Streetsblog California
Politics Heat Up Around SB79 – Dems Support, Los Angeles Opposes
Update on Friday, 8/29 - SB 79 just cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Monday’s Headlines
Only one CAHSR link and no mention of Trump! It's mostly a link of local news from up and down the state.
Californians Continue to Love High-Speed Rail, Even if Republicans in Washington D.C. Don’t
High Speed Rail has only become a partisan in recent years. But under Trump, it's become hyper-partisan.
Thursday’s Headlines
It takes more than a brutal death to convince some people we need safer streets.
Armchair Urbanist Reviews Basics of California HSR
In case you haven't heard, this is getting built with or without the feds -- and the Armchair Urbanist has some ideas on how to get it done faster that don't involve changing the alignment
Bike Bakersfield, Calbike Team Up to Flip the Script on Kern County Grand Jury
A Kern County Grand Jury released a ludicrous report about Bakersfield's bike safety implementation. Local bicyclists demonstrate why it's wrong.
Streetsblog California Is Joining the World of Short Videos
How do you do, fellow kids?
Powerless Brokers: New Reports Puts Blame on Local Permitting for Cost Overruns, Slow Delivery Time, for State Mega-Projects
No third party permitting? A permit "shot clock?" These are just some of the solutions discussed in Powerless Brokers.
