- Year in review: Most talked-about planning issues in 2023 (Planetizen)
- Slowing down traffic can cut emissions (Policy Options)
- How three states are fighting transportation ghg emissions (SmartCitiesDive)
- Applying a sustainable transportation strategy (Planetizen)
- Santa Barbara grapples with how to measure, lower vehicle miles traveled (Noozhawk)
- California hopes to "solve congestion" using AI (why not use it instead to "solve emissions"?) (LA Times)
- Car dominance is a choice. There are alternatives (Carter Lavin)
- Bigger cars are just bad for every reason (Marketplace)
- California law now lets bike riders proceed through signals when pedestrians get the go-ahead (Velo)
- BART has finally gotten rid of its no-bikes-on-escalators rule - Watch the how-to video! (Patch)
- Santa Monica installs new four-way stops (Santa Monica Next)
Today's Headlines
Tuesday’s Headlines
Actually, slowing traffic speeds can reduce emissions; Prioritize sustainable transportation; CA hopes to "solve" congestion (rather than emissions) using AI; More

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