Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Catch 22: People in Tahoe want a safe pedestrian crossing; Caltrans says first there need to be enough pedestrians to warrant one (Tahoe Daily Tribune) San Jose’s first BART station should be much more than a transit project (SPUR) San Diego transit agency seeks a tax measure for connection to airport, trolley, more (Voice of […]

Davis is still the safest bike city in the U.S.—but L.A. is the most dangerous (NextCity) BART will extend its elevator attendant pilot after positive results Santa Rosa celebrates its 150th anniversary with a citywide selfie (Press Democrat) Commission considers a blanket ban on building ADUs in L.A.’s hillside areas (Curbed) How much space US […]

Why you need to vote no on the gas tax repeal (SPUR) CA business leaders fight to save gas tax (Sacramento Bee, Transport Topics) Gas tax repeal would end some road repairs (Mercury News) Don’t celebrate too hard about California reaching greenhouse gas emission goals (KSRO) SANDAG doesn’t believe ARB analysis that says Californians need […]

Instead of banning scooters, redesign streets (Curbed) How much money millenials spend on ride-hail services (Business Insider) Bill may eliminate helmet requirement for scooters (Santa Monica Mirror) Surprise! California’s cap-and-trade didn’t cause businesses to flee the state (LA Times) Coming soon to LA: electric double-decker buses (CityLab) Fresno is building zero-energy homes in a suburban […]

Why it mattes that California hit its 2020 emissions targets early (Environmental Defense Fund) Stockton undermines its guidelines for a walkable downtown with drive-thru Starbucks (Stockton City Limits) Bike-share will help get commuters to, from SMART corridor in Sonoma, Marin (Marin Independent Journal) Pedestrian bridge at Warm Springs BART over budget, behind schedule, and very […]

Using footage of a bike race to measure climate change (CityLab) Humboldt County trail gets ATP funding (Times-Standard) CA met its 2020 emission goals in 2016 (Pacific Standard) (SF Chronicle) But some in-state industries are polluting more, affecting people living nearby (Daily Republic) Next year’s transbay tube repairs will mean service cuts on BART (SF […]