The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog California.
Good morning, and we’re hoping you have a great holiday. Here’s some news to see you off:
Nonprofit trains formerly incarcerated people to work on bikes, run a business (CalMatters)
How to take public transit to the Rose Parade (KTLA)
Residents say new, wider sidewalks on Taylor St in SF’s Tenderloin were “overdue” (SF Examiner)
San Francisco needs well-funded transit (Planetizen)
Environmental groups sue CARB over low-carbon fuel standards’ not taking into account the environmental impacts of biofuels (KQED, Sacramento Bee, Union-Bulletin, AP)
CA Energy Commission says its oversight, new minimum inventory rules are helping reduce gas prices in CA (CEC)
CA subsidizes some of the dirtiest oil in the U.S. (Bloomberg)
Biden, on his way out, sets national climate goals (AP News)
Quebec plans to ban new gas-burning engines by 2035 (Electrek)
There’s still a lot wrong with the High Desert Corridor proposal. But Brad the Turtle would be happy to know that a high-speed rail connection is now in the mix.
CicLAvia opened six miles of streets through West Hollywood, Hollywood, and East Hollywood – and dovetailed with the World Cup final – but did those two events mix as well as they might have?
There’s still a lot wrong with the High Desert Corridor proposal. But Brad the Turtle would be happy to know that a high-speed rail connection is now in the mix.
It’s time for someone to call out the elephant in the room about the July 4th meltdown
CicLAvia opened six miles of streets through West Hollywood, Hollywood, and East Hollywood – and dovetailed with the World Cup final – but did those two events mix as well as they might have?
While the San Marcos plan is unremarkable on the surface, things are more complicated than they might seem.
