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Update on Oakland DOT’s Lakeshore Protected Bike Lane Project
Public seems fairly positive and accepting towards the coming project. Let's hope it stays that way
May 6, 2024
Commentary: Merchants Are Getting People Killed
The number one local obstruction to curbing traffic violence is local commerce and merchant groups.
May 1, 2024
Why Riders With Disabilities Have To Sue For Accessible Transit Stops
A Bay Area transit agency is only the latest to be sued over inaccessible stations. What will it take to get every American stop ADA compliant?
April 29, 2024
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica Connection from E Line Bike Path to Downtown Is Almost Complete
“Always be closing gaps in your bikeway network.”
April 23, 2024
Metro Committee Approves 710 Freeway Plan with Reduced Widening and “No Known Displacements”
Metro's new 710 Freeway plan is definitely multimodal, definitely adds new freeway lanes, and probably won't demolish any homes or businesses
April 22, 2024
Santa Monica Unveils First/Last Mile Plan for Bergamot Station/Arts District
Plan is fully funded. Construction begins this year and will be completed in 2026.
April 5, 2024
Oakland’s New DOT Chief
Josh Rowan, formerly head of Atlanta's DOT, is coming to Oakland
April 3, 2024
Rundown of New Federal Reconnecting Communities Grants for L.A. County
There are seven L.A. County Reconnecting Communities grants totaling $162 million - about 90% of that goes to Metro's Removing Barriers project, which includes new bus lanes, first/last mile walk/bike facilities, bike-share, and more.
March 19, 2024
Want a Better 15-Minute City? Ask Residents What They Really Want
A new study from Bogotá models how other cities can ask a deeper set of questions about how to put essential needs within walking, biking or transit distance.
March 19, 2024
Many Cities Get Free Bike and Bus Upgrades from New Development
L.A. City could shift current resources that today go to widening streets - and instead upgrade sidewalks, bus stops, and bike lanes - especially when new development pays for it
March 14, 2024
