Today’s Headlines
Oakland Votes to Keep Protected Bike Lanes (SFChron) Fox LA Looks at Security Costs for Caltrans to Keep Guarding Empty Houses on 710 Corridor Mask Mandate Back at State Capitol (SacBee) Kingsburg Councilmember Faces Recall, DUI Charge (Fresno Bee) CicLAvia , LA’s Open Streets Festival, Returns This Year (LAT, Biking in L.A.) Economists Correct Pols, Highway … Continued
July 7, 2021
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June 29, 2021
Q&A: How California Can ‘Build Back Better’
Our ongoing series will look at how California can build mega projects effectively in the new era
June 7, 2021
SGV Connect 81 – Caltrans Tenants and ExpressLane Changes
Damien talks with members of United Caltrans Tenants while Kris talks to Metro staff about ExpressLanes.
June 2, 2021
CalBike Asks for Your Help Getting E-Bike Bill Through the State Assembly
CalBike asks members, bicyclists, and environmentalists to sign e-petition.
May 24, 2021
United Caltrans Tenants Oppose State Legislation on Home Sales
"Unlike Caltrans, local governments have an interest in preventing evictions and making successful sales to tenants because these are their constituents," explains Timothy Ivison with UCT.
May 14, 2021
San Diego Making “Modest But Real” Gains on Vision Zero Goal
In 2020, the pandemic resulted in a steep decline in pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and serious injuries in San Diego. Despite the decline in severe injuries and fatalities, harm to bicyclists and pedestrians remained high, with 27 bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and 58 serious injuries.
May 12, 2021
As California Recovers from COVID-19, Bike Month Rolls Back This May
Maybe May 2022 will be a "normal" Bike Month, but there's still events scheduled for Bike Month 2021 in all corners of the state.
May 3, 2021
Bill to Help Cities Make “Slow Streets” Permanent Moving in Assembly
“Los Angeles’ Slow Streets program has offered children, families, and constituents throughout our city the opportunity to play, exercise, and socialize, safely, throughout their neighborhoods during the pandemic and should be expanded,” said Nazarian.
April 30, 2021
Another View on Automated Cameras and Safety
Does automated enforcement always make our streets safer? Or do the traffic fines they spit out simply send poor drivers into a spiral of poverty, lost mobility, and even incarceration, without necessarily saving the lives of many vulnerable road users?
April 30, 2021