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MTC Backs Off Highway Widening After Outpouring of Community Opposition
It was a clear signal that Bay Area voters want transformational investments in safe, reliable, and accessible transportation for all, not status quo proposals that reflect outdated thinking at odds with our region’s climate and equity values.
Three Upcoming Bike and Pedestrian Improvements from Hollywood to Downtown L.A.
Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards reimagined as walkable bikeable places - help make it happen, attend an upcoming virtual town hall The post Three Upcoming Bike and Pedestrian Improvements from Hollywood to Downtown L.A. appeared first on Streetsblog Los Angeles.
Commentary: Kill the Projects, Break up Caltrans and Partner Agencies that Refuse to Stop Widening
Lawmakers, advocates, and commissioners are just starting to get serious about stopping California's asphalt addiction. But they have to get more radical to succeed. The post Commentary: Kill the Projects, Break up Caltrans and Partner Agencies that Refuse to Stop Widening appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.
Thursday’s Headlines
New bill would limit car speeds; San Diego floods; Regional transportation tax measure in Bay Area? More
Southern California Regional Rail is in Trouble. A New, Unified Regional Rail Agency is Needed to Save it
Not only is SoCal’s regional rail falling off a literal cliff, but it’s also facing a fiscal one The post Southern California Regional Rail is in Trouble. A New, Unified Regional Rail Agency is Needed to Save it appeared first on Streetsblog Los Angeles.
S.F. Senator Scott Wiener Intros Bill to Limit/Cap Speeds of New Cars
Speed-governor bill S.B 961 would also require trucks to have safety guard rails. A companion bill, S.B. 960, would mandate Caltrans to build for safety The post S.F. Senator Scott Wiener intros Bill to Limit/Cap Speeds of New Cars appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.
Bike Buses Are Routes to Activism, Says First Global Survey
"This is the first significant piece of bike bus research we’ve come across, but it surely won’t be the last."
Hello ‘Southeast Gateway Line’ and Farewell ‘West Santa Ana Branch’
Metro's future 19-mile Southeast Gateway Line will serve southeast L.A. County cities of Artesia, Bell, Bellflower, Cerritos, Cudahy, Downey, Florence-Firestone, Huntington Park, L.A., Paramount, South Gate, and Vernon
California Transportation Commissioners: In a Tight Budget Year, Let’s Invest in the Future Instead of the Traffic-Choked Past
The decision to hit pause on the approval of $200 million in spending on a potentially problematic highway expansion is a show of basic fiscal responsibility.
Could a Single Law End Impaired Driving As We Know It?
Rana Abbas Taylor lost five members of her family in a single drunk driving crash. Now, she hopes a single law could ensure that no one else suffers the same fate.
