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Bakersfield Convenes Grand Jury to Investigate Bike Lanes
Kendra Ramsey is the executive director of CalBike.
June 3, 2025
Bakersfield Opens New Centennial Corridor Freeway
The two-mile freeway demolished a swath of the Westpark neighborhood: 271 homes, 15 multi-family buildings and 36 commercial structures
February 9, 2024
Eyes on the Viaducts: Streetsblog Tours Under-Construction CA High-Speed Rail
This week's tour focused on three large-scale structures under construction in Fresno County the San Joaquin River Viaduct, the Cedar Viaduct, and the Conejo Viaduct
October 6, 2021
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Plan for Connection into L.A. County
Bakersfield to Palmdale EIR approved, readying the section to catch potential infrastructure funding
August 20, 2021
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releasing Draft Plan on Connection to L.A. County
A new report being released this week shows how high-speed rail will connect to the north Los Angeles county city of Palmdale.
February 26, 2020
A Refinery Says It Is Too Small to be Required to Monitor its Emissions
The Senate will vote tonight on a rushed bill that wants to carve out an exemption for a Kern County refinery
September 13, 2019
How Some Groups Use Street Story to Improve Their Communities
Yesterday's webinar highlighted how two areas, Bakersfield and Humboldt County, are already using and benefiting from this online reporting tool.
August 8, 2019
New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital
The new train service is expected to stimulate ridership in the San Joaquin Valley and offer travelers with business in the capital an alternative to driving.
May 8, 2018
Bakersfield Is Hoping Pedestrians Will Just Go Away
Bakersfield has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the nation, and its engineers want to keep making their streets wider and faster. Their safety solution: remove crosswalks.
October 26, 2017
