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San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Faces Contested Board Election

By Melanie Curry | Nov 30, 2015 | 18 Comments

UPDATE: This post has been edited to clarify a point about the SFBC board’s actions. Please see note at end. For the first time in its history, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, which has grown to become one of the city’s most active and effective advocacy organizations, is facing a contested election for its board. […]

WalkSF to Commemorate Road Victims this Sunday

By Roger Rudick | Nov 12, 2015 | No Comments

On November 4, a car slammed into two young boys on their way to school. They were in a crosswalk at the intersection of Bay Street and Buchanan. The boys were hit with so much force that they were reportedly flung to the opposite side of the street. Both were taken to the hospital with […]

California Cap-and-Trade Is “Officially a Success”

By Melanie Curry | Nov 12, 2015 | No Comments

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) officially dubbed the state’s cap-and-trade system “a success.” Cap-and-trade, which began in January 2013, places a cap on emissions from industries in California, and then auctions off emission “credits” to companies that pollute, thus creating billions of dollars that can be invested in further greenhouse gases reductions. […]

For First Time in Over a Decade, State to Update Local Planning Guidelines

By Melanie Curry | Nov 4, 2015 | No Comments

In an effort to help cities and towns throughout the state update their planning documents, the state’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is updating its General Plan Guidelines. As part of the process, it is holding a series of workshops throughout the state to discuss the update and gather public feedback. A list of […]

News from the Summit: Caltrans Launches Statewide Bike and Ped Plan

By Melanie Curry | Nov 2, 2015 | No Comments

We’re still digesting all the reports and conversations that occurred at the California Bicycle Coalition’s biannual bike summit in San Diego this week. In addition to some very hard conversations about equity and diversity in bike advocacy—a subject that needs its own report—there were more planner-y presentations about on-the-ground bike issues. Caltrans was very active […]

Modesto Moves Ahead of Other CA Cities with Road Diet, 2-way Parking-Protected Bike Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Oct 22, 2015 | No Comments

City engineer Michael Sacuskie took these photos of the construction on the new buffered bike lanes and road diet in Modesto, and as you can see people are already using them, even though they won’t be finished for another month or so. The project includes a road diet on College Avenue and buffered bike lanes […]

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