October 10 deadline.

California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike wants input from all 58 CA counties. Especially needed: feedback from people who bike or walk in #Fresno, #Kern, #SanBernardino, #SanJoaquin, #Solano, #Tulare, and #Ventura counties.

https://bikemonterey.org/complete-streets-in-california-survey-on-state-controlled-roads.html

"Almost every California community has a state highway that doubles as a local street. These are often the most dangerous roads, because the California Department: of Transportation / Caltrans has historically prioritized moving cars quickly over the safety of people #biking and #walking.

"CalBike is seeking input from people who use these local streets to help create a report on the safety of Caltrans-controlled #roadways. Please fill out CalBike's survey." https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets

#BikeTooter #CompleteStreets #GoldenState #California #MontereyCounty #BikeAdvocacy #ActiveTransportation #Caltrans #highways

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1/ Natural Resources Defense Council Oct 2023 rpt "CLOSING THE CLIMATE INVESTMENT GAP" https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/ca-transportation-investment-report.pdf

"Rec 2.2: Leverage the state highway system for low vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) networks. For projects on state #highways, #California Department of Transportation (#Caltrans) should prioritize its maintenance investments to close any gaps in the surrounding community’s #bike, #transit & #pedestrian #infrastructure to create connected networks of #sidewalks, #BikeLanes & #bus lanes where state hwys serve a key link in the local #transportation system.

"Rec 2.3: Accelerate Caltrans’s existing work on #CompleteStreets design standards to promote greater connectivity & safety in addition to VMT reduction. Caltrans should ensure that projects meet the highest level
of safety for vulnerable road users. Further, Caltrans should apply these design standards retroactively to projects still in the pipeline to ensure that there are no further missed opportunities to incorporate VMT-reducing elements."