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Transportation resolutions
Now that 2013 is here, resolutions abound: Lose weight; save money; travel more. Do you have a resolution regarding your transportation method? Are you planning to ride your bike to work more or carpool? Perhaps you’ll finally buy that alternative … Continue reading
Trout Gulch at Soquel confusing, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: The intersection at Trout Gulch and Soquel is confusing and, at times, dangerous. As one travels west on Trout Gulch, a stop sign next to the railroad crossing precedes the intersection by perhaps 20 feet. There … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, public works, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bicycle, county, pedestrian, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Public Works, santacruz, SCCRTC, transportation, wheelchair
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RTC attends public events, internet to gather community input on future of transportation projects
Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission staff will make their rounds at Bike Week events this week in search of community input for its draft Sustainable Transportation Plan Goals/Targets/Policies. The commission is working on a regional transportation plan update, which aims … Continue reading
Planning the future of transportation on the Central Coast
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission invites the public to a workshop that seeks to pave the way for transportation projects 25 years into the future. The 90-minute “Sustainable Transportation Plan Goals, Targets and Policies” workshop gets underway at … Continue reading
Bicycle-pedestrian transportation graphic shows low spending on facilities for those road users
What thoughts does this transportation graphic evoke from you? This graphic was forwarded to Street Smarts from the Community Traffic Safety Coalition. It illustrates the high number of bicycle and pedestrian road users — and fatal crashes — while depicting … Continue reading
The right way to ride a Segway
Every once in a while I see someone riding a Segway. Sometimes I see them on the sidewalk or in a bicycle lane. But where should they ride in the eyes of the law? Both are fine. California classifies Segways … Continue reading
Posted in Ask George, bike lanes, DMV, pedestrians, sidewalks, Uncategorized
Tagged Ask George, bike lane, DMV, pedestrian, sidewalks
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Two traffic safety groups meet to discuss future projects
The Community Traffic Safety Coalition and its South County Bike & Pedestrian Work Group will both hold meetings Tuesday, Feb. 7 to talk about future projects. Both groups strive to make travel from point A to point B safer for … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike path, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, crosswalks, pedestrians, sidewalks, South County Bike & Pedestrian Work Group, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, bike path, Community Traffic Safety Coalition, crosswalks, pedestrian, sidewalk, South County Bike & Pedestrian Work Group
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What should be done with $10 million in transportation funding?, RTC asks
If you had $10 million to spend on transportation projects in Santa Cruz County, how would you spend the money? That’s exactly what the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is asking the community. At 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, … Continue reading
RTC’s new bike/pedestrian hazard report can be filed online
Ramona Turner is on vacation this week but Street Smarts is not. This week’s blogs were written by local transportation-minded agencies. Today’s submission is from Karena Pushnik, a Senior Transportation Planner with the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. The … Continue reading
Bicycle, pedestrian trail to link Santa Cruz, Monterey counties
Ramona Turner is on vacation this week but Street Smarts is not. This week’s blog will feature guest articles on the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network, Watsonville’s teens using transportation safety improvements as a means to improve the health … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike path, pedestrians, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, paths, pedestrian, trails
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