Melanie Curry
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Legislative Update: Student Transit Passes, ATP, Equity in Climate Policies
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This week in Sacramento, policy committees are rushing through a last-minute load of bills. The July recess is looming, and this week is the last opportunity to pass bills in the 2015-16 session. That has led to limited public discussion in some committees, with committee chairs admonishing attendees to keep remarks short. Meanwhile amendments are […]
We Can’t Do This Without You: Support California Streetsblog Today
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Since we launched California Streetsblog a little over a year ago—scratch that—since we started statewide coverage under the Los Angeles Streetsblog banner two years ago, the tiny California team has worked hard to bring you information that you won’t find elsewhere. Among our regular coverage of what’s happening in the state legislature, we brought a […]
Caltrans Bicycling/Walking Survey Closing Soon, Draft CA Plan This Fall
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As part of the process to develop the first-ever statewide bike and pedestrian plan, Caltrans has been collecting general information from people about their current walking and bicycling experience. The survey, available here, closes on June 30. So far the department has collected about 2,500 responses from around the state. The information will be used […]
Unsafe from Traffic, Even at Home
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For too many road users, the dangers from speeding traffic are a common threat. However, we usually feel safe from traffic in our own homes. But there’s one resident in San Jose who can’t even relax in his living room. In the 56 years Ray Minter has lived in his house, he says “nearly two […]
City of Sacramento Gets a New Active Transportation Planner
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After two national searches, Sacramento recently hired Jennifer Donlon Wyant, formerly of Alta Planning, as its Active Transportation Program Specialist within the Department of Public Works. She is one of only two transportation planners in the department. The new hire comes just as Sacramento has elected a new mayor (Former Senate leader Darrell Steinberg), its […]
Fresno Pedestrian Mall Is No More
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One of the oldest pedestrian malls in the U.S., the Fulton Street Mall in Fresno, is no more. The modernist mall was built in the 1960s in an attempt to prevent Fresno’s downtown economy from being sucked dry by suburban development sprawling on the outskirts of town. It failed, as many such malls did, because […]
CA Legislative Update: ATP, Bikes, and Budget
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California budget negotiations have moved into high gear with the naming of Senate and Assembly members to the bicameral budget conference committee. Leaders of the two bodies named five members each—up from three in previous years—and the conference committee held its first hearing this morning. The committee’s job is to find agreement among the three […]
Today’s Headlines
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What does Governor Brown’s proposed housing bill mean for affordability? (Better Institutions) UC Berkeley report says building more affordable housing is the best way to fight gentrification (East Bay Express) San Jose: Bike lanes proposed for Moorpark, Winchester (Cyclicious) Equal transportation news in Salinas (The Californian) Walking school buses and bicycle trains cut school traffic […]
A Different Ride of Silence: Rich City RIDES
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Last Thursday, May 18, was the day of the International Ride of Silence. In many cities—26 Californian cities, according to the California Bicycle Coalition—bike riders gathered to commemorate bicyclists and pedestrians who have died in traffic crashes. San Francisco was one such city. So was Richmond. But that city’s Ride of Silence was about a […]
Northern California High-Speed Rail Scoping Meeting
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Monday evening the California High Speed Rail Authority, in conjunction with Caltrain, held a scoping meeting at the William J. Rutter Center at UCSF in Mission Bay. They answered public questions and took comment on plans to electrify Caltrain and bring high-speed trains from Bakersfield to San Francisco by 2029. Streetsblog readers will recall that […]
TransForm/CalBike Summit Tackles Transportation Equity, Including Funding
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In a wide-ranging conversation at the TransForm/CalBike Equity Summit, Malcolm Dougherty kept right on saying things that advocates are not used to hearing from the director of Caltrans. He reiterated Caltrans’ commitment to its goals of tripling biking trips and doubling the number of walking trips in the state. He said that California is investing […]
Bike to Work Day Part 2: Open Thread
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New photos added! Yes, it should be every day, but it’s still fun to get out and cheer on or be cheered on in recognition of the general awesomeness of riding a bike. Also, Bike to Work Day/Week/Month is a great way to get people to try riding. People don’t want to be left out […]