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Caltrans Bicycling/Walking Survey Closing Soon, Draft CA Plan This Fall

By Melanie Curry | Jun 21, 2016 | 1 Comment

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

By Melanie Curry | Jun 15, 2016 | No Comments

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 […]

TransForm/CalBike Summit Tackles Transportation Equity, Including Funding

By Melanie Curry | May 20, 2016 | 1 Comment

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 […]

Caltrans State Bike and Ped Plan Listens in Los Angeles

By Joe Linton | May 10, 2016 | 1 Comment

Caltrans is hosting a series of meetings around the state to get input on the California State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (CSBPP). The plan kicked off last year and is expected to be completed and approved by Caltrans management in early 2017. The plan’s goals are ambitious: by 2020, triple bicycling and double walking. Unlike most local […]

Beall Proposal Tries To End California Transportation Funding Stalemate

By Melanie Curry | Apr 28, 2016 | 1 Comment

Last year, Governor Brown called a “Special Session” to prod the California legislature to find solutions to what seemed an intractable problem: how to fund transportation needs in the state. Some bills were introduced, some hearings were held, but the biggest result of all the ballyhoo is a confirmation that the problem is, indeed, intractable. […]

Statewide Transportation Plan: Are We Doing Enough?

By Melanie Curry | Mar 23, 2016 | 6 Comments

The California Transportation Plan 2040 is nearing its final draft. Caltrans will accept public comments on it through Tuesday, March 29. The plan represents the first attempt to combine and reconcile a range of existing policies, rules, and regulations that address issues like climate change and equity in transportation planning. Its recommendations are advisory, not mandatory, […]

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