#caltrans — Public Fediverse posts

Did you miss April 6 webinar from #California #Bicycle Coalition with April Webster and Wesley Bexton of #Caltrans, "When #Streets Fail: Designing #Bike #Infrastructure for #Heat, #Flooding, and Usability”?

We found it interesting and very important. "A #BikeLane that floods every winter isn't infrastructure. A #sidewalk that bakes at 110 degrees by noon isn't usable, and a #street that only works for part of the day isn't really working.” The info on #trees alone will interest many of you.

Later this week, #CalBike will post webinar recording, with closed captioning. Check for it at https://www.calbike.org/events/webinar-series/ or on CalBike’s Youtube channel.

If you’re able, we urge you to register for 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit, April 23-24 in Sacramento: https://bikemonterey.org/april-23-24-2026-california-bicycle-summit.html

#ActiveTransportation #transportation #cycling #biking #walking #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #UrbanPlanning

Did you miss April 6 webinar from #California #Bicycle Coalition with April Webster and Wesley Bexton of #Caltrans, "When #Streets Fail: Designing #Bike #Infrastructure for #Heat, #Flooding, and Usability”?

We found it interesting and very important. "A #BikeLane that floods every winter isn't infrastructure. A #sidewalk that bakes at 110 degrees by noon isn't usable, and a #street that only works for part of the day isn't really working.” The info on #trees alone will interest many of you.

Later this week, #CalBike will post webinar recording, with closed captioning. Check for it at https://www.calbike.org/events/webinar-series/ or on CalBike’s Youtube channel.

If you’re able, we urge you to register for 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit, April 23-24 in Sacramento: https://bikemonterey.org/april-23-24-2026-california-bicycle-summit.html

#ActiveTransportation #transportation #cycling #biking #walking #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #UrbanPlanning

Did you miss April 6 webinar from #California #Bicycle Coalition with April Webster and Wesley Bexton of #Caltrans, "When #Streets Fail: Designing #Bike #Infrastructure for #Heat, #Flooding, and Usability”?

We found it interesting and very important. "A #BikeLane that floods every winter isn't infrastructure. A #sidewalk that bakes at 110 degrees by noon isn't usable, and a #street that only works for part of the day isn't really working.” The info on #trees alone will interest many of you.

Later this week, #CalBike will post webinar recording, with closed captioning. Check for it at https://www.calbike.org/events/webinar-series/ or on CalBike’s Youtube channel.

If you’re able, we urge you to register for 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit, April 23-24 in Sacramento: https://bikemonterey.org/april-23-24-2026-california-bicycle-summit.html

#ActiveTransportation #transportation #cycling #biking #walking #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #UrbanPlanning

Did you miss April 6 webinar from #California #Bicycle Coalition with April Webster and Wesley Bexton of #Caltrans, "When #Streets Fail: Designing #Bike #Infrastructure for #Heat, #Flooding, and Usability”?

We found it interesting and very important. "A #BikeLane that floods every winter isn't infrastructure. A #sidewalk that bakes at 110 degrees by noon isn't usable, and a #street that only works for part of the day isn't really working.” The info on #trees alone will interest many of you.

Later this week, #CalBike will post webinar recording, with closed captioning. Check for it at https://www.calbike.org/events/webinar-series/ or on CalBike’s Youtube channel.

If you’re able, we urge you to register for 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit, April 23-24 in Sacramento: https://bikemonterey.org/april-23-24-2026-california-bicycle-summit.html

#ActiveTransportation #transportation #cycling #biking #walking #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #UrbanPlanning

Did you miss April 6 webinar from #California #Bicycle Coalition with April Webster and Wesley Bexton of #Caltrans, "When #Streets Fail: Designing #Bike #Infrastructure for #Heat, #Flooding, and Usability”?

We found it interesting and very important. "A #BikeLane that floods every winter isn't infrastructure. A #sidewalk that bakes at 110 degrees by noon isn't usable, and a #street that only works for part of the day isn't really working.” The info on #trees alone will interest many of you.

Later this week, #CalBike will post webinar recording, with closed captioning. Check for it at https://www.calbike.org/events/webinar-series/ or on CalBike’s Youtube channel.

