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South Fresno residents discuss challenges they face when bicycling or walking in their community at an Active Transportation Plan workshop. Photo courtesy Cultiva La Salud.

Fresno Active Transportation Plan Is Flawed, But Better After Public Input

By Minerva Perez | Dec 5, 2016 | No Comments

Community organizations have heralded Fresno’s draft Active Transportation Plan as a road map for bringing struggling neighborhoods in the south up to par with the north end of the city. But some say the plan could be stronger, and they are advocating for changes before the City Council approves it on Dec. 15.

Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) addresses the media after the passage of S.B. 32 in August. She's flanked by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Governor Jerry Brown, and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon, from left. Image courtesy Fran Pavley's office.

Interview With Out-Going Climate Champion State Senator Fran Pavley

By Melanie Curry | Nov 23, 2016 | No Comments

Senator Fran Pavley is one of the members of the California legislature who will, with the end of the 2015-2016 session next week, bring a close to her tenure there. Pavley served for six years in the Assembly and six years in the Senate, where she worked hard to find consensus on environmental and climate change policies.

Darrell Johnson, Orange County Transportation Authority CEO, speaks at October's 2016 Orange County Active Transportation Forum. Photo by Kristopher Fortin

Equity Concerns Fall on Deaf Ears at OC Active Transportation Forum

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 22, 2016 | No Comments

A question from Marina Ramirez, a Santa Ana resident and member of Santa Ana Active Streets Coalition, put Darrell Johnson on the defensive. She asked the panel what is being done to address displacement from active transportation (AT) improvements, and added a followup question: OCTA has an AT checklist, she said; why not add an equity checklist?

Recap: California Transportation Sales Taxes on Today’s Ballot

By Melanie Curry | Nov 8, 2016 | No Comments

Among the many important issues to be decided in today’s election are a whole bunch of transportation funding measures. We have already covered many of them at Streetsblog, and there’s a quick summary of them at Streetsblog USA. All but one add 1/2 cents to local sales taxes for transportation purposes–but transportation is a wide […]

Oakland Forging Ahead with New Ideas for Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Nov 2, 2016 | No Comments

It’s exciting times in Oakland, California. In the past six weeks, Oakland has passed a raft of policies that promise to have a lasting effect on the city’s future transportation and development. This is all being done as part of the city government’s reorganization, creating a new Department of Transportation to better strategize and coordinate […]

ATP Funding Recommendations: Fewer and Larger Projects This Cycle

By Melanie Curry | Nov 1, 2016 | No Comments

California Transportation Commission staff released their recommendations for projects to be funded in the 2017 round of the Active Transportation Program (ATP) yesterday. These recommendations will go to the full Commission for official adoption at its December meeting in Riverside. The recommendations are for projects applying for money under the “Statewide” and “Small Urban and […]

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