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Oakland’s New Parking Protected Bike Lanes Are Challenging to Some

By Melanie Curry | May 4, 2016 | 14 Comments

With a road diet, new parking configuration, and protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue, Oakland is saying to its car drivers: slow down, take it easy. And to its bike riders: you’re welcome here and safe. Not everyone is listening. The new parking-protected bike lanes have been in place for a week. In that time, […]

Proposed East Bay Bike-Share Sites Announced

By Melanie Curry | Apr 25, 2016 | 49 Comments

Note: This story has been corrected since it was originally posted. Thank you to sharp-eyed readers. Bay Area Bike Share released a map of proposed sites for bike-share stations in the East Bay today. Proposed sites for expansion into San Francisco and San Jose have already been released, but these are the first ones for […]

Pedestrian Safety Still Starved for Funding in San Mateo County

By Andrew Boone | Apr 4, 2016 | 3 Comments

On March 3, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) awarded $4.9 million to ten pedestrian and bicycle safety projects – $1 million less than the agency awarded two years ago. Agency staff had revised up the amount of funding for this year’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Program to $5.7 million in February, but explained in the Board’s […]

An Early Look at Local Transportation Sales Tax Measures in CA

By Melanie Curry | Mar 21, 2016 | No Comments

Three California counties are considering transportation sales tax initiatives for the upcoming November ballot. Los Angeles Metro just announced its proposed expenditure plan today; Contra Costa is working on a draft proposal, and Santa Clara county has developed a scoresheet to help prioritize potential projects according to agreed-upon goals. Sacramento, Stanislaus, and San Francisco […]

Berkeley Advocates Win Agreement for Long-Delayed Bike Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Mar 16, 2016 | 13 Comments

At a packed meeting last night, the Berkeley City Council approved a project to bring a long-delayed bike lane to Fulton Street, the site of a recent collision that seriously injured a cyclist. The section of road where the crash occurred is where a bike lane disappears, forcing bicyclists to merge into traffic. The city’s […]

San Mateo County Still Thinks the Wider the Better

By Andrew Boone | Mar 9, 2016 | 33 Comments

San Mateo County’s City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) is leaving an expansion of Highway 101 with new carpool lanes on the table, even after the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) concluded they will jam up with traffic the day they open. If constructed–by 2024 at the earliest–a 14-mile section of the highway from San Bruno to Redwood City would be widened from eight to […]

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