If you’re able, we urge you to register for 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit, April 23-24 in Sacramento: https://bikemonterey.org/april-23-24-2026-california-bicycle-summit.html

#ActiveTransportation #transportation #cycling #biking #walking #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #UrbanPlanning

https://www.europesays.com/news/10911/ No Kings Protests: Live updates from rallies in Los Angeles #CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #caltrans #freeway #friday #gate #Headlines #Iran #KingProtest #LargeProtest #LaurenWonder #LosAngelesStreetOnRamp #LosAngelesTimes #News #protester #TopStories #trump #War #weekend

L.A. braces for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations, installs barriers to the 101 Freeway https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/527232/ #CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #caltrans #demonstration #demonstrator #freeway #FreewayTraffic #Hockey #InstallBarrier #king #Kings #LA #LAKings #LAKings #LosAngeles #LosAngelesKings #LosAngelesTimes #LosAngeles #LosAngelesKings #NHL #Participant #protest #protester #ProtestorDowntown #SwingGate #year

All lanes in the Posey Tube—including the pedestrian and bike path—will be closed for construction from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, March 6. https://alamedapost.com/news/posey-tube-fully-closed-overnight-march-6/

#alameda #caltrans #PoseyTube

"'This is actually the first full corridor utilizing #AI adaptive traffic signal control on any state #highway system in California,' said Kevin Drabinski, Public Information Officer for #Caltrans District 5. "https://www.ksbw.com/article/drivers-caltrans-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-highway-68/70543299

— Jazmon DeJarnette #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #TrafficLight #TrafficCongestion #CASR68 #MontereySalinasHighway

"'This is actually the first full corridor utilizing #AI adaptive traffic signal control on any state #highway system in California,' said Kevin Drabinski, Public Information Officer for #Caltrans District 5. "https://www.ksbw.com/article/drivers-caltrans-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-highway-68/70543299

— Jazmon DeJarnette #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #TrafficLight #TrafficCongestion #CASR68 #MontereySalinasHighway

"'This is actually the first full corridor utilizing #AI adaptive traffic signal control on any state #highway system in California,' said Kevin Drabinski, Public Information Officer for #Caltrans District 5. "https://www.ksbw.com/article/drivers-caltrans-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-highway-68/70543299

— Jazmon DeJarnette #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #TrafficLight #TrafficCongestion #CASR68 #MontereySalinasHighway

"'This is actually the first full corridor utilizing #AI adaptive traffic signal control on any state #highway system in California,' said Kevin Drabinski, Public Information Officer for #Caltrans District 5. "https://www.ksbw.com/article/drivers-caltrans-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-highway-68/70543299

— Jazmon DeJarnette #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #TrafficLight #TrafficCongestion #CASR68 #MontereySalinasHighway

"'This is actually the first full corridor utilizing #AI adaptive traffic signal control on any state #highway system in California,' said Kevin Drabinski, Public Information Officer for #Caltrans District 5. "https://www.ksbw.com/article/drivers-caltrans-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-highway-68/70543299

— Jazmon DeJarnette #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #TrafficLight #TrafficCongestion #CASR68 #MontereySalinasHighway

It's almost time. The Oakland Alameda Access Project begins on Monday, March 2, and will continue into 2029. Ken Der shares important project updates, including full overnight Webster Tube closures instead of continuous daytime one-lane closures. https://alamedapost.com/news/caltrans-open-house-notes-important-changes-oakland-alameda-access-project/

#alameda #AlamedaCountyTransportationCommission #caltrans #construction #OaklandAlamedaAccessProject #PoseyTube #WebsterTube

"They looked like they were watching their kid ride a bicycle for the first time.
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“They’ve come in way under budget—somewhere in the $60 million range with an $82 million budget.

“'We’re keeping the contract open because we anticipate there will be storms over the next few months.'
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"But today, we celebrate the reunification of the #BigSur community, and the return of connectivity along one of the most iconic [#highways] in the world.”—Katie Rodriguez , #MontereyCountyNow

#PacificCoastBikeRoute #BicycleTouring #BikePacking #PacificCoast #Highway1 #CASR1 #Hwy1 #RegentsSlide #Caltrans https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/highway-1-reopens-fully-in-big-sur-to-cheers-and-honking-horns/article_d7c03344-abd3-4e58-ad0f-7a1d2d476521.html

See updates to Bike Buzz for more on road maintenance, i.e., https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025-2026-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#WhereToRpt.

What to do when you come upon a rockslide (or other debris) that interferes with biking the shoulder of a road (and you normally bike the shoulder of that road, because motor vehicles travel at high speeds in the main travel lanes)?

In California, if it’s a state highway, report it to California Department of Transportation / #Caltrans: https://csr.dot.ca.gov/.

