Urban Vitality

Sebastopol Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Grant – Final Decision

Sebastopol Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Grant – Final Decision

Sebastopol was awareded a Sustainable Transportation Grant from Caltrans a [...]

By pcfritz|2026-06-08T19:21:47+00:00June 6, 2026|Categories: bike lanes, biking, Downtown Development, Pedestrian Safety, Placemaking, Sebastopol, street design, streets, traffic calming, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: bikeability, Caltrans, connectivity, human places, Main Street Sebastopol, pedestrian infrastructure, Sebastopol, smalltownurbanism, street design, Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant, traffic calming, traffic safety, urban design, walkability, walkable streets|1 Comment

Caltrans Grant Decisions

Caltrans Grant Decisions

The Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant is coming into the [...]

By pcfritz|2026-02-24T20:16:28+00:00February 24, 2026|Categories: Pedestrian Safety, Placemaking, Sebastopol, street design, Strong Towns, Traffic, traffic calming, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: bicyclist safety, bikeability, Caltrans, human places, Main Street, Main Street Sebastopol, pedestrian safety, Placemaking, Sebastopol, smalltownurbanism, street design, traffic safety, transportation, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|0 Comments

Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Alternatives

Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Alternatives

The consultant team working on the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning [...]

By pcfritz|2026-02-05T01:52:16+00:00February 5, 2026|Categories: bike lanes, Downtown Development, Placemaking, Sebastopol, street design, streets, Traffic, traffic calming, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: Caltrans, human places, Main Street Sebastopol, Placemaking, Sebastopol, smalltownurbanism, street design, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkability, walkable streets|0 Comments

Congestion, p.s.

I thought of something else I believe is worth pointing [...]

By pcfritz|2025-12-20T01:34:40+00:00December 20, 2025|Categories: Pedestrian Safety, Placemaking, Sebastopol, street design, streets, Strong Towns, Traffic, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: human places, Main Street Sebastopol, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Placemaking, Sebastopol, small town urbanism, smalltownurbanism, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkability, walkable streets|4 Comments

Congestion

People hate traffic. I get it. Who wants to sit [...]

By pcfritz|2025-12-19T01:21:16+00:00December 19, 2025|Categories: Pedestrian Safety, Placemaking, Sebastopol, street design, streets, Traffic, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: bikeability, Caltrans, congestion, Main Street Sebastopol, Sebastopol, smalltownurbanism, street design, traffic, transportation, urban design, walkability, walkable streets|0 Comments

Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Update

Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Update

The next public meeting for the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Grant [...]

By pcfritz|2025-05-02T22:57:57+00:00May 2, 2025|Categories: Placemaking, Sebastopol, traffic calming, urban design, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: alternative transportation, Main Street Sebastopol, multi-modal, traffic calming, urban design, walkable streets|0 Comments

Downtown Banks

Downtown Banks

I recently moved into a new office. I'm on [...]

By pcfritz|2024-07-05T22:23:24+00:00July 8, 2024|Categories: land use, Sebastopol, Urban Vitality, walkable streets|Tags: downtown banks, land use, no more drive-throughs, Sebastopol, small town urbanism|0 Comments

Downtown Parking

Downtown Parking

This post is inspired by the Parking Reform Network. The [...]

By pcfritz|2024-02-28T23:26:34+00:00February 28, 2024|Categories: land use, parking, Sebastopol, urban design, Urban Vitality|Tags: land use, parking, Parking Moratorium, Parking Reform Network, Sebastopol, small town urbanism|5 Comments

LivXplore Podcast

I was recently asked to participate in a podcast with [...]

By pcfritz|2023-12-21T21:11:35+00:00December 21, 2023|Categories: Accessory Dwelling Units, Background, bike lanes, biking, Downtown Development, Housing, pedestrian connections, urban design, Urban Growth Boundary, Urban Vitality, walkable streets, walking, zoning|Tags: 15-minute cities, ADUs, affordable housing, human places, infill development, land use, Sebastopol, small town, The Barlow, urban design, walkability|0 Comments

Successful People Places – The Barlow versus Main Street

Successful People Places – The Barlow versus Main Street

Sebastopol is a great case study in what makes a [...]

By pcfritz|2023-02-04T01:22:14+00:00February 6, 2023|Categories: Placemaking, Sebastopol, street design, streets, The Barlow, urban design, Urban Vitality|Tags: people places, Sebastopol, smalltownurbanism, The Barlow|1 Comment