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Streetsblog California
More Progress on the New Sixth Street Viaduct
Nearly all of the 20 iconic arches now appear complete
December 1, 2021
SFMTA Used Design, Education to Encourage Slower and Safer Left Turns
Forty percent of the traffic deaths in San Francisco in 2019 were caused when drivers made left turns and didn’t see someone in the crosswalk they were heading into until it was too late.
November 22, 2021
San Francisco Presidio Seeks Slow Streets Feedback
Presidio wants to make "slow streets" permanent
November 10, 2021
L.A. Transpo Committee Moves to Implement Speed Limits, Bus Lane Cameras, Slow Streets
L.A. could very soon see: reduced speed limits, on-bus cameras automatically enforcing no-parking in bus lanes, and more Slow Streets being made permanent
November 3, 2021
Update on Possible Richmond-San Rafael Bike Closure
Sometimes even when advocates win, they can't win. The lane may stay--but the approaches might be closed
October 21, 2021
Process Begins to Make Car-Free J.F.K. Permanent
Will the eastern half of J.F.K. Drive remain car free? That's the question behind a new outreach effort, launched Tuesday by SFMTA and Rec and Park, to determine what people want the future of Golden Gate Park to look like
September 24, 2021
Caltrans Planning Three Complete Streets Projects in L.A. County
Caltrans is planning nearly $5 million worth of L.A. County complete streets improvements - on Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica Boulevard, Alvarado Street, Glendale Boulevard, and Western Avenue
September 23, 2021
In Their Own Words: Rendon and Friedman’s Changing Rationales For Kneecapping CA High-Speed Rail
None of this will come as a surprise to readers following CA High-Speed Rail closely, but this perhaps serves to dispel a few of the myths and falsehoods that obscure rail realities today.
September 8, 2021
Dashed Bike Lanes: Better Than Nothing, or Total Trash?
Are they a pragmatic, better-than-nothing approach on streets where stripping parking is seen as a nonstarter. Or are they a depressing capitulation to car culture?
August 24, 2021
Finish the Bullet Train, Say Past Transportation Secretaries
Former Republican and Democratic transportation leaders agree: California and the rest of the U.S. needs high-speed rail
August 24, 2021
