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Showdown Looms Over Successful Culver City Bus/Bike/Walk Improvements
Culver City opted to install low-cost quick-build walk/bus/bike upgrades exactly where they are most needed - in its walkable historic downtown, connecting to its E Line station. The improvements are now under threat.
April 24, 2023
Speed Camera Bill Up for the Umpteenth Time; Supporters Speak Out
Several previous versions of the automated speed camera bill were stopped in the black box process of the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
April 13, 2023
US DOT Announces First Thriving Communities Program Grants
California nets three of them.
April 11, 2023
Op-Ed: Some Thoughts on Improving the Public Right of Way
Public streets, sidewalks, and parkways - or rights-of-way (ROWs) - commonly comprise about a quarter of urbanized areas. When combined with surface and structured parking lots for cars, including driveways and garages in low-density neighborhoods, the amount of land set aside for cars is enormous. This land is a huge resource, and small changes could allow cities to be significantly more efficient with it. Cities could center ROWs on welcoming humans, green design, clean travel, and wealth creation.
March 30, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Anti-Street-Racing Treatment at Polk and Glenoaks in Sylmar
L.A. City Councilmember shepherded this centerline hardening pilot treatment as a response to the rampant illegal street racing
March 30, 2023
Traffic Safety Bills Pass First Committee
"Daylighting" intersections, studying weight-based vehicle registration fees, allowing bikes on sidewalks where there's no other safe option
March 21, 2023
Bill Would Create a California Bicycle Safety Handbook
The idea is to make bicycle safety information available to all road users
March 10, 2023
Angelino Heights Plans to Curb Illegal Racing Don’t Go Far Enough
LADOT planning to replace "underwhelming" plastic bollards and paint treatment... with more plastic bollards, more paint, and added parking and added turn lanes.
March 9, 2023
Legislative Update: Traffic Safety and Public Transit Bills
CalBike has a rundown of some key bills the legislature is considering this session - and there are a lot of them
March 3, 2023
Sustainable Transport Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment
"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.
March 1, 2023
