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Sweet Mitigation: Protected Bike Lanes on 27th
Oakland got a developer to build a protected bike lane--can this become the norm for mitigation on big projects?
May 8, 2019
Open Thread: Long Beach’s Beach Streets and CicLAvia 30
This weekend saw not one, but two, open streets events in Long Beach County.
April 30, 2019
Inside the Push to Tear Down an Oakland Freeway
Scrapping I-980 seems like a no-brainer, but the historical argument for getting rid of it assumes the freeway is a legacy of mid-century attempts to build barriers around white middle-class neighborhoods. That’s true of several major freeways, but the story of I-980 isn’t so clear cut.
April 17, 2019
Lodi Plans a Road Diet for Safety and Economic Development
The Church Street project “brings Lodi up to par with other major cities.”
March 29, 2019
With the 710 Dead, What Should Alhambra’s Position Be on the 710?
Mayor Jeff Maloney sounds interested in turning the current freeway stub into a park.
March 12, 2019
San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
March 5, 2019
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
February 14, 2019
Lyft Announces $700,000 Investment in Oakland Transportation Options
The money will fund a bike lending library and community-led planning on bike-share deployment and affordable transportation options in East Oakland
February 13, 2019
San Diego Planning Commission Approves ‘Transit Priority’ Parking Reforms
San Diego is on track to eliminate parking requirements within a half-mile of major public transit stops
February 1, 2019
Orange County Plans a Four-Mile Parking-Protected Bike Lane
Orange County officials presented a proposal to reduce travel lanes and add a parking-protected bike lane on a four-mile stretch of Hazard Avenue, which connects Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster.
January 31, 2019