Damien Newton

This is a regular check-in about the agency's efforts to provide access to vaccinations, the rollout of its electric double-decker bus fleet, and how a transit agency can celebrate poetry month.

Driver Crashes Through Wall, Kills People, Lands Car in Pool…Homeowner on the Hook for Repairs (OC Register) Recall Newsom? Chances of Success Plummet as State Rebounds… (Union-Tribune) …But Will Pain of Closures Be Enough? (SacBee) Buttigieg Talks Bike Lanes, Green Space, Reducing Role of Cars (SFChron) More on ‘Link21’ Regional Transit Plans (SFBizTimes) CAL AG … Continued

Senate Dems Considering Taxes on Carbon, Truck Mileage to Pay for Infrastructure. (Politico) LA Metro Bundles Next Five Years Of Bus Costs As A “Better Bus” Initiative (The Source) Destination Crenshaw Construction Begins This Month (Urbanize) 85 Percent of Muni Hours Back by 2022 (SFExaminer) More on Speed Cameras (SFBay, LATimes) 18 Months After Being Sued … Continued

Does your city have a plan for streets when the pandemic ends?

CA Bill Would Allow Speed Camera Enforcement In L.A. (LAist, GovTech, Merc-News, KRON4, CBSLocal) Deadly Driver Kills Three Homeless Men on Sidewalk After Curb-Jump (SD Union-Tribune) Contracts Coming for Major Freeway Widening in Orange County (Register) Steinberg Could Be Newsom’s AG Pick (SacBee) Fresno Community Fights Plan to Rezone as Industrial (Fresno Bee) LADOT Shuttles Riders … Continued

Sometimes it's easy to forget that the California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is currently building over 100 miles of high speed rail in the Central Valley and all of the large projects, including viaducts, animal crossings, and overpasses, that go along with it. To date, the project has created more than 5,500 construction jobs since the start of construction in the Central Valley. More than 35 construction sites are active today along the first 119 miles of the project.

On Wednesday, we'll begin our annual contest to find the worst bus stop in America. Here are the dishonorable mentions.

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The 14th Street Greenway Project will extend 11 blocks from C Street to Commercial Street. Five other greenways will be located along Eighth Avenue, Cedar Street, E Street, Island Avenue and Union Street.

It’s Not Your Imagination Fresno, Your Drivers Are Worse Than Usual (Fresno Bee) More on Making ‘Shared Streets’ Permanent in the Bay Area (SFExaminer, SFGate) “Comedian” Bill Maher Takes Aim at California High Speed Rail (Fresno Bee) Transit Workers, Homeless Residents Prioritized for Vaccine in Cal (SacBee) San Diego Police Department Is Overly White and Male, … Continued