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In Oklahoma, a Victory for Defenders Against a Freeway Expansion
Oklahoma’s freeway fighters are resting a little easier this week, having learned that the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) is halting all work related to the $15 billion turnpike expansion, ACCESS Oklahoma.
April 21, 2023
Metro MacArthur Park Station Pilot: So Far, Heavy on Punitive Measures
Metro turned down the torture music, but more MacArthur Park station interventions are planned - including getting around to some positive programs
April 21, 2023
Berkeley Safety Advocates Stage a “Die-In” to Protest Delay on Hopkins
To goad the city into prioritizing safety changes along Hopkins, several local advocacy groups sponsored a "die-in" on that section of the street Wednesday.
April 20, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Zero Emissions Delivery Zones
This week we’re joined by Hamilton Steimer of the World Resources Institute to talk about electrification of fleets, what cities have the best programs for ZEDZ, and the current moment in urban delivery.
April 20, 2023
How Every Government in America Could Stop Its Own Cars from Speeding
Some of America's most prominent sustainable transportation advocacy organizations are challenging governments to embrace a ground-breaking technology that makes it impossible for drivers to speed — starting with the vehicles in their own fleets.
April 20, 2023
Advocates Demand Protected Bike Lanes on Arguello
"I'm sick of it," said District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, addressing a crowd of some 60 people Tuesday morning on the steps of San Francisco City Hall at a rally for protected bike lanes on Arguello.
April 19, 2023
These 10 Urban Freeways Deserve To Be Demolished — But Will They?
America is at a watershed moment in the fight to heal the harms of urban freeways that tore apart predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities, a new report argues — but what that healing will look like, exactly, is still an open question.
April 19, 2023
Advocates Crash 101 Celebration of Induced Traffic and Pollution
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
April 18, 2023
Biden’s ‘EV Revolution’ Will Pay Americans to Drive Some Really Dangerous Cars
The government is poised to pay Americans to buy big electric cars that 1) are known to be more dangerous, 2) that require a maximum amount of exploitative and destructive mineral extraction, and 3) will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans. Mission accomplished.
April 18, 2023
CicLAvia Pico Union Meets Mid-City – Open Thread
Readers - how was your CicLAvia yesterday through Pico-Union and Mid-City?
April 18, 2023
