In part one of the Caltrans Safety Summit Video Series, Public Information Officer Alisa Becerra highlights how Caltrans continues to make safety its top priority with three new work zone safety initiatives.
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New Work Zone Safety Initiative – Caltrans News Flash #195
Friday, May 3rd, 2019Final Old Bay Bridge Pier Implosions – Caltrans News Flash #178
Friday, September 21st, 2018
In this Caltrans News Flash, District 4 Public Information Officer Alejandro Lopez provides an overview of the September 8, 2018, implosion of two marine foundations of the old San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
View this complete post...Exploring Bicycle and Public Transit Use by Low-Income Latino Immigrants
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Immigration to the United States is growing. Over the next four decades, many immigrants will come from Latin America with few resources, relying on public transit, bicycling, and walking to meet their transportation needs. Previous research on low-income immigrant travel has relied on national surveys and qualitative analysis, which underrepresent disadvantaged population groups and slower modes of travel, or are unable to speak to broader patterns in the population. This study addresses additional research needs by exploring the travel behavior and experiences of low-income immigrants.
Caltrans: Building More Than Just Highways in California
Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
In this Caltrans News Flash, spokesperson Angela DaPrato interviews bike commuter Becky Garrow and Caltrans Active Transportation Plan Program Project Manager Teresa McWilliam about how the department and local communities are partnering up to increase transportation options that encourage physical activities such as bicycling and walking. Production credit: Caltrans District 10 (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, […]
View this complete post...CalTrans: Winter Storm Repairs in California
Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
In this Caltrans News Flash, spokesman Jason Probst shows us some of the activities our maintenance crews take on to keep roads open during harsh winter weather. Traffic Management Leadworker Javier Silva talks about what Caltrans does to keep travel disruptions to a minimum, and Maintenance Supervisor Angelo Gross reminds drivers to keep safety in mind when highway workers are present.
View this complete post...California Household Travel Survey
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1.0 Executive Summary The 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey (CHTS) was a unique statewide, collaborative effort to gather travel information needed for regional and statewide travel and environmental models using the same instrument and methods across the state. Led by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the survey was jointly funded by the California […]
View this complete post...Caltrans: Recommendations for Improvement
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
STATE SMART TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE
This report provides an assessment of the performance of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and recommendations for improvement…The report provides a brief history of Caltrans and of the demands placed on it, a set of findings about Caltrans’ current state, and recommendations for improvement. Throughout, it focuses on the need for modernization and culture change at the department.
This Infra Week
Friday, January 31st, 2014
INFRA STORIES YOU SHOULDN’T MISS!
San Bernardino, California: Divided No More
Miami Transportation Planners Light the Way
Big Energy Buildings Go Greener
Sprucing Up the Waiting Game
Atlanta Snowstorm Strands Drivers
San Francisco, CA: Bay Bridge in 1936 vs. 2013
Friday, September 20th, 2013
The recent opening of the new and iconic east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was a monumental achievement for Caltrans, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the California Transportation Commission, but let’s not forget those who paved the way for us in the 1930s as they built the original Bay Bridge — an engineering marvel in its own right. Check out this split-screen comparison that celebrates both spans!
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Oakland, CA: First Night on New Bay Bridge
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013Across and back on the SF Oakland Bay Bridge. Westbound first, then eastbound. Within the first few hundred cars each way.
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