If not a state highway (not a maintenance responsibility of Caltrans), see where to report in Monterey County, : https://bikemonterey.org/where-to-report-a-bikeway-maintenance-need-in-monterey-county-plus-maintenance-needs-for-california-state-highways.html.

#RoadMaintenance #MontereyCounty #Rockslide #TrafficSafety #ActiveTransportation

Shortly after 10 a.m., the California Highway Patrol announced on X that #Highway101 is #closed from Winchester in Goleta to State Route 1
“due to debris flow and flooding for an unknown duration.”
#CHP advises motorists to use Highway 154 as an alternate route
and to drive slow and travel safe, warning that conditions may change rapidly.

In its own post at 10:35 a.m., #Caltrans clarified that
👉 Highway 101 is closed in both directions due to what it describes as “a series of mudslides” near #Goleta.

Caltrans crews are on site and directing southbound travelers on the 101 off at the junction with Hwy. 1 north of #Gaviota,
while northbound travelers are being directed off at #Winchester Canyon.
⭐️“No estimate for reopening,” Caltrans said.
According to Caltrans, Highway 1 near #Orcutt is also closed in both directions due to flooding between Solomon Road and Black Road.
There is no estimate for reopening in that case either
https://www.independent.com/2026/01/03/flash-flood-warning-issued-for-parts-of-santa-barbara-county-as-101-closes-for-unknown-duration/

CPH Daily Bulletin 11/4/2025

#California owns dozens of vacant houses in #LosAngeles County. It's paying millions to guard them from protesters.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/03/california-owns-dozens-of-vacant-houses-in-los-angeles-county-its-paying-millions-to-guard-them-from-protesters-00632550

#Housing #SanGabrielValley #SGV #Squat #Caltrans #ElSereno

Vulnerability Of California Roadways To Post-Wildfire Debris Flows
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acb3f5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #California #geology #engineeringgeology #geomorphology #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #massmovement #landslide #debrisflow #roadway #road #highway #CalTrans #infrastructure #cost #damage #economics #fire #wildfire #postwildfire #transportation #watersheds #climatechange #extremeweather #rainfall #precipitation #naturalhazards #vegetation #spatialanalysis #vulnerability #assessment #soil

Vulnerability Of California Roadways To Post-Wildfire Debris Flows
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acb3f5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #California #geology #engineeringgeology #geomorphology #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #massmovement #landslide #debrisflow #roadway #road #highway #CalTrans #infrastructure #cost #damage #economics #fire #wildfire #postwildfire #transportation #watersheds #climatechange #extremeweather #rainfall #precipitation #naturalhazards #vegetation #spatialanalysis #vulnerability #assessment #soil

Vulnerability Of California Roadways To Post-Wildfire Debris Flows
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acb3f5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #California #geology #engineeringgeology #geomorphology #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #massmovement #landslide #debrisflow #roadway #road #highway #CalTrans #infrastructure #cost #damage #economics #fire #wildfire #postwildfire #transportation #watersheds #climatechange #extremeweather #rainfall #precipitation #naturalhazards #vegetation #spatialanalysis #vulnerability #assessment #soil

Vulnerability Of California Roadways To Post-Wildfire Debris Flows
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acb3f5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #California #geology #engineeringgeology #geomorphology #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #massmovement #landslide #debrisflow #roadway #road #highway #CalTrans #infrastructure #cost #damage #economics #fire #wildfire #postwildfire #transportation #watersheds #climatechange #extremeweather #rainfall #precipitation #naturalhazards #vegetation #spatialanalysis #vulnerability #assessment #soil

"California Department of Transportation, known as #Caltrans, said that the state had spent more than $370 million on fixing the #highway after #ExtremeWeather events in the past seven years….Building the road on unstable terrain took ingenuity. Fixing it in a world being rocked by #ClimateChange may take even more….There are more than 1,500 active slide areas in Big Sur.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/pacific-coast-highway-closed-climate-change.html

For Big Sur news, go to @Bigsurkate website (https://bigsurkate.blog/).

