From alamedactc.org: A TRANSPORTATION FORUM: TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATION You are invited! The Alameda County Transportation Commission and its Citizens Advisory Committee are hosting a transportation forum. Come hear about transportation projects and programs in Alameda County: New Transportation Expenditure Plan on the November Ballot – Measure B1 Safe Routes to Schools/Bike Mobile Mobility Matters Program […]

From Sunnyvale Cool: How have parking practices shaped our cities and transportation choices?  How much does parking really cost?  What are the trade-offs in providing too much or too little parking?  How can parking requirements be set based on empirical data?  What are other cities doing to update parking practices and what are the results? What […]

From Royal Netherlands Embassy: The Netherlands’ US Embassy works with cities throughout the US to share best practices and develop environmentally-friendly transportation networks through the ThinkBike initiative. On October 22 and 23, the City of San José and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition will host the ThinkBike Workshop San José. The two-day workshop brings Dutch bicycling […]

From Sunnyvale Cool: As the Silicon Valley economy rebounds, 67% of the projected job growth and its largest workforce will be in sectors paying less than $50,000 annually. Yet, regional plans for housing and transportation do not meet the needs of this workforce.  What are the effects of this shortage of housing and lack of quality transit near […]

From EBBC: 2012-2013 Matsui Lecturer: The Honorable James Oberstar, Member of Congress 1975-2011 “The Seeds of Our 21st Century Transportation Network: A Retrospective of Sixty Years of Policymaking” One of the country’s leading transportation policymakers examines the history of infrastructure policy in the United States. This event is cosponsored with the Institute of Transportation Studies. Register […]

From sjbikeparty.org: This Friday we will be celebrating SJBP’s 5th year with a Halloween theme. Think ghosts, goblins, zombies and other creatures of the night. Oh, since it’s also a birthday party, a party hat is in theme as well. Hopefully someone is gonna bring CAKE! Be safe, legal, and courteous (see How We Ride!). We share the road with other traffic. […]

From ShapingSF: We meet at the COLMA BART STATION at 12 noon, and then take a spirited tour of several massive cemeteries where famous San Franciscans are buried. We’ll visit Woodlawn, Home of Peace and Hills of Eternity, Cypress Lawn, and Holy Cross. Shaping San Francisco co-director Chris Carlsson conducts historical tours of San Francisco by bicycle. Bring a […]

From Oakland Urban Paths: Join Oakland Urban Paths to explore the legacy of the Anza Trail in Oakland on a 6-mile walk in partnership with the National Park Service. We’ll start at the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, 2465 34th Avenue at 10am, work our way to Mills College and return via the Laurel Business District. We will […]

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From sf-planning.org: The San Francisco Planning Department & Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development in cooperation with UPC, invite you to revisit the VISITACION VALLEY / SCHLAGE LOCK PROJECT and to help develop a GREEN CONNECTION street in your neighborhood. After the closure of the Schlage Lock factory in 1999, residents of Visitacion Valley […]