Aaron Short
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Governor Orders Transportation Aligned with Climate, Appoints Tamika Butler and Hilary Norton to CTC
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California State Transportation Agency ordered to direct investments towards decreasing fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Metro Operations Chief Says He Received “No Feedback” on Expo Overcrowding
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Social media is abuzz with posts on crowed Expo Line trains. When pressed, Metro operations leadership committed to continuously monitoring and reacting to on-street reality
Mobility Experts Discuss Uncertain Future
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Are new technologies going to frustrate or help efforts to build more livable cities? Past experience may be key to preventing future mistakes in transportation policy.
Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar
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Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
ANGIE SCHMITT: Goodbye, Streetsblog, I Love You
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After nine years at Streetsblog, writer Angie Schmitt is moving on.
Today’s Headlines
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Curbed reports plans to open 110 Freeway to people, not cars, for a day New, disturbing data on traffic injuries in San Francisco (SF Walks) How to stop cars from killing people (SF Weekly) Why I love cycling in the city (Outside) Ukiah to get electric school buses (Ukiah Daily Journal) Caltrans claims adding lanes […]
Take Action: Complete Streets Bill Now on Governor Newsom’s Desk
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S.B. 127 needs your support
Metro Committee OKs Moving Forward with DTLA L.A. River Path Environmental Studies
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The ~$400M 8-mile gap closure bike/walk path will result in a 30-mile bikeway from Long Beach to Griffith Park
Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Labs and Toronto’s Waterfront
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This week, we're talking to Sidewalk Labs about the Quayside project in Toronto — about innovative ideas and the pushback Google is getting.
Houston May Soon Not Have a Problem with Parking
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Houston's decision to remove mandatory parking requirements from new developments in two of the city’s more walkable neighborhoods is already bearing fruit, as one forward-thinking developer has cut the amount of car storage in his new shopping center by 25 percent.