Opinion/Editorial
Streetsblog California
Op/Ed: Why Affordable Housing Doesn’t Offset Vehicle Miles Traveled
Affordable, senior, and supportive housing advances critical equity and housing goals. However....
Sean Noonan
January 14, 2026
Tackling Transportation Emissions Requires Focus on Transit
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard has flown under the radar for a long time, and recently has come under attack. But if California is serious about climate action, we must clean up our fuel supply while also reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.
November 4, 2024
Op-Ed: Parking Reform Is California’s Most Important Climate Bill
Governor Newsom should sign A.B. 2097
September 7, 2022
Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate
The amount we drive is a matter of public policy, shaped by land use and transportation policies that underinvest in transit and make walking and biking ever more dangerous. We can flip that starting now.
August 26, 2022
Op-Ed: Why California Should Ban Parking Minimums
In most California cities, whenever developers construct a new building, local governments force them to provide a certain amount of parking as well. These rules - minimum parking requirements - are bad for the state, and they get in the way of meeting housing, transportation, and climate goals by making it harder and more expensive to build housing. They also increase driving, air pollution, and carbon emissions.
August 3, 2022
Op-Ed: Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Runaway Gas Prices
We need healthier, more affordable communities that are built for people, not cars.
April 25, 2022
Opinion: Gov. Newsom’s Gas Rebate Won’t Fix Anything
High gas prices should not be seen as just a political crisis. They are also an opportunity to reduce climate pollution, end fossil fuel wars, reduce traffic congestion, and increase public health through active transportation.
Jenn Guitart
April 5, 2022
Editorial: The Correlation Between Rail Opponents and the Insurrection
Aren't fascists supposed to like trains?
January 15, 2021
Op-Ed: Finally, a Chance for Environmental Justice
The new federal administration promises to join arms with state and local advocates and give leadership to this environmental justice efforts.
January 8, 2021
Guest Commentary: Our Future of Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars won't happen over night, but it's time to plan for them in a way that makes sense.
February 13, 2018
