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Two California Bike Advocacy Groups Win Bike Summit Awards

By Melanie Curry | Mar 13, 2015 | No Comments

Congratulations to two Bay Area bicycle advocacy organizations who won top awards from the Alliance for Biking and Walking at the National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., this week. Bike East Bay and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition were both celebrated for the work they’ve done to improve, encourage, and support bicycling in the Bay […]

California Long-Range Transportation Plan: GHG Goals Are Elusive

By Melanie Curry | Mar 10, 2015 | 4 Comments

Caltrans has been in the process of developing its long range transportation plan for the last two years. Now it has released the draft California Transportation Plan 2040 [PDF]. Public input will be solicited at workshops throughout the state in March and April, starting today in Sacramento. The long range plan, or CTP, is based […]

Technical Assistance Available for CA Active Transportation Program

By Melanie Curry | Mar 5, 2015 | 1 Comment

The guidelines for the second cycle of California’s Active Transportation Program, which funds projects that encourage bicycling and walking, are in their final stage of revision. Staff will present the guidelines to the California Transportation Commission for approval at the commission’s next meeting on March 25 and 26. The call for projects is expected to […]

New Bills in CA Legislature Send Mixed Messages for Livable Streets

By Melanie Curry | Mar 4, 2015 | 3 Comments

The deadline for introducing new bills to be considered in the 2015 California legislative session passed last Friday. Out of the total 2,295 bills, there are not very many pertaining to bicycling and walking, and some of those that do are not very bicycle-friendly. Overall it may end up being a lackluster session for bike […]

CA Coalition Calls for More Funding, Staffing for Active Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Feb 27, 2015 | 5 Comments

A coalition of advocacy groups released a petition yesterday calling for California to increase funding for active transportation to help the state meet its climate goals. The petition calls on the legislature to increase funding for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) by $100 million from its current $120 million per year, integrate green infrastructure and […]

Caltrans Report Celebrates Its Support of Active Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Feb 26, 2015 | 6 Comments

Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, just released its annual report to the legislature [PDF] on its achievements last year in the area of “non-motorized travel,” and this year the document is more celebratory than it has been in the past. With good reason. It shows a new side of Caltrans, starting with its cover. […]

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