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This kind of thing (an off-road bike path) is really safe. Photo: Cambridgema.gov

Caltrans Officially Embraces Complete Streets in All Projects

By Melanie Curry | Dec 22, 2021 | No Comments

"All transportation projects funded or overseen by Caltrans will provide comfortable, convenient, and connected complete streets facilities for people walking, biking, and taking transit or passenger rail unless an exception is documented and approved."

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Why Do L.A. Agencies Drop Approved Bikeways From Their Projects?

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

Metro, Caltrans, and L.A. City Public Works Department ignore many opportunities to extend L.A. bikeway facilities into more of a network

Caltrans Issues Statewide Complete Streets Policy

By Melanie Curry | Dec 10, 2021 | No Comments

By default, all Caltrans transportation projects will provide "comfortable, convenient, and connected complete streets facilities" for bikers, walkers, and transit riders.

County Supervisor Kathryn Barger at this morning's I-5 North County widening groundbreaking, where she claimed that this project will "reduce pollution." Image via Facebook stream

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Metro Leaders Make False Claims at North County 5 Freeway Widening Groundbreaking

By Joe Linton | Dec 2, 2021 | No Comments

Does anyone really believe that this freeway expansion will really clean the air? Advance equity? Is suburban highway widening any kind of equity model for other projects in the region and the state?

The 405 freeway where it snakes through Long Beach under the Orange Avenue overpass. Photo by Brian Addison.

Report: Talk of Climate-Focused Transit Is Empty When CA Still Prioritizes Investment in Automobility

By Brian Addison | Nov 23, 2021 | No Comments

Researchers at the University of California looked at California's progress on climate-focused transit promises and proposals - and find that the state focuses only TWO PERCENT of its funding there. The rest goes towards making driving easier.

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LA Metro Is Selling 605 Freeway Valley Boulevard Project as Good for Equity, Climate, Active Transportation

By Joe Linton | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

The 605 Freeway/Valley Blvd project isn't among the most destructive widening projects that Metro and Caltrans do, but it's bad.

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