Transportation and Land Use Coalition

TALC works to improve regional bicycle and pedestrian access and safety by collaborating with Member and Affiliate Groups such as county and regional bicycle coalitions and pedestrian groups.

Safe Routes to Transit Program SR2T promotes bicycling and walking to transit stations by making these trips easier, faster, and safer. $20 million is available in competitive grant funding.

Safe Routes to Schools Program TALC is bringing the successful SR2S program to Oakland schools. The program aims to improve children's health by increasing safe options for walking or biking to school.

West Span Pathway -- The campaign to secure the funding to complete the Bay Bridge Pathway from Treasure Island to San Francisco.

The Problem and Our Solution -- The reasons why TALC is advocating for reinvestment in bicycle and pedestrian programs.

Biking/Walking fact sheet (1.5 MB PDF file)
(from Odyssey/California Alliance for Transportation Choices)

Links to bicycle organizations -- Get involved with your local bicycle advocacy group.

Links to pedestrian organizations -- Get involved with your local pedestrian advocacy group.

Our Can't Get There from Here report examines the declining independent mobility of California’s children and youth.

Our Roadblocks to Health report highlights the lack of transit and pedestrian access to health care, nutritious food and recreation.

The Problem
For too long, walking and bicycling have been ignored as serious transportation options. Despite the fact that an estimated 11% of all trips in the region are made by pedestrians and bicyclists, funding levels of pedestrian and bike programs are stuck below 1% of regional spending allocations. Nowadays, 25% of people who die in car crashes aren't even in cars - they’re pedestrians and bicyclists!

Our Solution
It is time to reinvest in these safe and sustainable forms of transportation which increase the livability of our cities and improve public and environmental health.

Most counties now have completed bike plans, and there is a regional bike plan to fill in the gaps. Cities are also starting to plan for pedestrian improvements, with Oakland as the first to release a city-wide pedestrian safety report.

Update: 09/01/2006