Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

It’s Bike Week! Pick at least one day (with decent air quality) to ride (Ventura County Star) This is the moment to reimagine public transportation (NRDC) The growing pedestrian safety crisis (US Today) Berkeley police use grant to cite drivers for violating pedestrian right of way (Berkeleyside) Bikes belong on State Street (Santa Barbara Independent) […]

Plan for Sacramento light rail moves ahead (Capital Public Radio) LA Metro’s traffic reduction study gearing up (The Source) Lessons from Oakland’s 20-year BRT saga (Transit Center) Santa Barbara’s State Street, closed to cars, has seen lots of biking and walking – and the bikes are just too much for some (News Press) Construction begins […]

Californians are divided along racial lines re: COVID worries, responses (SF Chronicle) U.S. transit agencies lobby for congressional help (Post-Gazette) U.S. Senate Democrats recommend less driving as committee approves billions for new roads (Transportation for America) Spain says transit is safe, please take buses and trains and stop driving so much (El Pais) SF officials […]

Environment California offers five urgent solutions to the climate crisis (CalMatters) Project to separate freight and passenger rail at Stockton lands another $20m grant (Mass Transit, Escalon Times) Being a Black planner in California (CP&DR) Lessons from pedestrian malls of the past (Fast Company) Black essential workers tell their pandemic stories (Elemental) Health effects of […]

This “game” could help you understand the twelve propositions on the California ballot (Gimme Props) It’s time to take urban freight seriously (TheCityFix) Aggressive action by federal government could cut U.S. emissions considerably (Smart Cities Dive) Surprise! Trump dismisses “science” (Mercury News) California files another legal challenge against Trump administration on environmental rollbacks (OAG) There […]

Governor Newsom: “This is a climate damn emergency” (Capital Public Radio, CalMatters, SF Chronicle) How climate change is fueling fires (LA Times) And how the fires interact with the pandemic (NBC) The 2020 Census, underfunded and rushed, may turn out to be useless – or worse (Route Fifty) A single person is delaying eco-friendly projects […]