Bicycle Networks

New Funding Opportunities in Safety and Micromobility

February 26, 2021
Explore our selection of upcoming funding opportunities for advancing safety and micromobility in California! Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) SCAG Smart Cities and Mobility Innovations

On February 8, 2021, the Southerin California Association of Governments (SCAG) released a call for applications with a focus on...

Caltrans Bay Area wants your input on plan for Bike Highways!

January 27, 2021
Share your input on the plan for Bike Highways in the Bay Area

Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) has undertaken the Caltrans Bay Area Bike Highway Study to understand where Bike Highways may be installed alongside State Photo of bicyclist in bike lane on San Pablo Avenue, BerkeleyHighway corridors. They are seeking public input on which features will make...

Caltrans District 4 wants your feedback for Bay Area bicycle plan!

November 13, 2017

Caltrans District 4 will be hosting a series of community workshops to discuss proposed priority bicycle improvements for the Bay Area! Attend one of the following workshops or webinar to provide your input on how to help create a more connected, comfortable, and safer bicycle network for the Bay Area and in your local community.

More information available here.

Let’s Bike Oakland! Draft Plan Seeks Community Review

April 9, 2019

Do you live or ride a bicycle in Oakland? If so, Oakland’s Department of Transportation (OakDOT) currently seeks input from East Bay residents on the latest draft plan of Let’s Bike Oakland. To inform the community planning process, The Bike Plan Team collaborated with key Oakland-based community partners (East Oakland Collective, Outdoor Afro, Bike4Life, Cycles of Change, and The Scraper Bike Team) to reach Oakland residents where they live, work...

Upcoming Active Transportation Webinars in March

February 26, 2019

Stay up to date with the latest road safety trends and best practices in active transportation with webinars happening in March 2019!

This month, learn about methods to improve the safety for people walking and rolling for transportation with webinars from the Federal Highway Safety Administration (FHWA), the U.S. Department of Transportation, America Walks, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, and Portland State University’s Transportation Research and Education Center.

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What Are Complete Streets?

February 28, 2019

In communities throughout California, there is a call to make our streets safer for people of all ages and abilities, no matter how they are traveling, whether that is by car, walking, biking or riding a bus. In 2016, 16 pedestrians died every day in traffic collisions, averaging a pedestrian every 1.5 hours. Bicycle fatalities increased by 8.1% from 136 fatalities in 2015 to 147 fatalities in 2016. How might we rethink this focus and design with safety in mind for all modes of travel?

Complete Streets Defined

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Register Today: Introduction to Bicycle Transportation Planning and Design

March 13, 2019

The Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC), along with Caltrans, is hosting two trainings next month intended to guide practitioners in the planning and design of bicycle routes along roadways in California. These free, day-long introductory courses are designed for architects, planners, engineers from local, regional and state agencies to “explore the tools used to assess and evaluate the suitability of a transportation route and facilitate its use by all types of cyclists.” Larry Moore, a retired Caltrans engineer, will teach both courses....

2018 PlacesForBikes Conference: May 1-3

February 22, 2018

The second annual PlacesForBikes conference is coming up and will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana this year from May 1-3. This is a great opportunity to join hundreds of leaders and thinkers to focus together on how to build and support better and safer bicycle infrastructure!

Community bicyclists

Topics at the conference will include:

planning complete bike networks building more equitable communities...

New NACTO Guide: Designing for All Ages and Abilities

December 29, 2017

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has released a new guide, Designing for All Ages and Abilities: Contextual Guidance for High-Comfort Bicycle Facilities that will help cities determine what types of bike infrastructure help in achieving the goal to build bike networks that are safe and comfortable for riders of all ages and abilities.

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