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California Streetsies: Local Advocacy with the Biggest Statewide Significance

By Melanie Curry | Jan 13, 2016 | No Comments

In 2015, Shasta Living Streets worked on a project that, on the face of it, was no different from many other local advocacy efforts in California. But its success is leading to new standards that the entire state will benefit from. The year before, Anne Thomas, director of the sustainable streets advocacy group, had worked […]

New Caltrans Design Bulletin OKs Protected Bike Lanes in CA!

By Melanie Curry | Jan 4, 2016 | 31 Comments

Squeezing up on its statutory deadline, Caltrans issued its “Class IV Bikeway Guidance [PDF]” on the last day of 2015. There are already existing sources of information on best practices and engineering guidance for protected, or separated, bikeways but this is the first from Caltrans. It was prepared in response to the Protected Bikeways Act of […]

Caltrans Plays Games with Distracted Driving

By Melanie Curry | Dec 16, 2015 | 2 Comments

Was this tweet a joke? Why would Caltrans promote a potentially distracting video game called “The Distraction Zone”? But no, says Caltrans spokesperson Jason Probst, or rather yes: it’s real. The game is part of a promotion for the work zone awareness campaign, “Be Work Zone Alert,” and Caltrans is giving away a cash prize […]

Redding’s Successful Parklet May Help Bring Statewide Guidance

By Melanie Curry | Dec 15, 2015 | 5 Comments

The success of a parklet in Redding, California, may one day lead to official Caltrans design guidance for similar projects on state highways. At least, that is the hope of local advocates at Shasta Living Streets, who built the parklet as a pilot, with Caltrans permission, on the state-controlled highway through downtown Redding. As far […]

Caltrans Admits Building Roads Induces More Driving, But Admitting a Problem Is Just the First Step

By Melanie Curry | Nov 18, 2015 | 16 Comments

Eric Jaffe, in CityLab, recently reported that Caltrans “admitted” that expanding highways increases traffic by posting a policy brief on the subject of induced demand to its website. He called it a rare admission from a state department of transportation. State DOTs, as the country’s road builders, have usually responded to congestion, and even safety […]

Thursday Registration Deadline For Caltrans Planning Conference In L.A.

By Joe Linton | Nov 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

This Thursday is the deadline to sign up for Caltrans’ 2015 California Transportation Planning Conference: Partnering for Sustainable Transportation. The conference will take place from Wednesday through Friday December 2-4 at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Some of the #CTPC2015 conference highlights include: Presentations by Caltrans leadership including: – Malcolm Dougherty, Director of […]

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