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Talking Headways Podcast: Back in Time!
We're at 400 episodes. Join us for a fun trip down memory lane!
September 15, 2022
Op-Ed: Veto A.B. 371. California Needs Shared Bikes and Scooters to Combat the Climate Crisis
It’s disappointing that California state lawmakers recently passed a draconian bill with the potential to destroy these necessary programs. Governor Newsom should veto it.
September 14, 2022
Are Embarcadero BART Fare Sweeps Justified?
As if there aren't enough unavoidable reasons trains are delayed, BART police created a new one
September 14, 2022
How Tech Billionaires Are Threatening America’s Transportation Future
Author Paris Marx reveals exactly what's wrong with the fantasies of some of the most prominent transportation tech "visionaries" of our time, and draws a blueprint for a better mobility system based on serving the needs of the many.
September 14, 2022
Transit Alliance Activates Compton A Line Station
ACT-LA is demonstrating their push to treat Metro stations as commons or sanctuaries, mainly through the increased presence of people as a solution to greater public safety, without more armed law enforcement
September 14, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Update on San Jose’s Downtown Bike Treatments
A quick look at the good, the bad and the ugly in San Jose's ongoing efforts to make streets safe.
September 14, 2022
School Bus ‘Stop Arm’ Cameras Work — So Why Don’t More States Use Them?
Artificial intelligence can protect children as they get on and off the bus — at least in cities that allow school districts to install life-saving technology.
September 14, 2022
Metro and L.A. Keep Widening Streets at Transit Stations: Regional Connector Grand Avenue Edition
Metro's Regional Connector subway project is anticipated to open this fall, or maybe early 2023.
September 13, 2022
USDOT Head Tours Oakland’s Chasms
Pete Buttigieg met with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff and others Friday morning and took a bus tour of the city's efforts to repair the damage done by the freeway building age.
September 13, 2022
How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Could Fast-Track Harmful Highway Boondoggles
Federal funding could be spent on fixing our aging roads, making our streets safer, and making it easier to travel on transit, by bike or on foot, giving Americans real options for getting around without a car. But it will more likely be spent on expanding highways.
September 13, 2022
