Contact State Legislators: Vote Yes on AB 342 to Save Lives!
The Safe Routes Partnership supports AB342, which would allow cities to test out the use of safety cameras.
California
Active Transportation Program: New Application Types for the Next Cycle
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has begun public workshops for public feedback on guidelines and applications for Cycle 4 of the Active Transportation Program (ATP). As of this week, three have been held: in Sacramento, Chico and Los Angeles. Safe Routes Partnership staff participated in the Sacramento and Los Angeles workshops, and will also participate in Tuesday’s ATP Technical Advisory Committee webinar to review the draft applications.
Launching Strong Safe Routes to School Programs with a Friendly Push: Cities and Schools Come Together to Address their Safe Routes to School
As the weather began to warm in spring 2017, something else was heating up too – the Safe Routes Partnership’s new Safe Routes to School Launch Program! With five cities participating in the 2017 pilot year, the intensive program helped communities move to a new level of safety and support for students walking and biking to school. The Safe Routes to School Launch Program is a joint project of the Safe Routes Partnership (Safe Routes Partnership) and UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), designe
Inland Valleys Discuss How to Advance Active Transportation
The Inland Valleys’ active transportation networks in San Bernardino and Riverside County met in September. These networks convene stakeholders from city and county agencies, public health departments and community based organizations. Each network heard from guest speakers from Climate Plan, who dove into the implementation of Senate Bill 1 and how its programs will impact the Inland Valleys.
Chalk, Walk & Roll in Orange County
As part of ongoing engagement for OC Active, OCTA is leading a chalk art contest and providing students with opportunity to win a skateboard or bike rack for their school. Find more details about the contesthere, including steps to win, timeline, and other important notes.
Orange County Wants Your Input!
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is in the process of updating its Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the county. Named Designing Tomorrow 2040, the LRTP will assess the performance of the transportation system for Orange County over a 20+ year horizon.
Los Angeles County Keeps Rolling on Measure M Implementation
The Metro Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) reconvened in September to begin work on series of administrative procedures for the big Los Angeles County transportation funding mechanism, Measure M. First up is the $10 billion available through the Multi-Year Subregional Programs (MSPs). The PAC is tasked with creating rules to guide the work of the regional Councils of Governments (COGs), who will create 5-year project lists to advance their communities’ transportation priorities through the MSP funding.
Housing, Transit and Active Transportation Discussed at Orange County Forum
Held on September 22, the 2017 Orange County Active Transportation Forum was a great success! Now in its sixth year running, the theme of this year’s forum was The Intersection of Housing and Transit--highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration to support growth of active transportation and sustainable, healthy, and equitable communities across Orange County. Attendees heard from Chuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns, about how important it is for the public to speak up about their values and needs.
State Legislation Progresses
We are tracking progress on several pieces of state legislation:
California Leaders Making Moves
Congratulations to two of our partners (and former Safe Routes Partnership California Senior Policy Managers) who made big professional moves this month: Jeanie Ward-Waller, Policy Director of CalBike, will be leading the Sustainability Program at CalTrans, and Chanell Fletcher will be the Director at ClimatePlan after serving as Associate Director since January 2016.