Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry
Jan 13, 2016

In Kern County, residents sue to stop a freeway (Court House News)
Palm Springs residents freak out because there’s “not enough parking” in planned development (Desert Sun)
San Joaquin Clean Transportation Center opens; will focus on electric vehicles (Next-Gen Transportation)
California rejects VW’s diesel car recall plan (SF Chronicle)
For high-speed rail, moving utilities out of the way is turning out to be expensive (LA Times)
Forum in San Diego studies land-use effects of legalizing marijuana (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dog riders increasing on transit (NY Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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O.C. Summer Leadership Academy Offers Training on Active Transportation, Housing, Food Access

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 30, 2017

The Leadership Academy on Sustainable Communities aims to equip residents and community leaders to be the next generation of leaders in Orange County on active transportation, transit housing affordability, and food access.

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Walkable Cities Are More Affordable Than You Think – We Need More of Them

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 15, 2016

People living in walkable cities may have high housing costs, but they also tend to have low transportation costs and better access to jobs, according to a new study from Smart Growth America [PDF]. SGA ranked the 30 largest American regions according to the share of rental housing, office space, and retail located in areas […]

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There is Still Structural Racism in Transportation: Report

By Aaron Short | Dec 19, 2019

Smart Growth America lays out a strategy for healthier, more equitable communities.

Orange County Trains Active Transportation Leaders

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 12, 2016

Funding transportation projects in California is a complex and arcane process involving many players, including state and federal agencies, regional planning authorities, and local cities and counties. It usually comes with strings attached, needing to fulfill requirements of state or federal legislation or of a local sales tax spending plan. A project can start with […]

More than 30 people came out for AHOC's leadership academy at Latino Health Access in Santa Ana. Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog CA

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Connecting the Dots: OC Residents Get Crash Course in Transportation-Housing-Food Access

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 9, 2017

Alliance for a Healthy Orange County created a training program for residents and advocates to learn skills and knowledge about housing, transportation, and access to healthy food. Trainees can then will share the information with their networks.

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DC to Provide Low-Cost Bike-Share Passes for Low-Income Residents

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 14, 2016

Cities all over the country have been experimenting with ways to make bike-share service accessible to people who don’t have a credit card and about $100 to drop all at once on an annual membership. In the last few years, Boston and Chicago both started offering $5 annual memberships for low-income residents. Edward Russell at […]