Headsup on a Henry Miller Library, Big Sur June 14 concert by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen, with Dan Robbins and Bruce Handloff. https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/114459399371098720

#infrastructure #CASR1 #Highway1 #Hwy1 #BigSur #RegentsSlide #NacimientoFergussonRoad #CentralCoast #PCH #PacificCoastHighway #LiveMusic #MontereyCounty

Proyecto de Mejoras de la Ruta Estatal 183 de Castroville Merritt reunión de información comunitaria – Jueves, 17 de abril de 2025.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Community Information Meeting
California State Route 183 / Merritt Street, Castroville Improvement Project

https://bikemonterey.org/castroville-ca-sr-183-merritt-street-improvements-project-update.html

#Caltrans #CaliforniaDepartmentOfTransportation #CompleteStreets #transportation #infrastructure #MontereyCounty #Castroville #CASR183 #ACAPacCoast #PacificCoastBikeRoute

Where #Metro and #Caltrans Are Widening #LA. #Freeways, Sabotaging the #Climate, Fanning the Flames

https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/01/15/where-metro-and-caltrans-are-widening-l-a-freeways-sabotaging-the-climate-fanning-the-flames

So tempting to go for a Christmas Eve bike ride on 68 while the road is free of cars! Our favorite memories of CA SR 68 are the rare times it’s been car-free and quiet (e.g., past flooding that broke off shoulders). We’ll be a good girl (hear that, Santa?) and restrain ourselves and stay clear of whatever the workers are doing on SR 68 this Christmas Eve. And if we’re lucky, one thing they’re doing while out there is following up on our Dec 20 report to #Caltrans of need to clean up sharp debris in bike lane, apparently from a motor vehicle collision.

#BikeTooter #California #MontereyCounty #highways #ChristmasEve #RoadClosure

I know agencies like #CalTrans plan their lane closures WELL in advance. And yet somehow we still, in the 21st century, can’t seem to get timely closure reports into our MAPS. Why? We get speed trap warnings. We get debris warnings. These conditions vary by the hour sometimes.

Just annoying.

#Apple #AppleMaps #traffix #LaneClosure #detour #NoICantGoThatDirectionStupidMap

#Lawyers Andrea Henson and longtime #Berkeley #homelessness advocate Osha Neumann both #arrested by #CHP while defending indigent clients as #GovNewsom sicced #Caltrans in to remove residents from an industrial #WestOakland property. After #SCOTUS case sided with removing #homeless from #PublicProperty in #Oregon, #California Gov issued an #ExecutiveOrder last month, telling CA cities & counties to “move urgently to address dangerous #encampments while supporting and assisting the individuals living in them."

http://oaklandside.org/2024/08/08/andrea-henson-caltrans-newsom-encampment-closure

Caltrans will again close the Posey Tube, which connects outgoing traffic from Alameda to Oakland, overnight for maintenance work next Monday through Wednesday nights, July 29-31. The Webster Tube, which brings traffic into Alameda from Oakland, will remain open as usual.

https://alamedapost.com/news/posey-tube-to-close-overnight-again-next-week-july-29-31/

#alameda #CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #caltrans #construction #PoseyTube #WebsterTube

Caltrans has scheduled three consecutive overnight closures for the Webster Tube next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 22-24.

https://alamedapost.com/news/webster-tube-to-be-closed-overnight-july-22-24/

#alameda #CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #caltrans #PoseyTube #RoadClosure #WebsterStreet #WebsterTube

The Mupu Landslide extends by 110 minutes the RT commute for farmworkers and domestic helpers living in the largely Latino town of Santa Paula who work in the tony Bezos/Musk-riven town of #Ojai.

A 2018 landslide in #Montecito, home of Harry and Meghan, Oprah et al, disappeared, at least for cars, in about two months.

Why is Mupu still fully blocked after five months?

Caltrans threatened this week to close the single pedestrian work-around because it's been vandalized. I wonder whether there should be more oversight, or actual progress to keep those willing to risk their criminal records from wreaking havoc.

#VenturaCounty #Ojai #SantaPaula #Ventucky #ScenicCalifornia #CA150 #MupuLandslide #privatization #FreeMarketMagic #CalTrans #Montecito

TIL that the SF bay area #CHP and #caltrans have #FSP (freeway service patrol). Dial 511 and say 'FREEWAY ASSIST'. ( fsp-bayarea.org ). I am happy to see my tax dollars at work helping people.

Wrongful death trial for Apple engineer killed in Tesla gets underway - Enlarge / Walter Huang's Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal cra... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2015397 #teslaautopilot #walterhuang #caltrans #nhtsa #tesla #cars #ntsb

#Caltrans Offramp closures #Montecito #SantaBarbara

Where to report a bikeway maintenance need in #MontereyCounty, or maintenance needs for #California State Highways: https://bikemonterey.org/where-to-report-a-bikeway-maintenance-need-in-monterey-county-plus-maintenance-needs-for-california-state-highways.html

Report #VegetationOvergrowth, #TrafficSignal not triggered by #bicycles (no #BikeDetection), #potholes, #debris on shoulders or #bikeways, bikeways not clearly marked, damaged or missing bikeway #signs, #ConstructionObstacles, and other conditions interfering with #safe and efficient travel by #bike.

