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Election: Sustainable Transportation Advocates Survey Bay Area Candidates
Still figuring out how to cast your vote? Advocates have a great tool to help.
September 30, 2022
Not All Roundabouts Are Created Equal When it Comes to Bicycle Safety
As roundabouts decrease traffic deaths for drivers, some designs of the controversial traffic treatment may actually increase non-deadly collisions for people on bikes. while scaring others off riding entirely, a series of studies suggests — and its raising thorny questions about who might get hurt along the road to Vision Zero.
September 30, 2022
Legislative Update: No Tax Credit for Living Car-light and Other Newsom Vetoes
No permanent e-bike incentive program, either. But cities and counties will be required to incorporate Safe Systems Approaches - bike and pedestrian safety - into their traffic circulation plans on a somewhat accelerated schedule.
September 29, 2022
Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening the 405 Freeway
The agencies are chopping 405 Freeway expansion projects up into short segments to avoid scrutiny
September 29, 2022
Eyes on the Future of Caltrain
San Francisco VIPs (and anybody else who was in the area) got a first look at the future of transit in the Bay Area
September 29, 2022
Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Fail at Deadliest Crash Speeds
The automatic emergency braking systems that will soon come standard on nearly all new cars don't reliably prevent crashes at the high speeds at which the overwhelming majority of roadway deaths occur, a new study finds.
September 29, 2022
Eyes On The Street: Newly Protected Bike Lanes on Venice Boulevard
LADOT upgraded 0.7 miles of existing Venice Boulevard bike lanes between La Cienega Boulevard and National Boulevard - with plans to extend protection further west this winter
September 28, 2022
How Surging Pickup and SUV Sales Are Undermining Carbon Reductions From EVs
In spite of rapidly growing sales, EVs have not yet measurably cut carbon. The reason why? A lack of meaningful regulations around megacars.
September 28, 2022
Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform
The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
September 28, 2022
Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals
LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.
September 27, 2022