Bocafirst Vision Zero Project
Research, analysis, interviews and reports advocating for a better bike friendly Boca Raton.
Reading time: 7 minsAs a resident advocate blog, we advocate for livability, walkability and whatnot. In this case, 40 year resident land use attorney Bonnie Miskell is one of us and gives the lowdown on the government campus proposals.
Reading time: 3 minsIn this article we compare Boca Raton’s progress on increasing non-vehicle transportation mode share to Seattle Washington. We also look at Boca Raton’s Planned Mobility Development Outcomes.
Reading time: 3 minsThere are 3 meetings this week on Vision Zero. The 4:30pm sessions are designed to inform residents about the status of Vision Zero in the city and gather ideas to help the program reach its goals.
Reading time: 7 minsThe Palm Beach County TPA and Boca Mayor Scott Singer should be screaming bloody murder about this preventable a1a crash. Even cavemen eventually made the connection between sex and babies.
Reading time: 4 minsThe recent cyclist fatal crash highlights Boca Raton A1A safety upgrades needed. The details on…
Reading time: 3 minsYou might think that being a Vision Zero City is a just another public relations stunt. It’s not. Vision Zero is in fact a philosophy for developing city transportation infrastructure. It’s focused on the goal of revamping and forging a city where fatalities and serious injuries on roadways are brought down to zero. Vision Zero cities have access to money and methodologies to achieve this goal.
Reading time: 3 minsWhile West Palm Beach leads the way and converts its alleys into pedestrian and bike ways, Boca Raton gives its alleys away to developers. We need to utilize our potential and reap the benefits of alternative mobility infrastructure.
Reading time: 2 minsThis article provides Boca Raton’s Vision Zero Progress Tracker update. An agreement on schedule milestones…
Reading time: 2 minsThe city is processing a $4,000,000 USDOT Planning and Demonstration Grant. A map of the proposed uses for the $4M grant by fellow BocaFirst Bike Advocate Les Wilson is included here.
Reading time: 3 minsThe lack of bicycle infrastructure connectivity or grid is a major barrier to increasing bicycle ridership in Boca Raton.