Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Engineering

High school students present their ideas for how they would connect Harbor Boulevard with Disneyland Drive. More than 125 girls particpated in this year's Girls' Engineering Day in Orange County. All photos by Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog CA

Annual Program for Girls Shows What it Takes to Be a Transportation Engineer

By Kristopher Fortin | Mar 8, 2018 | 1 Comment

Here was an opportunity for more than 125 girls who attended the fourth annual Girls Engineering Day in Orange County to practice thinking like an engineer and to work with professional engineers

The two-way bikeway makes the area safer for many road users. All photos: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Berkeley’s Bancroft Way Gets a Nod on “Best Bikeways of 2017” List

By Melanie Curry | Dec 21, 2017 | 5 Comments

The first two-way connected parking-protected bikeway in Berkeley is part of a project that includes a bus-only lane. It was supported by the local bus agency, the city, the local business district, the UC Berkeley campus, and local bike advocates.

Transportation engineering practices have produced too many environments that fail to take public safety into account.

Transportation Engineers Are Ethically Bound to Protect Public Safety. Too Many Do Not.

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2017 | No Comments

Bill Schultheiss, a transportation engineer with Toole Design Group, is challenging his profession to uphold its ethical standards.