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Talking Headways Podcast: Transport and Cities in ‘Star Wars’
May the 4th be with you! This week my good friend Jeff Munowitch of Populus is joining the show to talk about "Star Wars"! We talk about the top five transportation modes and our top five cities in a galaxy far, far away.
May 8, 2023
It’s Bike Month! Focus: Los Angeles and Long Beach
Officially, Bike Week is May 15 through 19, and Bike Day is Thursday, May 18. There are a lot of supportive and celebratory events planned.
May 5, 2023
SGV Connect 110 : Life as a Reclaimer
The state and the whole world was in chaos,” recounts Marta of the day she moved in to her reclaimed home. “So they didn't take us out. Governor Newsom told the CHP to stand down and not do anything when we reclaimed."
May 5, 2023
Why the States With the Worst Distracted Driving Laws Have the Least Distracted Driving
The states with the highest rates of distracted driving per mile aren't always the states that report the most distraction-related crashes, or the ones with the most lax distraction laws, a new report finds — and it could be a sign that America needs a broader set of tools to fight the deadly epidemic.
May 4, 2023
A Teen Activist’s Message to Transportation Leaders That Everyone Needs To Hear
Teenage climate organizers in Oregon are standing up against a freeway expansion that will threaten their generation's very future — and sending a message to adult policymakers that the connection between car dependency and the climate crisis can no longer be ignored.
May 4, 2023
Bike Advocates Say E-bike Incentives Need More Money
The current e-bike incentive program is in the process of being set up, but it only has $10 million available, including administrative costs. That could provide between 3,000 and 7,000 vouchers - a drop in the bucket in a state as big as California.
May 3, 2023
L.A. Metro Extends Free Student Pass Program through June 2024
Metro extended free student GoPass rides through the end of June 2024. More than 241,000 students have already registered as GoPass participants, representing nearly 20 percent of the county's 2+ million students.
May 3, 2023
Car Free JFK Turns 3
Last Friday, leaders of Walk SF, the San Francisco Bike Coalition and hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered on "Car-Free JFK" in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the car-free streets 3rd anniversary.
May 2, 2023
Advocates Urge Feds Not To Weaken Already-Weak Crash Reporting Guidelines
A new set of federal crash reporting guidelines could actually encourage cities to collect less data about the systemic factors behind the national traffic violence epidemic by treating basic information about road design at crash sites as optional.
May 2, 2023
