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Seeking local traffic, travel information in one place
Dear Street Smarts, Q: We are still waiting after three-plus years as to when electronic signs will be updated with pertinent information. Bob Zimway via the Street Smart Blog A: Right now, those signs are used to give information such … Continue reading
Posted in 511, Caltrans, CHP, driver education, Driver safety, highways, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation, transportation projects, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 511, Caltrans, CHP, commute, highways, information, localnews, Quickmaps, RTC, traffic, transportation, travel
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Buses, traffic create blind spots for drivers near UCSC
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Due to the large amount of traffic at the east entrance to UCSC, in my opinion, left hand turn lanes large enough to accommodate buses are necessary for turning left northbound onto Glenn Coolidge Drive from … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bus, California Vehicle Code, cell phones, CHP, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, distracted drivers, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 1, inattentive drivers, Intersection, law enforcement, pedestrians, public works, public works projects, road construction, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Works, sidewalks, texting, traffic, traffic citation, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, UCSC, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, cellphones, CHP, distracted driving, Intersection, navigation, public works, roads, Santa Cruz, traffic, transportation
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Talking traffic to DeLaveaga school, commute solutions
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I was interested to read your Street Smarts column about how school traffic has been affected by the La Fonda overpass construction. Ms. Speiser may be accurate in her efforts to help ease traffic by encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, bicycle, carpool, children, commute, Commute Solutions, congestion, consumer affairs, county, crossing guards, crosswalks, detour, driver education, Highway 1, Intersection, law enforcement, merging, pedestrians, police, public transportation, road construction, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, school zones, sidewalks, traffic light, traffic safety, traffic signal, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bike, carpool, commute, congestion, county, Highway 1, law enforcement, pedestrians, police, RTC, Santa Cruz, SCCRTC, school, school zone, traffic, walk
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Aptos Village sewer project has traffic backed up for miles, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for your great column, I always enjoy reading it. Thursday’s column on road work in the county did not mention the large undergrounding project that has been going on for weeks in Aptos Village along … Continue reading
Posted in Aptos, congestion, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, Aptos Village, CHP, congestion, construction, county, public works, road work, sanitation, sewer, traffic, transportation
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Discussing safety on Highway 17
The Santa Cruz County Traffic Operations Oversight Committee and Safe on 17 Task force will meet 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday at at the San Jose area CHP office, at 2020 Junction Ave., to discuss safety efforts along Highway 17. The group, … Continue reading
Posted in 511, bicycle, Caltrans, CHP, congestion, Driver safety, Highway 1, Highway 17, law enforcement, pedestrians, public transportation, road conditions, San Jose, Senior drivers, seniors, speed, Speed limit, Traffic collisions, Traffic Enforcement, traffic laws, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged AARP, Caltrans, CHP, collisions, congestion, drive, drivers, driving, FSP, Laurel Curve, Laurel Road, safety, SCCRTC, Senior drivers, seniors, traffic, traffic laws, transportation
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Capitola’s sewer project caught residents off guard, increased traffic
Dear Street Smarts, Q: My family, including young children, lives on Kennedy Drive in Capitola. Not only do we have to put up with big rig trucks using Kennedy Drive all day and all night, but now we are faced … Continue reading
Calming traffic at Winkle and Howe streets
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I live on the corner of Winkle and Howe Streets. Thank you for replacing the stop sign, which took place on Monday, Dec. 3. However, this sign might as well read “GO FAST.” The total disregard … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, children, CHP, pedestrians, Santa Cruz County Public Works, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, CHP, county, pedestrians, Santa Cruz, stop sign, traffic, transportation
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‘No Right on Red’ rule at Clares needs to go, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: As a Clares Street resident, I’m one of the drivers now suffering from the awful decision to not allow right turns on 41st Avenue from Clares. Now we can’t turn right on red lights and, to … Continue reading
Posted in Capitola, Capitola Police, Capitola Public Works, congestion, police, public works, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged 41st Avenue, Capitola, Clares Street, congestion, pedestrians, police, public works, traffic
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Have you heard…?
Many of you probably subscribe to or have a preferred source for traffic information before you hit the road. Perhaps, it’s a traffic website or radio station. Maybe your navigation device can warn you of trouble up ahead. Here’s one … Continue reading
Posted in police, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged communications, crash, fire, police, traffic
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County flexes muscle on rogue utility contractor
Dear Street Smarts, Q: What is Intren? At about 3 p.m. one recent Sunday afternoon, it took me 37 minutes to crawl from Rodeo Road for the six-tenths of a mile to 41st Ave. The basket trucks blocking the right … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, county, public works, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, county, RTC, SCCRTC, traffic
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