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News from the Summit: San Diego Readies to Break Ground on $200 Million Bike Plan
Active transportation planning in the Greater San Diego area has been uneven the past several years. Advocates have sued to stop the long-term regional plan passed by the San Diego Area Governments (SANDAG) because it focuses too much on building carpool and variable toll lanes and not enough on active transportation to meet the state's greenhouse gas goals.
October 27, 2015
Talking Headways Podcast: Pattern Cities and the Bellbottoms of Urbanism
This week we talk to Mike Lydon of The Street Plans Collaborative and co-author of the recent book Tactical Urbanism. Based on his experience with tactical urbanism, Mike says you know an idea has "made it" when it gets co-opted for things that don’t fit the actual definition. We also discuss how to take a small planning idea and make it bigger, and whether urbanism goes through cycles like fashion, with ideas from the past coming back into style.
October 23, 2015
House Transpo Bill Spells Trouble for Transit Projects Across America
A provision in the House GOP's new transportation bill threatens to upend how transit agencies fund major capital projects, delaying or killing efforts to expand and maintain rail and bus networks.
October 23, 2015
Open Thread: Governor Brown’s Plan to Fund Transportation
Yesterday, word leaked that Governor Jerry Brown was finally submitting his own plan to try and fill the state's looming $59 billion funding hole. His plan, a mix of fee increases, tax increases and funding from the state's cap-and-trade funds, would raise roughly $3.6 billion per year.
September 4, 2015
L.B. Mayor Robert Garcia’s First Year: Looking Back (and Moving Toward More Parks, More Safety, and a Cleaner Long Beach)
Photo below by Brian Addison. This post first appeared at LongBeachize.
July 30, 2015
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July 27, 2015
Talking Headways Podcast: Building Relationships to Build a Better City
This week's guest is Janne Flisrand, an independent consultant and writer at Streets.mn. In her work as a "network weaver," Janne thinks about how to elevate different voices and make sure everyone in a movement has a place to share their expertise and opinions.
July 9, 2015
Senate Committee Passes DRIVE Act Unanimously After Some Tinkering
Given the bipartisan gushing that accompanied the release of the DRIVE Act on Tuesday, it came as no surprise that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed the bill unanimously yesterday, with more gushing for good measure.
June 25, 2015
Even Amsterdam Wasn’t Always “Amsterdam”
If you live in a city where people are trying to make it easier and safer to get around on foot, by bike, or via transit, you've probably heard that what works in other towns won't work in yours.
June 22, 2015