Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

October 5 is Clean Air Day which means free rides on LA Metro (The Source) and free rides for the whole week on SacRT (Fox40) EV good, e-bike better, e-cargo bike best (Clean Technica) It’s time to prioritize moving people over moving cars (Earth Island) Roseville Transit gets grant to electrify its fleet (City of […]

Transit is in serious trouble (Eno Center for Transportation) The Bay Area transit map is an unholy mess (SF Chronicle) SANDAG leaders say they won’t use a “road charge” to pay for transportation plan (San Diego Union Tribune) Grant allows LA Community College students to ride transit for free (LA Times) Chilling video of a […]

Newsom signs bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements (Cal Matters, Sacramento Bee, SF Chronicle) Yesterday was World Car Free Day – Here are reasons to make every day car free (Forbes) Listen to this podcast: Killer roads (Arrested Mobility) Wind and solar energy is now the default for all residential and commercial ratepayers in Berkeley […]

Slow down, wake up, and connect: The making of a walking advocate (Westword) Tulare County Regional Transit Authority may have to shut down all operations as of Oct 1 (Recorder Online) A lot of “ifs” in LA’s plan to build more bus shelters (LAist) Bay Area transit agencies pledged reforms; have they done it? (SF […]

Storymap: A tale of 3 cities and their active transportation journeys (Toole Design) CARB director: 2035 is the “sweet spot” between need to decrease emissions and industry capability (Reuters) Reading into Newsom’s veto messages: is an economic downturn coming? (Cal Matters) LA City Council approves contract for new transit shelters (Spectrum News) Sacramento Regional Transit […]

Newsom signed a climate package, but what about that parking bill? (Fresno Bee) Why electric vehicles won’t break the grid (Scientific American) Federal funding will help CA add electric charging along highways (CA Energy Commission) The Hummer EV is an environmental disaster (Fast Company) E-bikes are fun, useful, planet-friendly transport (Earth 911) SF Chronicle reporters […]