transportation

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

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

The Happy City

Just read a great blog post from Mr. Money Mustache. [...]

By pcfritz|2017-02-11T22:19:05+00:00February 11, 2017|Categories: biking, cost of sprawl, land use, Strong Towns, Traffic, urban design, walkable streets, walking, zoning|Tags: land value, road safety, sprawl, traffic, transportation|0 Comments

Sharing the Streets

I came across this interesting video that demonstrates the concept [...]

By pcfritz|2014-05-09T12:30:20+00:00May 9, 2014|Categories: land use, Sebastopol, streets, Traffic, urban design|Tags: bikeability, pedestrians, shared streets, street design, transportation, urban design, walkability|0 Comments

Parking

I've recently read 'Walkable City' by Jeff Speck. It's a [...]

By pcfritz|2014-02-28T12:09:43+00:00February 28, 2014|Categories: land use, parking, Sebastopol, streets, urban design, walkable streets|Tags: parking, pedestrians, street design, transportation, urban design, walkability, walkable streets|1 Comment

More Traffic Thoughts

Looking North on Main Street at Bodega Ave. [...]

By pcfritz|2014-01-31T11:36:00+00:00January 31, 2014|Categories: Sebastopol, streets, Traffic, urban design|Tags: bikeability, LOS, small town, street design, street network, traffic, transportation, walkability|0 Comments

The Freedom of Walking

For being at the intersection of 2 state highways and [...]

By pcfritz|2014-01-17T15:54:59+00:00January 17, 2014|Categories: streets, urban design, walkable streets|Tags: connectivity, pedestrians, sprawl, transportation, walkability, walkable streets|0 Comments

The Traffic Problem

One of the most common complaints made by Sebastopol residents [...]

By pcfritz|2012-04-18T20:06:26+00:00April 18, 2012|Categories: Sebastopol, urban design|Tags: LOS, street network, traffic, transportation|0 Comments