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The 411 on after market window tinting
Every now and then, I look at my car and think about how cool it would be to darken the tint on my windows – to protect my interior from the hot sun, when it is out, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, bike safety, children, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, consumer affairs, county, cycling, DMV, law enforcement, pedestrians, police, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley Police, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, county, local news, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, tint, transportation, windows
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Bike Week Festivities kick off today at the MAH
The 26th annual Bike Week kicks off at 5 p.m. today with First Friday at the Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. (map) Attendees are encouraged to ride their bikes to First Friday for participatory events, … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, bike safety, Bike Week, cycling, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, Bike Week
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Hwy 1 auxiliary lanes project involves more than freeway construction
Recently, Street Smarts updated the progress being made during the Highway 1 auxiliary lanes project. While gathering information on the congestion relief project, I learned it has helped ease traffic around schools affected by the project. Below is my interview … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, children, commute, congestion, county, crosswalks, cycling, Ecology Action, environment, Highway 1, paths, Paving, pedestrians, Safe Routes to School, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged bike lanes, bike paths, Highway 1, pedestrians, RTC, Safe Routes to School, schools, sidewalks
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Capitola needs more sidewalks for pedestrian safety, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I love your column. As a recent transplant to the area it has helped me understand some of the local concerns and I think it facilitates our community’s ability to stay safe on the roads. There … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike safety, Capitola, cycling, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, police, sidewalks, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, Capitola, pedestrians, sidewalks
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Missing stop sign replaced; reader lobbies adult cyclists to wear helmets
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Not sure who to contact but perhaps you can help. I witnessed a pick-up truck driving up Winkle Avenue from Soquel Drive and run the stop sign at the intersection of Winkle and Howe Street. The … Continue reading
Wet weather tips for drivers, cyclists ad pedestrians
Rain is in the forecast all weekend long, as well as at least one day next week. Here are some tips to help you get to your destination safety from the California Office of Traffic Safety, with a few additives … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, bicycle education, cell phones, child passenger safety, child seats, children, cycling, driver education, Driver safety, Felton, law enforcement, Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, police, Public safety, rain, roads, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Senior drivers, seniors, Soquel, speed, Speed limit, teen drivers, teens, texting, tires, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic signal, traffic signs, travel, Uncategorized, watsonville, weather
Tagged cycling, drivers, OTS, pedestrians, weather
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Manhole covers’ ‘slap, slap’ sound annoys reader
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I live along Soquel Drive in Aptos, between Cabrillo College and State Park Drive. Last summer, the road was repaved, for which I am very grateful because the road surface was crumbling. However, when the manhole … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, cycling, Ecology Action, public works, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bicycle, Bike Week, county, public works, transportation
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Free bike racks through the RTC
Businesses, schools and organizations that would like to install bike parking facilities can contact the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s Bikes Secure parking subsidy program about the possibility of getting free bike parking. The program has a limited number … Continue reading
Cyclist urges city, riders to be vigilant about King Street dangers
Dear Street Smarts, Recently, I was bicycle riding on King Street and was about 30-feet behind a young woman riding a mountain bike near the right edge of the road. She glanced back over her left shoulder for a moment … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike safety, cycling, potholes, Santa Cruz, Uncategorized
Tagged King Street, potholes, public works, Santa Cruz
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Where’d all this traffic come from?, reader asks
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I know there is a lot of construction going on and I know it’s the tourist season but since last spring, the traffic every place seems to be increasing. Can anyone tell me what is going … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, congestion, cycling, Highway 1, pedestrians, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, congestion, Highway 1, pedestrians, transportation
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