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How road widening works. Cartoon via @BrentToderian Twitter

A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits

By Melanie Curry | Feb 19, 2019 | 10 Comments

Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!

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Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2019

Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | Feb 19, 2019

How CA high-speed rail can move forward (Curbed)
Bill calls for miles of new CA highway without speed limits–and claims a greenhouse gas reduction! (CBS Local)
Study: Bike-share takes riders from buses, adds riders to trains (Future Structure)
Bike thefts in San Francisco are down, cops take credit (SF Examiner)
Santa Maria’s Downtown Streetscape Concept Plan needs to consider bikes, pedestrians (Lompoc Record)
Santa Rosa bike path plan to go before city council soon (Press Democrat)
Two new ferry terminals in S.F. Bay Area (SF Chronicle)
Amidst plan to build Santa Rosa greenway, more housing–a fuss about traffic (Press Democrat)
How other people influence one’s transportation choices, decisions (The Conversation)
Bicycle snow plow: yes! (USA Today)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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Who Needs A Border Wall When We Have Exclusionary Zoning?

By Homa Mojtabai | Feb 15, 2019

It’s a good time to remember we have a weapon that’s far more effective at keeping the poor and huddled masses off our (unsustainable) lawns than a border wall: exclusionary zoning.

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Tracks in Oakland. One way or another, these tracks, and the rest of the national network, will connect to California's HSR system. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

High-Speed Rail’s Central Valley Segment Is Already Connected to Bay Area

By Roger Rudick | Feb 15, 2019

HSR trains can immediately through-run to Bay Area and Sacramento on existing tracks

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Still Fighting for a Safe Way to School in Tampa

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 15, 2019

Hundreds of school children must cross Tampa's dangerous Bay to Bay Boulevard daily. Why is the mayor standing in the way of a safer street?

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Boyle Heights Street Vendor’s Treatment Raises Concerns about Implementation of New Law

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 15, 2019

Instead of educating the business owner about the new law, a street vendor is asked to move

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L.A. Councilmember Blumenfield Seeking Stiffer Fines for Parking Placard Abuse

By Joe Linton | Feb 15, 2019

Misuse a disability placard in L.A.? The ticket might cost you a lot more if Councilmember Blumenfield's proposal is approved.

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Photo by Gage Skidmore (Creative Commons).

Believe it or Not, Trump Put a Huge Tax on Parking Lots – Maybe by Mistake

By Michael Andersen | Feb 15, 2019

But the IRS might let big companies wriggle out of it. You can comment until Feb. 22.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | Feb 15, 2019

All the major kinds of bike lanes, in San Jose (Bicycling)
San Diego region can’t hit state climate goals with its current plans (Voice of San Diego)
High-speed rail is not dead yet (Capital Public Radio)
Caltrans gets federal grant to explore road use charge (Daily Republic)
San Mateo’s managed lanes project moves forward (San Mateo Daily Journal)
New autonomous vehicle reports from DMV show progress but have problems (Wired)
Riding toward the Santa Cruz Coastal Rail Trail (Voices of Monterey Bay)
Long read: Caltrans spends money to evict homeless from state property (Desert Sun)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back

By Melanie Curry | Feb 14, 2019 | 42 Comments

Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away

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Metro Board on Congestion Pricing: Trying to Count the Votes

By Joe Linton | Feb 14, 2019

Congestion pricing dominated Metro board discussions for the last two months. It's back next week.

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