Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Advocacy

Under Election Pressure, L.A. City Councilmember Suddenly Supports Healthy Sustainable Transportation

By Joe Linton | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

L.A. Twitter isn't buying city councilmember Ryu's assertion of his record on "healthy and sustainable" mobility. He has been pro-parking, anti-bikeway, and anti-road-diet.

Walk SF to SFMTA: Don’t Accept a Return to Traffic Violence

By Roger Rudick | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates urge city not to allow a return to thirty fatal crashes a year

The Wood family commutes 3 miles by bike and bus. Photo by Angelica Rocha, Circulate San Diego

Portraits of San Diego’s Sustainable Commuters

By Melanie Curry | May 12, 2020 | No Comments

Move Free SD is out to encourage San Diego residents to use sustainable transportation when they get around. Plenty of them, featured in this photo series, already do.

Bicycle Deliveries, Feeding Families, Creating Resilience: A Perfect Combination

By Melanie Curry | May 6, 2020 | No Comments

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition volunteers team up with urban agriculture nonprofit Valley Verde to deliver seedlings by bicycle to low-income families.

Rich City Rides Bike Club members have distributed over 1,000 meals during the stay-at-home orders. Photo by Najari Smith

Rich City Rides Shows How to Take Care of Your Community

By Melanie Curry | May 1, 2020 | No Comments

The bike/skate shop/community space hosts a youth-led Bike Club, whose members have been helping the school district pack and distribute meals to students who can't access them because school is not in session.

Op-Ed: Public Transit Must Be Included in Discussions of Economic Recovery

By Chanell Fletcher | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments

Recently, Governor Newsom created an economic recovery council of over eighty leaders. The council’s goal is to develop recommendations for an economic recovery plan that helps all Californians, especially those hit hardest by the pandemic. Governor Newsom’s quick and decisive action on physical distancing means that California is faring much better than other states. This […]

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