Today’s Headlines
- Just an “accident”--DA says it's not that bad to murder someone with a vehicle and lie about it (LA Times)
- In CA communities near refineries, asthma is terrifyingly prevalent (Pacific Standard)
- Nevertheless, says the Wall Street Journal, California's cap-and-trade is working
- The real first-mile-last-mile solution: Fix the sidewalks (Planetizen)
- Amtrak considers expanding service between Sacramento and Stockton (Manteca Bulletin)
- New CA-built “clean diesel” locomotives start service (Sacramento Bee)
- Gas and diesel taxes going up soon (LandLine)
- San Diego area approves list of roads to be repaired with gas tax money (Village News)
- Inside the negotiations on one of CA's housing bills (Capitol Weekly)
- To stop monster homes, legalize apartments (SF Examiner)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog California
Caltrans Explains Why VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled – Is Such a Concern
And then turns around and says: oh, but new freight truck traffic induced by new highway capacity doesn't count! Really, Caltrans?
Study: What Road Diets Mean For Older Drivers
"After a road diet, all motorists seem to drive at a rate that feels comfortable to a mildly-impaired older adult."
Input Meetings Starting This Weekend for Ballona Creek “Finish the Creek” Extension Study
Learn more and give your ideas for extending the Ballona Creek bike/walk path upstream through Culver City and into Mid-City Los Angeles
Motorist Kills Pedestrian on Valencia
While distracted/inattentive driving was a primary factor, the non-intuitive and dangerous center-running design almost certainly contributed
Friday’s Headlines
Replace delivery trucks with e-cargo bikes, already; Carbon offsets are the opposite of helpful; Republicans push USDOT not to fund CA HSR; More
