Toda’s Headlines
Pandemic Bike Boom Still Booming in Cities that Built Better Bike Infrastructure (Wired) Downey Council Considering Eliminating DowneyLink Bus Service (Downey Patriot) Muni Slows Return to Full Service (SFExaminer) LB Transit Announces Expanded Service, Green Fleet in 2023 (LB Post) Can Caltrain Really Run Promised Frequencies with New Trains? (EastBayTimes) Bakersfield Considers Package of Ped. … Continued
November 16, 2022
Today’s Headlines
Another Caltrans Contractor Admits to Bribing State Officials for Contracts (SacBee) Metro Riders Blast Proposed Metro Fare Hike (Daily News) South Pasadena’s Anti-Pedestrian Fair Oaks Project At Committee Today (Biking in L.A.) Long Beach Breaks Ground On Lagoon Revamp (LongBeachIze) Analysis of Prop. 30 Results (SFGate) San Diego Prioritizes Fixing Streets (Union-Tribune) Petaluma Plans for … Continued
November 15, 2022
Looking Ahead to Legislature’s December “Special Session” on Oil Profits
Governor Newsom claims that the oil industry has been increasing prices unfairly and blaming the surge in prices on inflation and environmental regulations even as it brought in record profits
November 14, 2022
Today’s Headlines
Caltrans Remains in 1950s, Keeps Pushing for Highway-Widening/Extensions (MarinIJ) LAPD Policy Change Has Curbed Pretextual Traffic Stops (LAT) Will Central Subway Meet Expectations? (SFChron) Central Subway ‘Soft Open’ on Saturday (CBSLocal, Patch) South Pasadena Plans To Use Federal Grant To Remove Safety Improvements (@JalbyMD Twitter) Biden Presses Big Oil to Drill More to Bring Down prices, … Continued
November 14, 2022
How a ‘City Bus Manager’ Video Game Could Become an Advocacy Tool
A new video game releasing today will challenge players to successfully run a virtual version of their city's bus network — and the developers behind it hope it can create a new generation of transit advocates.
November 10, 2022
Today’s Headlines
S.F. Makes Progress on Climate Plan (Axios) Who Pays for Global Warming Mitigation with Prop. 30 Rejected? (SFExaminer) San Carlos Proud of Painted Bike Lanes (SMDailyJournal) Modoc/Santa Barbara Multi-Use Trail Wins First Approval (Independent) UCLA Professor Devises Incentive Plan to Encourage Bike Commuting (Eastsider) Berkeley May Ban Right on Red (LAT) El Segundo Oil Refinery … Continued
November 10, 2022
How Did Transit and Transportation Ballot Measures Fare in California?
Here's a quick breakdown of the major ballot propositions and where they stand. Streetsblog will update this post as more results come in. Current update as of 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9.
November 9, 2022
Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF. National Headlines at Streetsblog USA.
November 9, 2022
Today’s Headlines
More On Brightline Vegas to Southern California High-Speed Rail Plans (Urbanize) Berkeley Could Ban Right on Red (Berkeleyside, SFGate, SFChron) Hermosa Beach Extends Temporary Outdoor Dining Program (Daily Breeze) South Pasadena Bike Bus Starts Up Again (Colorado Boulevard) Surprised? California Drivers Suck (SacBee) Buttigieg has been one of Democrats’ Has Stumped in NH, NV and MI (Politico) More California … Continued
November 8, 2022
Orange County Transit Strike: Bus Service Resumes for Two Days
Both union leaders and OCTA board members concede that it is likely the strike will begin anew on Wednesday morning.
November 7, 2022