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Themes from Streetsblog California’s Ten Years
Part 1: The LOS, VMT, CEQA, OPR alphabet soup
September 16, 2024
Metro and Caltrans 14 Freeway Expansion Project Meetings Delayed
Metro plans to add more general purpose lanes as part of its 14 Freeway expansion project through Santa Clarita - a part of L.A. County that is reeling from triple digit heat
September 11, 2024
Wider Won’t Work: Wider Highways Are a Prescription for an Unhealthy Future
Metro/Caltrans highway expansion will encourage more vehicle trips, exposing already disadvantaged, environmental justice communities to even more pollution, with lifelong health impacts
September 10, 2024
Pilot Filmmaker Flies Over High-speed Rail Construction
You have to see 119 miles of high speed rail construction from the air to really appreciate how much has been built
September 4, 2024
State Is Still Falling for the Hydrogen Train Con
Caltrans is planning to commit the state to pursuing a technology that is unproven, currently untested, and will involve unknown but extensive future costs.
August 14, 2024
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Appoints New CEO
Choudri brings 30 years of experience developing transportation infrastructure, including work on high-speed rail in France and Spain
August 8, 2024
Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong
We have to give Caltrans credit for doing a few projects solely for the benefit of pedestrians and bike riders - although, without pressure from advocates across California, we might not have even these. However, even when Caltrans focuses on Complete Streets, it leaves out critical elements.
July 31, 2024
Report: Transformative Climate Communities Program Is Transforming People’s Lives
The funding from cap-and-trade is empowering communities to plan and implement what they need
July 29, 2024
What the Heck Is Going on with the State E-bike Incentive Program?
The program's launch has been delayed for two years, and currently "there is no specific timeline" for it. Plus the administrator, Pedal Ahead, is getting dragged, but details are vague
July 25, 2024
L.A. Leaders: “Pull the Plug” on Metro/Caltrans 91 Freeway Expansion in Long Beach
The community felt dismissed and disrespected by Metro's earlier response. This time Supervisor Hahn and Councilmember Ricks-Oddie heard them loud and clear: they don't want this project
July 24, 2024
