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For First Time in Over a Decade, State to Update Local Planning Guidelines

By Melanie Curry | Nov 4, 2015 | No Comments

In an effort to help cities and towns throughout the state update their planning documents, the state’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is updating its General Plan Guidelines. As part of the process, it is holding a series of workshops throughout the state to discuss the update and gather public feedback. A list of the […]

News from the Summit: Caltrans Launches Statewide Bike and Ped Plan

By Melanie Curry | Oct 29, 2015 | 3 Comments

We’re still digesting all the reports and conversations that occurred at the California Bicycle Coalition’s biannual bike summit in San Diego this week. In addition to some very hard conversations about equity and diversity in bike advocacy—a subject that needs its own report—there were more planner-y presentations about on-the-ground bike issues. Caltrans was very active […]

Better Bikeways Party Tonight in Bakersfield

By Graham Wheat | Sep 18, 2015 | No Comments

Bakersfield-area cycling supporters have a chance to make an impact on the city’s cycling infrastructure today by attending a unique fundraiser hosted by the California Bicycle Coalition. The California Bicycle Coalition’s board of directors is holding its biannual meeting in Bakersfield this weekend. On its agenda is a revision of its strategic plan to better […]

State Offers Real Money for Innovative Ideas on Efficiency, Safety, More

By Melanie Curry | Aug 26, 2015 | No Comments

Have you been itching to tell Caltrans how to do something better? Now’s your chance—and maybe the department will pay you for your help. Caltrans is offering real money—up to $25,000—for an idea on how to improve transportation in the state. The department is open to ideas about efficiency, design, safety, performance, sustainability, or any […]

Dems, Repubs Far Apart on Solving CA Transportation Funding

By Melanie Curry | Jul 6, 2015 | 1 Comment

The California legislature held its first joint special session on transportation funding just before the holiday weekend. The session was called by Governor Jerry Brown when he and the legislature punted some big decisions so they could sign a budget before the June 30 deadline. The first extraordinary session of the Transportation and Infrastructure Development […]

The Worst Bike Lane in the World?

By Melanie Curry | Jun 25, 2015 | 34 Comments

The title of this post may be a bit hyperbolic, but Orinda really deserves attention for this one-of-a-kind bike facility. As seen in the image above, a bike lane on Camino Pablo signals that bicyclists should go straight ahead—between two right-turn lanes that lead to a freeway onramp. Yes, the right turn from the middle […]

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