SVBC News
Fifteen Priority Neighborhoods and Schools Identified in New San Mateo County Safe Routes Equity Analysis
After advocacy from SVBC, Get Healthy SMC analyzed collisions around public schools in San Mateo County to find out where safety, demographics, and health intersect. The resulting report identifies fifteen neighborhoods and schools to prioritize safety at in San Mateo County. Find out more details.
SVBC Supports Regional Measure 3
How do we make bicycling safer, easier, and more attractive in the Bay Area? Regional Measure 3, on the June ballot, would raise bridge tolls over time and invest money back into the transportation system: completing gaps in the Bay Trail, providing safe connections for people walking and biking to Caltrain and BART, and making transit faster and more efficient. Read on to learn more about SVBC's support for the ballot measure..
Get a Job: Caltrain Bike/Ped Access Planner
Caltrain is looking to hire a Principal Planner focused on bicycle and pedestrian access! This is a new position for Caltrain and was one of the key recommendations in the Caltrain Bicycle Parking Management Plan. This Principal Planner will report to the Director of Caltrain Planning and will lead efforts to implement the Caltrain Bicycle Parking Management Plan and other access improvements along the Caltrain corridor.
Action Alert: Support More Funding for Caltrain Bike Improvements
As Caltrain electrification approaches in 2022, SVBC has been working with SF Bicycle Coalition to further the bike-friendliness of Caltrain. Read the updates and then write a note to the Caltrain Board to show your support for more funding for bike improvements.
Quick actions to protect Dumbarton transit/bike/ped funds in East Bay
A proposal from Union City is moving forward to raid the major Dumbarton Corridor transit project to build a highway instead, repurposing Alameda County Dumbarton Corridor funds (for rail, an intermodal station, and bike/ped infrastructure) to the East West Highway Connector project. Read on for how to take action now.