Walking and Biking

This section includes some of the key ways you can be an advocate for safer streets and trails. It includes contact information for bicycle and pedestrain coalitions in your area, and ways to plug into regional efforts.

TransForm launched a Safe Routes to Schools pilot program in 2006. Since then, the Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools Partnership, spearheaded by TransForm, has received funding to bring the comprehensive Safe Routes to Schools program to much of Alameda county.

The SR2T Program awards $20 million in grants to facilitate walking and bicycling to regional transit. The program is funded by Regional Measure 2, and is administered by TransForm and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. By improving the safety and convenience of biking and walking to regional transit, SR2T will give commuters the opportunity to leave their cars at home, and reduce congestion on Bay Area bridges.

TravelChoice provides households with personalized transportation information with the goal of reducing solo driving trips by increasing transit usage, biking, and walking. The program is modeled after numerous successful projects in the United States and abroad. TransForm's 2006 TravelChoice pilot project achieved an impressive 14% reduction in drive-alone trips.