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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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Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network workshops this week
Have an interest in the path(s) the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network is going to take as it snakes through Santa Cruz County? The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission this week is hosting public workshops around the county … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike path, Driving impaired, DUI, Motorcycles, NHTSA, pedestrians, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, bike paths, bike trails, Driving impaired, DUI, Motorcycles, NHTSA, pedestrians, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, SCCRTC
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RTC hosts workshops regarding Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network
This month, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will host public workshops around the county to discuss the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network. Specifically, the agency wants the community’s help in planning the bicycle/pedestrian trail network, as well … Continue reading
Learn more about the proposed scenic trail on Community TV
Learn more about the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network project this month on Community Television. The RTC’s fifth offering of it’s Transportation Café television program is providing an overview of the planning process … Continue reading
Tracking bicycle commute helps transportation planners improve cycling on Central Coast
The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments is calling on bicycle commuters to tell transportation planners how to make the tri-county region — of Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties — a better place for cycling, whether its via … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, bike path, Uncategorized
Tagged AMBAG, bicycle, bike paths, Bike Week
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Cyclists take Street Smarts to task on bike laws
Street Smarts has been ticking off some members of the cycling community with recent publications of traffic laws related to helping bicyclists and motorists better coexist on the road. Here are some of the topics the cycling advocates and educators … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, bike lanes, bike path, bike safety, California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, crosswalks, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, law enforcement, pedestrians, potholes, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sidewalks, traffic laws
Tagged bicycle education, bicycles, bicyclists, bike lanes, bike paths, bike safety, California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, crosswalks, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, law enforcement, pedestrians, potholes, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sidewalks, traffic laws
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Street Smarts’ bike rules incorrect, incomplete, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Reading your column on 4/26/10 in the Sentinel, I saw a common mistake: you advise cyclists to ride ‘as far as possible to the right.’ Let me clarify the law and the practice of safe riding … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike path, bike safety, Driver safety, Public safety, traffic hazards, traffic laws, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, bicycle education, bicycle safety, bike lanes, bike paths, driver education, Driver safety, Public safety, traffic hazards, traffic laws
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Cyclist shares horror stories on the road, another questions travel routes
Dear Street Smarts, Q: As a cyclist, I willingly take on the task of trying to anticipate each car driver’s every move. After being hit by cars and having innumerable close calls with car doors, I have learned that I … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, bike path, bike safety, California Vehicle Code, Caltrans, CHP, consumer affairs, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, inattentive drivers, Public safety, Rude/Unsafe Drivers, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle safety, Bicycling, bike paths, California Highway Patrol, California Vehicle Code, CHP, driver education, Driver safety, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
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Bicycles allowed on Highway 17?
I was driving southbound Highway 17 one day last week when I saw two bicyclists heading northbound on the highway, just north of Vine Hill Road. “What’s going on here? Bicycles aren’t allowed on Highway 17,” I thought. “That’s illegal.” … Continue reading
Posted in Amgen Tour, Bicycling, bike path, Caltrans, CHP, Highway 1, Highway 17, paths, pedestrians, Public safety, Special events, traffic hazards
Tagged bicycles, bike paths, bike routes, CHP, freeway, highway, Highway 17, pedestrians, Scotts Valley
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