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Year of the Bus: Passing the Bus Stop Test

Date 2 months ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
We explored how cities can unlock the full potential of public transportation in our earlier blog “Year of the Bus”. For riders and non-riders alike, the bus stop is…
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Back to School, in Need of Better Streets

Date 2 months ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
The return of the school year brings more than new classrooms, schedules, and routines. It also changes the way communities move. After a quieter summer, streets around schools become…
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Year of the Bus: Frequency is Freedom

Date 3 months ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
Ask people why they don’t use the bus and you’ll often hear familiar answers: it takes too long, it’s unreliable or it’s difficult to understand the network. But underneath…
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Small Habits Makes a Big Difference

Date 7 months ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
At a red light, your phone buzzes. It’ll only take a second… right? That tiny moment is where distracted driving begins and it’s something nearly all of us have…
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A bus stop near a grocery store in Sweden from a slight birds eye perspective.

2026 – the Year of the Bus

Date 9 months ago
Reading Time 6 Mins Read
Let’s make 2026 a breakout year for bus transit! With the right mix of service upgrades, stop-area improvements, and smart pricing and outreach, agencies can turn bus transit from…
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Distracted driving: visual, manual, and cognitive distractions

Nobody Is a Good Distracted Driver

Date 2 years ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
April marks National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the critical dangers of inattentiveness behind the wheel. Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
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Week Without Driving

Date 2 years ago
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Imagine a week where we all choose transportation alternatives to driving our own cars solo: walking, biking, using public transit, or ride sharing. Sure, there may be some downsides…
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May is Bike Month!

Date 2 years ago
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May is Bike Month! Numerous events, for cycling enthusiasts everywhere, mark the arrival of National Bike Month. Biking isn’t just a mode of transportation; for many it’s a lifestyle…
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Keeping Cool: The Power of Urban Trees

Date 2 years ago
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As average temperatures in many US cities continue to climb and debilitating heat events become more frequent, the importance of green spaces and shade in urban environments has become…
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Can AI Transform Road Safety in California?

Date 3 years ago
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Like most of the US, California grapples with road safety. With ever larger cars clogging busy urban roads California seeks innovative solutions to curb traffic crashes and reduce congestion….
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Everyone Deserves Safe Streets

Date 3 years ago
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Between 2019 and 2022, the number of pedestrian fatalities increased nearly 20%, as reported in detail by Governors Highway Safety Association in their new Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities report. There…
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LA Metro’s Regional Connector

Date 3 years ago
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DCR has collaborated with LA Metro over the past few months to re-design and update the majority of its customer-facing maps, triggered by Regional Connector, a significant new enhancement…
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Finnish Tech in LA

Date 3 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
Last week, DCR was honored to be invited to be part of a discussion between a Finnish Smart City business and research delegation and the City of LA, to…
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A set of four pocket sized bike maps together covering the full San Luis Obispo County area made for created for SLO.

Discover the Joy of Cycling this May

Date 4 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
Last year, DCR worked with Rideshare to develop an online bike map web app. This tool is great for planning a local or regional bike trip, and learning more…
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Distracted? Then Please Don’t Drive

Date 4 years ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
Distracted driving is a problem that we are all aware of, but it is also notoriously difficult to quantify the scale of. This is due to the wide array…
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Bus stop.

Let’s Take The Bus

Date 4 years ago
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In the United States, more than half of all trips taken are less than five miles long (source FHWA, 2022). It makes sense that many short trips could easily…
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October is Pedestrian Safety Month!

Date 4 years ago
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In 2020 there were 6,516 pedestrians killed due to motor traffic in the United States. That equates to 18 pedestrians every day or 125 pedestrians every week. Why does…
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Martin Luther King Jr Station Entrance

The Metro K Line is open!

Date 4 years ago
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DCR has been busy working on a range of maps for the opening of the new LA Metro K Line. This involved creating new station maps as well as…
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SLO County Online Bike Map

Date 4 years ago
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DCR is happy to announce the availability of a new web application for the County of San Luis Obispo. In addition to bikeway infrastructure, the map shows MTB and…
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DCR illustration of inclusive active transportation users in an Luis Obispo, California.

The Power of Stories and Visuals

Date 5 years ago
Reading Time < 1 Min Read
We recently helped the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments launch their first ever Active Transportation Plan. Together with project partners Pedal Love, we used storytelling from community members…
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Find DCR in the ESRI Gallery

Date 5 years ago
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Every year ESRI collects a wide range of mapping products made by users all over the world and displays them in an online map gallery together with a printed…
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Divided By The Highway

Date 8 years ago
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Highways, freeways and railways are physical barriers, often dividing our communities – splitting a city in parts. The question is if such division has an effect on the demographic…
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Mapping Real Estate Values

Date 9 years ago
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Understanding the patterns and trends for real estate valuations is important for: city planning, identifying demographic imbalances and in revealing investment opportunities. Visualizing this data in maps provides accessible insights that…
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