Advocacy

PEDAL, a regional and international conference for transportation professionals, policymakers, active and multi-modal transportation advocates, will be held in Fresno on October 27.

The post Fresno to Host International Transportation Innovations Summit appeared first on Streetsblog California.

California is still spending billions of dollars on highway and interchange expansions that increase reliance on driving, drain household budgets, and make traffic worse. Governor Newsom should step in.

The post More Than 60 Organizations Urge Governor Newsom to Intervene at Caltrans appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Instead of proactively asserting a right for people to walk and roll safely and conveniently outside of a vehicle, the standards used to determine when and where to put safety infrastructure require people to either risk their bodies or experience harm before any paint or concrete are poured.

The post Road Feels Unsafe? Prove It! appeared first on Streetsblog California.

A new analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that California allocates less than twenty percent of available transportation funding to low-carbon modes - despite climate and livability goals to increase walking, biking, and transit as modes of choice. At the same time, the state is still investing in highway expansion.

The post California Spends Too Little on Environmentally Friendly Transportation Options appeared first on Streetsblog California.

But somewhere along the way, highway interchanges - roads crossing and going under and over freeways and highways - were exempted from the guidelines

The post Caltrans Readies Guidance for Complete Streets, with a Big Exemption appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Streetsblog talked to four Black bike advocates in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and the Twin Cities to get a snapshot of how they're fighting to overcome challenges and expand the vision for what a Black cycling community could look like.

The post How Four Black Advocates Are Charting a Path to a More Inclusive Bike Community appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

"As agency staff or an outside consultant, your hands might be officially tied…but you can still kick."

The post How to Advocate For Transit and Bike Improvements From Inside a Government Agency appeared first on Streetsblog USA.