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The Week in Short Video

A questionable protected bikeway project, Fresno County Transit Tax, Environmentalists Revolt, and Headlines You Might Have Missed.
The Week in Short Video

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Tuesday: In Los Angeles, Joe Linton takes a quick skeptical look at the under construction protected bikeway going in on Chandler Boulevard in the southeast corner of the San Fernando Valley. Find more construction photos and analysis at Linton’s earlier SBLA post.

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Short sneak peak of reconfigured Chandler Blvd bike lanes

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Wednesday: Despite the loophole exploited by obstructionist supervisors, Fresno County voters might get to vote on a transit tax after all.

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More drama in Fresno County over their transportation sales tax as state legislators are getting involved to fix the County Supervisor’s dysfunction.

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Thursday: In May, the Air Resources Board changed its rules to give more cap-and-trade vouchers to polluters for free. That change is being challenged in court, and in the legislature, and now there’s an ad campaign being launched against Newsom in early-primary states.

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California’s biggest climate fight isn’t with Washington—it’s happening in Sacramento. Transit, housing, and environmental justice advocates say new cap-and-invest rules could shift billions away from buses, trains, affordable housing, and clean air programs. Now they’re fighting back in the Legislature, in the courts, and even with ads targeting Gov. Newsom’s national political ambitions. Who’s right? Watch the breakdown. #California #Climate #Transit #Transportation #UrbanPlanning

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Thursday: At Streetsblog USA, Ren Zaro Fitzgerald breaks down the headlines you might have missed, including that Door Dash drivers may make as little as $4 per hour.

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