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In 2024, the Santa Barbara Council of Governments won a grant from Caltrans to use artificial intelligence to design a countywide bike map in collaboration with UC Santa Barbara and Simon Fraser University. The grant promised to teach AI to map bicycle infrastructure and develop a universal, regional wayfinding plan and would “revolutionize bicycle infrastructure mapping” according to a statement.

Now that revolution will be put to the test.

This week, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) launched the map in English and Spanish and is seeking feedback from bicyclists to test the map’s accuracy.

Read more about it at the link below — and be sure to check out the rest of today’s news from the livable streets movement.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Apologizes For Not Wearing A Helmet And Activists Lose Their Minds
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Apologizes For Not Wearing A Helmet And Activists Lose Their Minds
By Kevin Duggan
August 26, 2026
Reminder: Bike helmet campaigns turn a collective problem into an individual one.
Wednesday’s Headlines Ride in Style
Wednesday’s Headlines Ride in Style
By Blake Aued
August 26, 2026
Amtrak’s new trains sound like a win-win for passengers and the environment.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are a High Facts Zone
Tuesday’s Headlines Are a High Facts Zone
By Blake Aued
August 25, 2026
Low-emissions zones work, but public backlash makes some politicians reluctant to embrace them.
Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
By Ren Zaro Fitzgerald
August 24, 2026
Philadelphia’s automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles in the year since it launched.
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
By Blake Aued
August 24, 2026
When it comes to federal transit funding, small cities get more bang for the buck than big ones.
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