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Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide
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France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.
Today’s Headlines
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Interview with the founder of Streets For All (LA Times) LA finds that protected bike lanes increase biking (Urbanize LA) Our real climate and transportation policy: cheap gas (CityCommentary) The dark side of transportation electrification (Forbes) Altering the pitch for federal money to match Biden priorities (Washington Post) Can America’s road builders break the highway […]
Legislative Update: Bill to Remove Parking Minimums Near Transit Passes First Committee
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Asm. Friedman's A.B. 1401 would allow developers to "right-size" the number of parking spaces
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes on 7th Street in Koreatown
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One-third of a mile new bike lanes in Ktown, plus two new blocks of bike lanes on Figueroa Street in Chinatown
Talking Headways Podcast: Call it the Manual Undermining Terrific Community Design (MUTCD)
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We have met the enemy and it is the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Today’s Headlines
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Older adults are bicycling and walking more, but data on this needs improving (AARP) Biking with the butterflies (Smithsonian) For Earth Day, Panera is giving away bikes with bread bowl baskets (Food and Wine) New speed limit setting rules need to be standardized (SSTI) How design, decriminalization, and disarming police could lead to safer streets […]