Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Climate change is making drought in Western states worse—now, not in some far-off future (KPBS) There are better ways to get around town (bikes, duh) (NY Times) Santa Rosa bicyclists ride to promote safety (Press Democrat) Oakland’s most dangerous intersection for pedestrians gets a new signal (KALW) Bakersfield approves high-speed rail station plans (Railway Age) […]

CalBike releases its election endorsements Ghost bikes: a photo album (Real Change News) CTC approves gas tax funding: LA Metro gets $703.6 million for transit (CBS) LA Cañada to get $10m for sound walls (La Cañada Valley Sun News) Highway 101 widening in Petaluma (Petaluma 360) Bay Area projects: $660m (benzinga) Rising pedestrian deaths prompt […]

Caltrans wants input on a proposal to create a “part-time” travel land in Pismo Beach (San Luis Obispo.com) Maybe someone could sing them a song about induced demand? (Oregon Live) High Speed Rail board approves business plan (NBC) FlixBus coming to California (The Drive) Oh, great, it’s Infrastructure Week (CityLab) Fair share housing “burden” and […]

A proclamation: This is Bike Infrastructure Week (Treehugger) It’s long past time for SANDAG to start prioritizing transit (Voice of San Diego) Will California go to the mat over mileage standards? (Extreme Tech) The future of the American auto industry is not the car (Planetizen) And about the future of transportation: we can’t just forget […]

San Francisco gets new protected bike lanes for Bike to Work Day (SFgate) Governor’s revised budget brings good news; Brown wants to use the extra money to house the homeless (LA Times) Ventura County may raise bus fares (VC Star) A breakdown of where San Diego’s gas tax money is going (San Diego Union Tribune) […]

There is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What’s it gonna take, people? (Business Insider) All for the free bananas: thousands ride on Bike to Work Day (SFgate) San Rafael pilots a protected bike path (Marin Independent Journal) Rising costs threaten San Rafael’s multiuse path (Marin Independent Journal) In SF, a plan to increase […]