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Vital Signs, the Bay Area’s comprehensive performance monitoring website, has released the latest data for road fatalities and injuries from roadway crashes, with the data showing a sharp upward trend...

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Depending on the magnitude of sea level rise over the coming decades, between 3 percent to 7 percent of Bay Area residents may be vulnerable to rising tides. Even with the most modest forecast for sea...

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In November 1960, 6-year old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ruby's act of showing up for school each day played an important role in the Civil...

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October is National Pedestrian Safety Month and is being recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation as efforts continue to protect pedestrians. In 2020, 6,516 pedestrians were killed in the...

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The 2022-23 state budget agreement announced Sunday by Gov. Newsom, state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon includes billions of new dollars to improve...

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Traffic injuries are on the rise nationwide. As part of a national initiative known as Vision Zero, MTC is working to establish policies and programs that make the Bay Area’s streets safer for...

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The MTC-led Vision Zero Working Group this month met for the first time to exchange ideas on how to make the Bay Area a safer place for pedestrians, bicyclists and others. A panel of about 40 Bay Area...

One of this year's Award of Merit winners is the West B Street Undercrossing in the city of Dixon, which created a safe route under railroad tracks for students, disabled persons and other residents...

The 2016 Grand Award goes posthumously to Deb Hubsmith as a reminder of the impact that one passionate, tenacious individual can make. Her work to create safe, active transportation for children and...