Complete Streets
California Coastal Commission – bike advocacy
“Hello everyone, my name is Devon Jackson and I’m a Senior Transportation, Access, and Mobility Planner working out of the California Coastal Commission’s Central Coast District Office in Santa Cruz. After recently attending the 2026 California Bicycle Summit, it’s my intention to form better relationships with local bicycle advocates so that their recommendations can help…
Advocate for active transportation—bicycling and more—in Salinas, and elsewhere in Monterey County
If our world is to have public streets that are safe, appealing, and accessible to all, it’s vital to get input from each area’s own active transportation users—the people who bike, walk, skate, or scoot there. It’s also helpful to hear from people who’d like to use active transportation, if only the infrastructure were better!…
Climate Action: California coalition urges state action in response to new federal administration
In 2017 when the 45th President of the United States withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement / Paris Climate Accord, the City of Monterey’s Mayor Clyde Roberson responded: “We have our own Paris Accord!” Local and state governments have control over many policy areas impacting climate change. https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/113834264597655771 The same president, now POTUS 47,…
CA’s Complete Streets Bill of 2024: Senate Bill 960
9/27/24 update to the post below: Today California’s Governor signed SB 960, a bill in the making since 2017. Celebrate the win! Safer and more comfortable streets for all—including people biking, walking, rolling in a wheelchair, and taking transit, as well as people driving cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles—takes public support. Your support is…
Governor urged: Hold Caltrans accountable to California’s Climate Action Plan
Recent developments at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) threaten California’s reputation as a leader in fighting climate change, including through disregard for the state’s Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI). Representatives from sixty climate, transportation, and environmental justice advocacy organizations sent a letter today (full text below) to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him…