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Speeders should stop killing ducks, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Ducks are being killed on the stretch of East Cliff Drive between 21st Avenue and 23rd Avenue. There are ‘Duck Crossing’ signs in place — donated by Friends of Corcoran Lagoon — but drivers ignore the … Continue reading
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Tagged county, ducks, public works, speeders, traffic, transportation, wildlife
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Preventing traffic pile-ups
This month has been a deadly one for big rigs on windy highways shared with Santa Clara County, our neighbor to the east. In two weeks time, in two separate incidents, two commercial trucks lost control and drove through traffic … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, commercial vehicles, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, DUI, Highway 1, Highway 152, highways, inattentive drivers, Mountain Driving, police, Public safety, road trip, roads, speed, traffic, traffic hazards, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged big rigs, CHP, collisions, driver education, Driver safety, Gilroy, Highway 152, Highway 17, highways, law enforcement, Los Gatos, traffic
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Reader questions senior driver course insurance discount
Dear Street Smarts, Q: My question is whether the California law regarding insurers to grant a discount on car insurance for three years when seniors take the AARP ‘Safe Driver’ two day class also applies to insurance companies based out … Continue reading
Posted in air pollution, alternative transportation, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike safety, Caltrans, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, environment, fuel conservation, Highway 1, Highway 9, highways, insurance, Intersection, Lane closure, Move Over Slow Down, road construction, road work, roads, Santa Cruz, Senior drivers, seniors, traffic, traffic laws, traffic safety, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, Caltrans, congestion, Highway 9, highway1, localnews, seniordrivers, traffic, transportation
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No easy solutions to put the brakes on traffic congestion
There are hot spots around the county that frequently draw letters from readers seeking a fix. Traffic congestion on Mission Street is one such topic that is never ending. Today, Street Smarts will address recent letters regarding the congestion in … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, alternative transportation, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, county, environment, Highway 1, public transportation, public works, public works projects, road construction, road work, roads, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Public Works, Soquel, traffic, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged auxiliarylanes, Caltrans, congestion, Highway 1, public works, Santa Cruz, SCCRTC, Soquel, traffic, transportation
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Hwy 1 barrier work begins tonight, runs through November
Tonight, Caltrans will embark on an 8 mile barrier project along Highway 1 between Aptos and Santa Cruz. From now through November, RGW Construction of Livermore will be paid $1.7 million to erect a concrete slab and barrier along both directions … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, Highway 1, road work, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Caltrans, Highway 1, road work, roads, traffic, transportation, transportation project
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Helping traffic flow on Hwy 1 requires money
Dear Street Smarts, Q: The letter by Miss Roberson in last Monday’s paper supports widening of highway one –again. Instead, can’t the engineers at Caltrans design a better 41st Avenue-Bay Avenue-Porter Street interchange? For all the money spent thus far … Continue reading
Posted in air pollution, Aptos, auxiliary lanes, Caltrans, Capitola, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, environment, Highway 1, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, traffic, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Aptos, bottleneck, Capitola, congestions, Highway 1, RTC, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, traffic
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New traffic signal installation at Soquel Ave., Park Way Tuesday
As construction begins to wind down on the $1 million widening project along Soquel Avenue at Park way, crews Tuesday will remove the old traffic signals so that new ones can be installed. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., that … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, congestion, Intersection, pedestrians, public works, public works projects, road construction, road work, roads, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Works, sidewalks, traffic, traffic light, traffic signal, traffic signs, transportation
Tagged congestion, four way stop, Intersection, localnews, Santa Cruz, traffic, transportation, turn pocket
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