Winners and Losers in California’s VMT-Based CEQA System
An urban planner ranks the winners and losers in the state's VMT system.
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Bicyclist Killed on Northern Marin Road Considered Part of the SMART Path
Staying active as we age should not result in senseless tragedy like this.
Updates on L.A. City Stopping Resurfacing, Instead Doing “Large Asphalt Repair”
Bureau of Street Services GM states that budget cuts forced them to pivot to "large asphalt repair." That practice ends up resurfacing streets partially, ineffectively, and inefficiently.
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AI on buses, CAHSR and VMT Tax conspiracies, and one way to carry a bike up stairs.
Why Does Trump Wants To Punish Cities For Free Buses?
Hint: it's probably not to make anyone's transportation network better!
Another Conspiracy Theory, This One Around a Vehicle Miles Tax, Comes to California
"None of this required secret meetings or hidden language in the bill. It only required repetition — and the willingness to treat worst-case hypotheticals as settled fact."
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CAHSRA Chief in trouble, transit and transportation funding from Bay to SD, Oil, walkouts, more...
Friday Video: Why Micromobility Sucks in So Many American Cities (But Not In Others)
And what we can do about it.
Commentary: Let’s Do Even Better, Bay Area, for the World Cup
VTA boasted about record ridership for the Super Bowl. But that was despite some missed opportunities.
CA High-Speed Rail Approves Large Cost Overrun, Legislation Moves to Empower Inspector General, Unhinged Critics Criticize
The California Post tabloid newspaper arrives, and so does sensationalized criticism of California High-Speed Rail.
Talking Headways Podcast: Concrete Doesn’t Spend Money, People Do
Dr. Lawrence Frank shows how the decisions we make about the built environment are a symbol of why the world is so f'd up. A very special edition of Talking Headways.













