Research: Scooters Cut Emissions
A pair of new studies are challenging the myth that micromobility doesn't cut car travel or reduce more emissions than the modes they tend to replace.
November 7, 2022
Today’s Headlines
Talks Continue on OCTA Strike (OC Register) Los Angeles County Bike Coalition Rebrands as BikeLA (StreetsblogLA/Twitter) More on Opening of Central Subway (SFExaminer) More on VTA Forging Ahead with Super-Deep and Expensive Subway (MercNews) Traffic deaths Fall in Other Countries Because Other Nations Focus on Solutions (Bloomberg) Transit Projects in US Are More Expensive Because … Continued
November 7, 2022
Today’s Headlines
VTA Admits Huge Cost Overruns Coming for Stupidly Deep BART Extension (MercNews) Effects of Van Ness BRT (SFChron) Gov. Withholds Homeless Funding from LA, SD Citing Lack of Progress (Daily News, Union-Tribune) LA Metro Plans to Increase Fares, Number of people in Low Income Program (Daily News) More E-Bikes, Bike Paths in Los Angeles (Daily … Continued
November 4, 2022
Upscale Neighborhoods Sue to Stop San Diego Plan for More Equitable Spending
San Diego homeowners sued to block Build Better SD, which would spend Developer Impact Fees (DIF) in areas of greatest need instead of the communities where they are collected
November 3, 2022
Today’s Headlines
Report: Climate Change Accelerating In California (LAT) LAT Columnist Rights Misinformed Article about Bike Lane to Nowhere. Gets Fact Checked. Orange County Transit Mechanics/Machinists Go On Strike (LAT, LAist) Glendale Approves Bike Lanes On La Crescenta Avenue (Walk Bike Glendale, Biking in L.A.) Report Breaks Down Benefits of Road Diet in Culver City (Move Culver City) Climate … Continued
November 3, 2022
Brightline Releases Environmental Documents for High-Speed Rail from Victorville to Las Vegas
The interested public can weigh in Brightline's plans
November 2, 2022
Argo Shut Down Is a Bad Sign For America’s AV Future
A vehicle automation company known for prioritizing the concerns of vulnerable road users more than others in the industry is closing — and it's sparking new questions about whether the companies that remain can afford to put safety first.
November 2, 2022
Today’s Headlines
LA Lets Seniors Customize Their Car Parking Places (LAT) More on Bay Pass, Bay Area’s Universal Transit Pass Experiment (DailyJournal) California’s Economy Keeps Growing and Growing (LAT) More People Walk During Pandemic, It’s Time for Wider Sidewalks (Treehugger) Prop E Would Rework Police Oversight in Long Beach (LB Post) New Pocket Park Opens in Pasadena … Continued
November 2, 2022
Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF. National Headlines at Streetsblog USA
November 1, 2022
Today’s Headlines
Former SoCal Mayor and City Manager Explains the Builder’s Remedy (OC Register) Support Is Falling for Prop 30 (Politico) Fresno Bee Urges ‘No’ on Prop 30 LA Metro To Evaluate End-Of-Line Policies, Responding To LB Homelessness Issues (LB Post) Carlsbad Focusing Transportation Funding on Deadliest Intersections (SD Union-Tribune) Sonoma County Spends $500,000 on Bike Lanes … Continued
October 31, 2022