Metro Board Approves $294 Million to Widen 57/60 Freeways Confluence
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The final phase of 57/60 Freeway construction is anticipated to get underway this Spring, with the widened freeway expected to open around 2026-2028
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about 85 percentile
Oakland’s I-980 Makes List of Top Freeway Removal Proposals
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Meanwhile, East Contra Costa getting a new surface-level freeway. Some people never learn.
Talking Headways Podcast: Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia
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On this week's podcast, let's talk about congestion in Asia!
Are You Lonely? It’s Not You, It’s the Way We’ve Built our Nation
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Living in environments with good access to destinations and transport options also protects against loneliness. In particular, it benefits individuals who are able to use active transport (walking and cycling) and high-quality public transport.
The End of ‘Criminal Mischief’? A Reflection on Three Months of Field Work
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For three months, our Streetsblog NYC editor has been exposing one of New York City's great scams: drivers (mostly cops) who deface their license plates to avoid speed-camera tickets. Well, it's time to hang up the paint pen and screwdriver.
What It’s Like to Be a Woman Transit Operator
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Across the U.S., transit agencies are grappling with a shortfall of operators. These operators — frontline workers that keep buses and trains running are essential to a functioning transit network that actually gets riders where they need to go.
Today’s Headlines
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DMV Will Host Workshop on Autonomous Pickup Trucks (SacBee) L.A. Metro Renderings Of Future DTLA Arts District Subway Station (Urbanize) San Rafael Safety Project Nets Grant (MarinIJ) Sue to Force S.F. to Build Housing? (48Hills) Will S.F. Reach Housing Goals? (Axios) Fresno’s 700k Pothole Blitz (Fresno Bee) Carlsbad Asks Bike Riders to Sign Safety Pledge […]
Streetsblog Interview : UCLA Researchers Who Examined the Systemic Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
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"But we see VMT increase in the L.A. network based on our modeling...There are a lot of benefits that CAVs bring to us, but with these benefits we also propose some kind of transportation demand management strategies to curb that increase in VMT."
L.A. Public Works Committee Approves Motion to End Automatic Road Widening
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The Raman-Bonin-Blumenfield motion would "eliminate spot road widenings" instead prioritizing the "pedestrian experience" and "pedestrian safety and visibility" by minimizing crossing distance at intersections
Alameda NIMBY Sues to Preserve Parking
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How many broken limbs, life-altering injuries, and deaths is a parking spot worth? To some morally confused people, that's a legitimate question.
Drivers Dismantle Modest Plastic-Bollard Vision Zero Improvements at Silver Lake and Temple
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If L.A. is to move toward Vision Zero, the least the city can do is maintain the safety improvements already installed