How easy is it for older adults and residents with disabilities to get around in Sonoma County? How often do they forgo important trips because they lack transportation? What are the local transportation challenges, successes and gaps in services?
The Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) invites older adults and residents with disabilities to discuss these questions and share their experiences in upcoming public meetings throughout Sonoma County. Input from these discussions will become part of the Sonoma County Connected Communities Transportation Study....
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 11, 2019 to learn about Non-Infrastructure (NI) funding that is available through the Active Transportation Program (ATP)! Caltrans will be hosting workshops highlighting examples of successful NI programs in the North Region, and provide information on the upcoming call for applications for the...
Get ready to get moving! Students, parents, school and local officials, and public health and transportation representatives in communities across the U.S. will be celebrating National Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.
Why Walking and Biking Safety Matters
Walking for transportation is an excellent way to increase physical activity for kids and adults and foster healthy, livable communities. Walk to School Day raises awareness about the importance of walking and biking safety around schools and provides an...
Registration is open for upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in September! These workshops are presented throughout the state of California by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in partnership with California Walks. The CPBST program trains neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety to make...
It’s not too late to register for the California Bicycle Coalition’s California Bicycle Summit, taking place from October 15-17 at the Center for Healthy Communities in Los Angeles. The summit is open to active transportation practitioners, advocates, and community residents working to make bicycling an affordable, inclusive, and equitable form of transportation for all. Attendees can expect to benefit from a variety of presentations,...
April 11, 2019 article reposted with permission from The Berkeley Times
On Saturday, April 27, the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, CA will host the second annual MOMENTUM Expo, a Transportation and Mobility event intended to bring folks with disabilities, their families, and allies together to explore the future of assistive technologies and to take advantage...
