Thursday’s Headlines
Speed limits are too high; Reimagining urban highways; Measuring complete streets progress; More
6:54 AM PDT on May 16, 2024
- Speed limits are too darn high (Vox)
- A holistic approach to reimagining urban highways (Toole Design)
- Smart Growth America‘s guide to measuring complete streets progress
- Video: America’s best bus rapid transit? (City Nerd)
- San Jose station design moving forward; might cost billions (Railway Age, Silicon Valley)
- Report: Exempt urban housing from CEQA if you want any built (LAist)
- Photos of bike riders. And dogs. Not in California (Cascade Bicycle Club)
- How several NYC neighborhoods are struggling with climate change (NY Times)
Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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