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Car Dependency Is a Public Health Threat — But Americans Are Too ‘Car Brained’ to See It

Whether you call it "windshield bias" or "motonormativity," Americans have a serious bias that accepts the downsides of automobile travel.

September 9, 2024

Metro Van Nuys Light Rail Line Receives $893 Million in Federal Full Funding Grant Agreement

Metro anticipates full East San Fernando Valley rail construction getting underway this year, and completing in 2031

September 9, 2024

It’s Officially Transit Month

The San Francisco Transit Riders, Seamless Bay Area, and other advocates celebrate buses, trains, ferries, and the people who make them run

September 9, 2024

Monday’s Headlines

Is there a perfect climate policy? Federal grants for safer streets; How income, race, and design affect pedestrian casualties; More

September 9, 2024

Where Can a Body Safely Park a Bike?

This group wants to map, rate, and review bike parking everywhere - with your help.

September 6, 2024

Measure HLA at Six Months: City to Install First New Bikeway, While Denying Other Upgrades

Reseda Boulevard is poised to be the first city street to trigger Measure HLA improvements - while the city omitted upgrades along Vermont Avenue in South L.A.

September 6, 2024

West Oaklanders Celebrate Concrete Results on 8th

West 8th was a speedway on which drivers regularly crashed into one another, into trees, and even into houses. But things are safer now and looking better than ever

September 6, 2024

SGV Connect 127: Looking Back at This Year’s CA Legislative Session

This week's SGV Connect pod features Damien Newton interviewing Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry

September 6, 2024

Friday’s Headlines

Plastic pollution is growing; September is a big Transit Month celebration in SF Bay Area; BART asks the public how to make its station areas safer; More

September 6, 2024

Legislative Update: Bills Waiting for Governor’s Approval

Here's a quick end-of-session roundup of bills SBCA is following that have made it onto Newsom's desk. Will he sign them?

September 5, 2024