Author: Kay Crumb
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50 Years of Bicycle Policy in Davis, CA
I had the great pleasure of reading Theodore Buehler’s 2007 dissertation, Fifty Years of Bicycle Policy in Davis, CA. In this work, Buehler covers how Davis became the cycling capital that we know it as today, along with identifying what challenges were faced by the city since the 1990s due to the slowing of bicycle…
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5th Street: A Cinderella Story
If you frequent downtown Sacramento, you’ve likely noticed the recent changes on 5th Street. Until September 2024, 5 th St. (aka the Street), was a two-lane, one-way street – widening to three lanes, north of N – that served to shuffle cars northbound through downtown, past the state capitol. A steady river of traffic raced past…
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Escaping the Housing Trap
We were promised pristine neighborhoods if we moved out to the suburbs, but so many of the aged suburban neighborhoods are suffering from abandoned litter lots, cracks in the sidewalk, and are in general disrepair. How do we fight to make it better?
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The Cost of Road Maintenance
Have you ever wondered why our streets and roads are in such a bad state? And what’s the true cost of maintaining our roads? Based on the city’s Pavement Condition Report, we can’t continue business as usually and expect any positive changes.
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Lessons from Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz was really interesting to walk around. Pacific Avenue was designed to protect pedestrians with one lane one way, bike lane 2 ways, and limited parking. The amount of shoppers on the street highlighted this feature. We need more streets like this everywhere.