"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

"There's no four-way stop. We're on the corner of the district office, and there's not a school #crosswalk here. There's three hills where people #speed down. We don't have #SpeedBumps. It's just, it's a dangerous intersection.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/pacific-grove-student-injured-scooter-crash/65608797

Also see our post "Consumer Advisory: Is it an e-bike—or something else?” in https://bikemonterey.org/resources/resources-on-riding-skills-bike-laws-and-safety

#SchoolZones #TrafficCalming #TrafficSafety #SlowSpeedsSaveLives #eScooter #ElectricMotorcycles #ebikes #eMotorcycles #School #BackToSchool

#MontereyCounty #PacificGrove

Fatal collision in Llanelli sparks calls for safety measures on Station Road

A male pedestrian was fatally injured after being struck by a motorcycle near the Home Bargains store on Station Road, Llanelli, at approximately 9.55pm on Friday 1 August.

Emergency services, including Ambulance and Air Ambulance teams, attended the scene and provided first aid, but the man sadly died at the scene.

Dyfed Powys Police confirmed that a 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and other related offences. He remains in custody. Officers are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.

The road was closed overnight and reopened on Saturday 2 August. The victim’s family has been informed and is receiving support from specialist officers.

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam or Ring Doorbell footage to come forward.

Petition launched to demand safety upgrades on Station Road

In response to the fatal collision, a new petition has been launched urging Carmarthenshire Council to install traffic calming measures on Station Road.

The petition, titled “Install Safety Measures on Station Road, Llanelli”, highlights the dangers posed by speeding vehicles in a busy pedestrian area lined with shops, takeaways, and hairdressers.

“Too many people are ending up losing their lives or ending up seriously injured due to motorists being able to drive at dangerously high speeds,” the petition states.

Campaigners are calling for the installation of speed bumps, speed cameras, and frequent pedestrian crossings to reduce accidents and protect residents.

Citing national data, the petition notes that such measures can reduce accidents by up to 50%. It urges local authorities to act swiftly to prevent further tragedies.

The petition was created on 2 August and is gathering signatures from residents and visitors concerned about road safety in Llanelli.

#DyfedPowysPolice #fatalAccident #Llanelli #pedestrianCrossing #petition #RoadTrafficAccident #speedBumps #SpeedCamera #StationRoad #trafficCalming

𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙤
𝙏𝙤𝙡𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙜𝙜𝙞
𝙀̀ 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙤

𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 è un neologismo anglofono che si sta sempre più diffondendo, è composto dalle parole bike (bicicletta) e backlash (contraccolpo, reazione avversa) per indicare la reazione negativa che nasce quando si tenta di rendere la città più a misura di bici.

Leggi l'articolo su FIAB Italia
👉 https://bit.ly/4fehB2k

#FIAB #fiabbrindisi #bicicletta #cycling #pisteciclabili #ciclisti #trafficcalming

Tages Anzeiger spotted falling into the flawed NZZ logic: "How the red-green transport policy of Zurich makes housing more expensive" 🙄 https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich-wie-rot-gruene-verkehrspolitik-die-stadt-teurer-macht-592424398168

Who could have predicted that traffic-calming measures significantly improve quality of life and therefore make an area more attractive? 🤔 Causing rents to increase by a whooping... 12% faster over 24 years (with a huge error margin) *together* with renovations. 🤷‍♂️ In other news, water is wet...

#urbanism #trafficcalming #zone30

Cities and towns need to drop the idea that they need a pile of state or federal money to make changes. That money isn't coming.

“The numbers are telling the story of how we are making the neighborhood safer,” Panini Chowdhury, DOMI’s planning manager, said. “We didn’t have to wait for federal money. We just listened to the residents and made some changes to help.”

Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/4/23/pittsburghs-low-cost-traffic-calming-is-a-model-for-every-city

#Traffic #TrafficCalming #Transportation #Community #Sustainability #TrafficSafety