Recent Streetsblog SF posts about California

LA Times Opposes CA Helmet Law, But Gets One Point Wrong

By Melanie Curry | Mar 23, 2015 | No Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times wrote a mostly thoughtful editorial against Senate Bill 192, Carol Liu’s proposed mandatory helmet law for bicyclists. In the Times’ opinion, there isn’t enough evidence to show that helmets make bicycle riders safer to justify changing the law. Hear, hear. One thing the editorial board didn’t get right: saying that “many of […]

CalSTA Rep: Let’s Make Biking and Walking the First Choice for Short Trips

By Melanie Curry | Mar 19, 2015 | No Comments

CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White. “Thirty percent of all trips in California are less than a mile,” said White, testifying at a legislative hearing yesterday in […]

San Francisco, East Bay Bicycle Coalitions 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 11, 2015 | No 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 6, 2015 | No Comments

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 5, 2015 | No 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 […]

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