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Legislative Update: Ending Harmful Road Widening, and Redefining “Major Transit Stops”
No road widening requirement for infill housing developments, and refining the definition of a "major transit stop"
Bikeway Briefs: Reseda, Mason, Avenue 51, and MANGo
Santa Monica's MANGo bikeway extension is now open, plus various bikeways around town get finished
‘Doom Loop’ Alert: Transit Systems are Suffering — And Too Many Are Cutting Service
Ridership is still down, inflation, labor costs, pensions, and other operating costs are up, and many systems are slashing service. This is bad.
Caltrain Electric Service Begins…
...and a celebration of a bike-lane victory on Frida Kahlo and Judson
Monday’s Headlines
CARB says CA ghg emissions are dropping; Is hydrogen the future of trains? Well... there are problems; Gov Newsom is signing bills; More
Metro Ridership Keeps Growing; August Boardings Set Pandemic-Era Weekend Records
August and July weekday ridership saw the twenty-first and twenty-second months of year-over-year Metro ridership increases: nearly a million daily riders
Talking Headways Podcast: Episode 500 — LA and Beyond with ForceCenter’s Ken Napzok and Joseph Scrimshaw
Jeff Wood marks his 500th "Talking Headways" episode with a retrospective conversation with former Streetsblog USA Editor Tanya Snyder and a chat with his favorite Star Wars podcasters.
Friday Video: Getting City Dwellers to the Great Outdoors Without a Car
In most American cities, it's downright hard to take transit to a hiking trail — but these eight break the mold.
It’s Park(ing) Day Again!
Nineteen years after Park(ing) Day was first launched to get people rethink how we use street space, parklets are common enough that they are no longer shocking or even surprising. But Park(ing) Day still has something to teach.
Friday’s Headlines
Lack of oversight led to vote to close Antioch station; Lackey+ want to give HSR funds to gas vehicle owners; Pomona fwy will double in width; Cruise is back; More
