Incomplete Streets Part 1: How Caltrans Shortchanges Pedestrians
Caltrans has a history of failing to follow its own policies around Complete Streets.
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Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Sustainable Urban Design
A new book hopes to act as a "magic decoder ring" to our built environment — and a powerful tool to understand how sustainable transportation networks can fit within them.
Long Beach Leads in Traffic Circles
Traffic circles aren't quite ubiquitous in Long Beach, but they're around. Riding and walking through the city one encounters circles in neighborhoods rich and poor, new and old.
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Monday’s Headlines
What transit agencies are dealing with; Oakland's Basic Mobility program is working; Zero emission trains and ferries; More
This Week: Active Transportation Program Workshop
The good news is that there will be a Cycle 7. But it will be small, and there will be hard choices about what gets funded.
Newsom Administration Releases Previously Frozen Transit Funding
Long-promised transit recovery funds, for capital projects including zero emission improvements and for operations, begins to be released.
The Racist Legacy of San Diego’s Trolley Limits its Future
Ridership along this corridor was always packed whenever I rode it for school, which was why I was surprised to learn during my internship that there’s a local stereotype that nobody uses the trolley.
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SFMTA’s New Bike Plan, 14th Street Bikeway in Oakland
...and check out the future of high-speed rail
Port Lobbyists Trying to Kill Bike and Pedestrian Safety in Oakland
Trucking/port lobbyists want to destroy a long-established plan to build protected bike lanes connecting Jack London Square, West Oakland, and downtown
Friday Video: Take a Spin on Boston’s Electric Cargo Bike Share
Can't afford a $7,000 Urban Arrow cargo e-bike ? In Boston, you can now rent one for just a few bucks.
Friday’s Headlines
5 recommendations for high-speed rail; Caltrans, stop building new freeway lanes already; "Data bikes" can collect information about bike path conditions; More
Metro and Caltrans Still Planning 605 Expansion, Plus Four Connecting Freeways
Metro and Caltrans are planning to spend billions of dollars widening the 605, 5, 10, 60 and 105 Freeways. Really.
Six Reasons Why Native Americans Have the Highest Rate of Pedestrian Deaths
American Indians and Alaska Natives consistently report the highest rates of pedestrian deaths per capita. A recent panel unpacked why, and what to do about it.
Why America Needs a National Urbanist Political Party
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