Monday’s Headlines

Why widening highways doesn't reduce traffic; Road deaths rival the number of homicides; San Diego transit fare evaders face $25 fine; Stop relying on GPS; More

By Melanie Curry

8:39 AM PDT on October 21, 2024

Photo: Mass Transit

Why widening highways doesn't reduce traffic (Yale Climate Connections)
Road deaths rival the number of homicides as Sacramento considers state of emergency (Sacramento Bee)
ICYMI: Speed cameras issue unbiased tickets (The Conversation)
Caltrans holding workshops on its Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program (Plumas Sun)
To celebrate fifty years of business, Specialized is offering free bike tune-ups for any bike this weekend (Cycling News, Bike Rumor)
San Diego North County transit ridership seeing a rebound (San Diego Union Tribune)
MTS approves $25 fine for fare evaders on San Diego transit (CBS8)
What can happen if we stop using GPS to navigate (LAist)
California Transportation Commission allocates $4 billion for mostly highways (and some rail and other projects)
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) needs to build political support (Mass Transit)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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