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeLanes
#TransportationSafety #Caltrans

Retrotechtacular: Crash Testing Truck Attenuators, for Science - There are those among us who might bristle at something from the early 1980s quali... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/retrotechtacular-crash-testing-truck-attenuators-for-science/ #retrotechtacular #attenuator #crashtest #honeycomb #caltrans #crash

Bike Buzz: Autumn 2023 — national (USA), California, and Monterey County bike news

https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-autumn-2023-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html

#BikeTooter #BikeLeague #CalBike #BikeMonterey #bicycling #cycling #transportation #MTB #BikeAudit #TransportationPlanning #infrastructure #BikeTouring #ProjectHero #ClimateChange #Caltrans #BikeParty #BikeBus #KingCity #Salinas #Greenfield #Monterey

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

Mouf visits the Art and Wine faire, but it's not for him. Instead he visits Towata Park, enjoys local sights and discovers Moxie Steakhouse is taking over the space where Angela's was, in this week's Bear's-Eye View of Alameda.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/faves-angelas-2-0-revealed-and-a-caltrans-oops/

#alameda #AngelaSRestaurant #ArtAndWineFaire #BearsEyeView #caltrans #EncinalAvenue #faas #MonarchButterfly #MoxieSteakhouse #RoadClosed #sundogday #TowataPark

Mouf reports in with an exciting "wildlife" sighting, CalTrans repaving updates, and local gems in this week's Bear's-Eye-View of Alameda.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/giant-squirrel-sighting-explained/

#alameda #gardens #caltrans #repaving #sundogday #TreeStumps #BearsEyeView #EncinalAvenue

Mouf is fascinated by CalTrans' project repaving Encinal Avenue and features a video of the machines in action, plus a July 4 parade route preview in Bear's-Eye View of Alameda.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/encinal-avenue-2-0-part-2/

#parade #alameda #july4th #caltrans #repaving #sundogday #ParkStreet #BearsEyeView #EncinalAvenue

FLOOD CLOSURE: The northbound SR-55 at Fourth St. off-ramp is closed. Do not travel around barricades for everyone's safety.
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#BeSafe #GetThere #Flooding #Caltrans #CHP

Via CalTrans District 1: ROAD CLOSURE: U.S. 101 is fully closed in Mendocino County from Branscomb Road in Laytonville to the Route 271 junction (PM 69.5-84.7) due to multiple spinouts and snowy conditions. #cawx #RoadClosures

Please check https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ for the latest updates.

#MendocinoCounty #Caltrans #US101

ROAD CLOSURE: U.S. 101 is fully closed in Mendocino County from Branscomb Road in Laytonville to the Route 271 junction (PM 69.5-84.7) due to multiple spinouts and snowy conditions.

Please check quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ for the latest updates.

#MendocinoCounty #Caltrans #US101

ROAD CLOSURE: #US101 is fully closed in #DelNorteCounty from Wilson Creek Road at #LastChanceGrade to Enderts Beach Road in #CrescentCity (PM 12.53-23.85) due to downed trees and snow.

Please check quickmap.dot.ca.gov for the most up-to-date road conditions. #Caltrans

Check before you go, especially in sever weather. Check the weather forecast, traffic (quickmap.ca.gov) and use caution while driving. #BeSafe #StayAlert #MoveOver #Caltrans #CHP #CalOES

For updates on continuing #weather / #flooding / emergency response / road closure situations happening in #California & #Nevada - I suggest following MsMerope https://sfba.social/@MsMerope & karen https://mstdn.social/@geekaren - if you find good sources of info - please add in the comments. My daughter & many friends live in Cali, so a good list is good prep for me. Thanks! #wx #SacWx #CAwx #NVwx #CA #NV #I80 #Colfax #California #SouthLakeTahoe #Snow #rain #CalTrans #LArain #ScannerTraffic

This whole story makes me so sad and enraged. #Berkeley, #CalTrans, and #PGandE should all be held to account for their inaction, and make systemic changes to learn from it. (Thanks to @berkeleyscanner for digging into this more.) https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/12/22/traffic-safety/berkeley-cyclist-crash-san-pablo-virginia-update/