No, a Scooter Company Didn’t “Red Line” Poor Neighborhoods
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Last week's click-bait headline about Scoot red lining in the Tenderloin and Chinatown doesn't add up
Minneapolis Transit Agency Cuts Service to Get Homeless Off Trains
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Minneapolis's transit agency has started shutting down the city's only 24-hour rail line for two hours per night in a move designed to scatter the homeless, but one which has had an impact on working class riders who just want to get home.
Today’s Headlines
|- California agencies approve:
- Money for local transit (Transportation Today)
- Solar chargers for school buses (PV Magazine)
- Charging infrastructure for electric buses and trucks in San Diego (Freight Waves)
- Major road improvements in Fontana, for freight trucks mostly (Fontana Herald)
- California is already dealing with sea level rise (Capitol Weekly)
- We are far from alone on that (Japan Times)
- Cities facing biggest climate risks are the least prepared (City Lab)
- Federal transportation policy bill, from environment committee, maintains focus on highways–and cars (Transportation for America)
- Housing Twitter is kinda shouty (Fast Company)
- Rich guy helps downtown St. Louis while razing black St. Louis (City Lab)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
L.A. Installing Rainbow Halo Memorial Art at Traffic Death Sites
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Ryu criticized distracted drivers, and called the memorial "a solemn reminder of the lives lost to traffic collisions and the ongoing work to make Los Angeles streets safe for all.”
Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries
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A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
Today’s Headlines
|- Greener, more compact, more affordable: What would U.S. cities look like if we took climate change seriously? (Sightline)
- Everyone is going too fast to see the easy safety solutions (SF Chronicle)
- Lompoc mayor hosts a community bike ride (KEYT)
- It should be easy to take public transit to the beach (CityLab)
- The contributions of the beach cruiser (CityLab)
- Some bike lanes are better than others, according to an insurance industry report. (Forbes)
- Some New Yorkers just don’t care (New York Times)
- But some do (New York Times)
- CA needs more rail connections (Air Quality Matters)
- Does Shafter’s air pollution debate expose an “ideological divide,” or industry propaganda? (Bakersfield.com)
- Climate change becomes a profit-making industry (Scientific American)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
The War on Cars Podcast Interviews Adam Connover of Adam Ruins Everything
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Conover has taken on jaywalking, parking, and more - and has even animated Donald Shoup
Commentary: Bay Area Needs a Green New Deal
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Simply relying on new technology will not solve the challenges we face.
Today’s Headlines
|- Renewable energy can generate billions in health benefits (The Verge)
- Scooters are being redlined out of low-income neighborhoods (LA Times)
- E-bikes make biking possible for more people, including seniors (Camas Post-Record)
- UPS has been delivering via autonomous trucks between Phoenix and Tucson for months (Gizmodo)
- This Oakland city planner has ideas about making public outreach meaningful (CityLab)
- Governor Newsom talks housing in San Francisco (SF Chronicle)
- CTC awards money for repair of Richmond San Rafael Bridge; no mention of bike path (Marin Independent Journal)
- Can California give up cars? (CALmatters)
- The YIMBY group that’s suing cities for not approving housing (NextCity)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Whoop-De-Doo Paint Added to Oakland Hellscape
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Streetsblog receives a matrix of responses to its critique of the 23rd and 29th Avenue over-crossings in Oakland
How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting
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Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
Talking Headways Podcast: Electric Bus Opportunities and Barriers
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Let's talk about why one of China's biggest cities has 16,000 electric buses — and New York has like four.