Wilshire Boulevard is one of the most famous streets in Los Angeles County, extending over fifteen miles from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica to the financial district of downtown LA. Densely developed throughout most of its span, the roadway serves as a major transit corridor for local and regional bus services and a crucial street for pedestrians walking to jobs, stores and restaurants. Over the past 10 years, six people have died and another 29 received injuries in bike and pedestrian-related crashes on the busy stretch road in the City of Santa Monica.

The City of Watsonville will be using $321,000 recently awarded in SB1 funding to help students get to school safely. The city is collaborating with the award winning non-profit, Ecology Action and the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency to prepare a plan that aims to improve access for students walking and biking to 15 Watsonville schools.

Indio is one of the fastest growing cities in the Coachella Valley, and that does not even count the 1.4 million visitors that converge on the city each year because of its popular attractions like the Coachella Valley Music Festival.  A lack of a funding and resources has left the city without the tools and plans it needs to grow and accommodate its new reality. The city been undergoing a General Plan update for the past six months, and now will have the opportunity to address its transportation troubles thanks to SB1 funding.