of policies, plans, designs, and funding
July 22, 2019
Bay Area Legislators Talk Housing
All the panelists have been working on housing issues for years. "Things are changing," they say, albeit slowly.
July 18, 2019
Listen and Learn: A Tool for California Residents to Track Street Safety
Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, will introduce UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Street Story and show people how to report safety hazards
July 17, 2019
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: California Is Not There Yet
Some California cities score higher, some lower, but none is nearing the goals agreed to by members of the United Nations.
July 11, 2019
Complete Streets Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee
Chair Jim Frazier threatens to derail it if he doesn't see amendments he wants, but votes it out of committee
July 8, 2019
Why California Needs a Complete Streets Bill: Part 2
S.B. 127 requires investing in safety for road users that are outside of cars when making improvements for vehicle traffic, and calls for an equitable approach for those investments.
July 3, 2019
Why California Needs a Complete Streets Bill: Part 1
Caltrans already has some Complete Streets policies in place, but it doesn't follow them. That's one reason.
July 3, 2019
Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force Holds First Meeting
Revisiting the way California sets speed limits as called for by last year's A.B. 2363
July 2, 2019
