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CA-99 Widening Defunded – Where Is the Money Going?
Two weeks ago, CBS47 lobbed the following headline: Gov. Newsom redirects gas tax money to fund railway systems, not highways.
October 31, 2019
Vision Non-Zero: the Human and Financial Toll of Los Angeles’ Dangerous Roads
Traffic in Los Angeles is also notoriously deadly — and it’s getting deadlier.
October 30, 2019
Help Wanted: StreetsblogUSA is Hiring!
Do you have what it takes to be a national leader on the debate over sustainable transportation, livable streets, transit equity and the future of our cities? If so, please apply.
September 24, 2019
How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting
Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
August 15, 2019
Editorial: Stop Caltrans and Alameda County from Creating Another Pedestrian Hellscape
This project is being run by retrograde traffic engineers who are only concerned with increasing car throughput.
July 23, 2019
Horrifying Hit-and-Run Highlights Dangerous Conditions Nebraska
Nothing captures the terrifying reality of trying to get around Lincoln, Neb. by bike like the video of a hit-and-run involving a young boy in May. (Warning: Graphic content.)
June 25, 2019
Cartoon Tuesday: Fractured Rib Funnies
SBLA editor Joe Linton crashed off his bicycle, fracturing a rib.
March 12, 2019
Friday Is Your Last Day to Buy Tickets to PedsCount 2018
"One of Cal Walks' core values is that communities are the best experts on their own lived experience and the best advocates for their own prosperity," writes Chris Johnson, a program manager with California Walks.
October 3, 2018
LA Metro & Caltrans Want You to Believe the 710 Expansion Is Good—Here’s Why It’s Not Good at All
I've been writing about the 710 Freeway expansion project since 2013 and in those five years, one thing is clear: the possible expansion is not just a random, asphalt-driven undertaking; it is one of the largest infrastructural proposals in the region and it comes with consequences—which is why it has taken over 15 years to design, propose, and analyze.
January 26, 2018
The Racist Dog Whistles in Complaints About Dockless Bike-Share
The arrival of dockless bike-share is changing the cycling landscape in some American cities. Dallas, for instance, may not be known for its bikeability, but it now has thousands of public bicycles available at very low cost.
January 25, 2018
