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)
$2000 e-bike vouchers mean “hundreds of households who have the option to load up their kids and groceries on a cargo bike… without sitting in traffic and burning gas.” Applicants must be at least 18 and live in the San Gabriel Valley.
High-Speed Rail, Open Streets, Transit Funding and More…
Benjamin Fong on out how e-commerce companies like Amazon have built their logistics systems and the difficulty of last-mile delivery.
Too many drivers are blind to their own role in the traffic violence crisis. Could human stories finally get them to pay attention?
As gas prices set record highs, biking is a cost-effective (and fun!) alternative
$2000 e-bike vouchers mean “hundreds of households who have the option to load up their kids and groceries on a cargo bike… without sitting in traffic and burning gas.” Applicants must be at least 18 and live in the San Gabriel Valley.
