Melanie Curry
Tuesday’s Headlines
Bike lanes vs the carceral state; How cars became huge killers; GHSA releases 2022 pedestrian fatality date by state; Greyhound bus stations are falling victim to hedge funds; More
Strategic Growth Council Announces Round 5 Transformative Climate Communities Grants
$98 million for eleven community-led climate projects throughout California that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Monday’s Headlines
Maybe Culver City's deal to end production could be a model for other cities; Walking is dangerous because cars; Tesla drivers have the highest crash rates; More
Friday’s Headlines
We could fix the pedestrian safety crisis if we really wanted to; More state funds for road projects; More
Highway Expansion Project Not Approved by California Transportation Commission
Adding another lane won't reduce congestion, yet Caltrans keeps doing it, and the CTC usually approves the money for it. There's too little discussion of alternatives.
Thursday’s Headlines
DMV hasn't been tracking AV crash liability at all; King City is doing it right, building "traffic gardens" to teach kids about safety; LAO says (drum roll) gas tax revenue will diminish - but we knew that would happen; More
Wednesday’s Headlines
Brightline West to break ground next year; State's new Transit Transformation Task Force; E-bikes are radically more efficient than electric cars; More
Tuesday’s Headlines
Ford trying to learn how its cars can detect pedestrians (so drivers don't have to pay attention?); Musk claims "free speech" lets him call Teslas "full self-driving"; Caltrans releases SHOPP list; More
Monday’s Headlines
2023 was the year of the e-bike; Biden celebrates $8 billion in passenger rail funding; What's so scary about transit riders? More
Funding for Rail Projects: An Incomplete Roundup
Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.
