transportation

People For Bikes separates fact from fiction to protect the future of e-bikes in America in this new series.
By Matt Moore

PART I: The E-Bike ‘Problem’ is an E-Moto Problem https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/03/part-i-the-e-bike-problem-is-an-e-moto-problem

PART II: Unpacking the Risks for Riders and Families of Illegal E-Motos
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/04/part-ii-unpacking-the-risks-for-riders-and-families-of-illegal-e-motos

PART III: Policy Solutions to the E-Moto Problem https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/part-iii-policy-solutions-to-the-e-moto-problem

#eBikes #cycling #biking #transportation #eMotos #PocketBikes #ElectricMotorcycles #PeopleForBikes #StreetsblogUSA

ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.

Experts say the changes will cost lives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-regulation-safety-rollback-sean-duffy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Safety #Transportation #Cars #Aviation #Trains #Transit #Oil #Trump

This one’s just plain #weird

The day after #SeanDuffy was confirmed as #Trump’s transportation secretary, he signed a memo dictating how federal #transportation funds should be allocated.

The list of new criteria included one directive that stood out: All of the department’s grant & loan programs should prioritize projects in “communities with marriage & birthrates higher than the national average,” to the extent allowed by #law.

[a buses for pregnant women policy?]
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/trump-transportation-birth-rates.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

See some of the people who biked to Window on the Bay Park, Monterey on June 14, 2025, to exercise their legal right to assemble—one of the rights established by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. https://bikemonterey.org/people-who-biked-to-window-on-the-bay-monterey-on-flag-day-2025.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #NoKingsDay #Monterey #California #protest #NoKings #NoKingsProtest #PeacefulProtest #USA #FlagDay #FlagDay2025 #cycling #bike #transportation #BikeToProtest #BikeToNoKingsDay #VoiceOfAmerica

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In 2025, Newport Folk Festival expects 20% of attendees to arrive by bike. That increase is due in large part to indie-rock duo Illiterate Light and their bike-powered stage—and in 2025, #IlliterateLight's #RoadToNewport ride, starting July 7 in #HarrisonburgVirginia, continuing through #BaltimoreMaryland July 13, #AsburyParkNewJersey July 18, reaching #NewportRhodeIsland July 25. Bike valet by Bike Newport is provided at the festival.

Illiterate Light fans can follow their 600-mile route and attend live shows along the way (as well as at Newport).

#JeffGorman #JakeCochrane #NewportFolkFestival #BikeNewport #LiveMusic #festivals #11thHourRacing #sustainability #transportation #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions

Details: https://www.illiteratelight.com/roadtonewport

Thanks to Sierra Dehmler for keeping us posted on Newport’s support for bicycling! https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/110793903160253926

"About a year and a half ago, there was a kid that got hit at this very intersection on a bike. Luckily, the kid lived.
…
"The City of #Salinas encourages residents to file official traffic calming requests through the Salinas Connect app [https://salinasca.qscend.com/311] or directly at City Hall [i.e., submit a request to Traffic Calming / Neighborhood Traffic Management Program https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Transportation-Engineering/Traffic-Calming-Neighborhood-Traffic-Management-Program ].” — from "Busy Salinas intersection has neighbors begging for safety changes” by Briana Mathaw, #KION https://kion546.com/news/top-stories/2025/08/28/busy-salinas-intersection-has-neighbors-begging-for-safety-changes/.

Other useful City of Salinas contacts:
Active Transportation https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Transportation-Engineering/Active-Transportation;
Traffic & Transportation https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Transportation-Engineering;
Mayor and City Council https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/About-City-Government/Mayor-and-City-Council;
City Manager and other departments https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments.

#CondadoDeMonterey #MontereyCounty #transportation #PublicSafety #TrafficCalming