Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

My fight with a sidewalk robot (CityLab) Interview with new SFMTA director (Curbed) More companies, including Tesla, join with CA in lawsuit against EPA (Inside EVs) The climate war over cars intensifies (Axios) NTSB blames Arizona Uber crash on driver, Uber, victim, state, and feds (Verge, Post-Gazette) Another reason EVs won’t be the climate answer: […]

City of Sacramento to begin enforcement of scooter, e-bike rules (Sacramento City Express) L.A. Metro’s Traffic Reduction Program: more transit, safe biking and walking, congestion pricing (Mass Transit) Another take on Richmond Bridge bike path (Bike Lab) E-cargo bikes could help cut congestion (CBC) Racism dictates who gets dumped on: Environmental injustice (The Guardian) Time […]

CA sues Trump over auto emissions authority (LA Times, Transport Topics) Sierra Club finds car deals are not on board with selling EVs (Autoblog) Self-driving cars will lead to more driving, full stop (Jalopnik) Richmond Bridge bike path opens (Bay City News, SF Chronicle) A day to remember victims of traffic violence (NBC) Oil and […]

SCAG outlines draft regional transportation plan (Fontana Herald News) Changes planned for hazardous Palo Alto intersection (Palo Alto Online) San Diego County receives $ for pedestrian safety education programs (Times of San Diego) Berkeley decides its traffic circles can keep their trees (Berkeleyside) Sidewalks, bike lanes, crossings coming to a Ventura neighborhood (VC Star) San […]

Berkeley City Council approves move to give cyclists some leeway at stop signs (Berkeleyside) Why more bicycle riders are dying (Bicycling) Easy, accessible bike storage is key for helping people who want to switch from driving to riding a bike (Phys.org) The switch from cars will take more than a cool app (CityLab) We can’t […]

Navigation apps changed the politics of traffic (CityLab) Uber to challenge L.A.’s suspension of its scooter, bike permit (LA Times) BART apologizes; man who got cuffed for eating a sandwich ain’t having it (NY Times) Laguna Beach garners awards for parking app (Patch) Tolls are coming to Highway 101 in Bay Area (Palo Alto Daily […]