California, Cars, and the Vision of a More Diverse Transportation Future
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Streetsblog S.F.'s editor does a loop around the state and notes all the progress--and lack thereof--in creating a more equitable transportation system
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Federal EPA
RAISE Grants Will Support Four California Transportation Projects
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A rural bike plan; a downtown bike, ped, transit improvement project; seismic bridge retrofits; and fixing a highway that will intersect with High Speed Rail.
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane on Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
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The new southbound Grand Avenue bus lane extends just over one mile - from Hope Place to Pico Boulevard. It forms a couplet with a northbound bus lane on Olive Street.
Op-ed: Zero Traffic Deaths in Oakland Is an Empty Promise
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If cities want to achieve Vision Zero, first they have to take the pledge seriously
Support Streetsblog California as We Ready for a Wild 2022
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While we enjoy ongoing support from major foundations and our advertising program, that’s not enough; nearly one-third of our operating funds come from individual donors. Our goal is to raise $30,000 in the next month.
Today’s Headlines
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Car-free transportation gets a boost from RAISE grants (CityLab) How growing inequity threatens sustainability (GreenBiz) Climate refugees are not a foreign element (Politico) Knowing their pollution is killing people doesn’t mean they have to do anything about it (ProPublica) Caltrain’s new electric trainsets get a test ride… in Colorado (Mass Transit) Berkeley ends its lackadaisical […]
Advocates to Biden: There’s a Better Way to Address Rising Gas Prices
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Hint: give people more ways to get around that don't involve burning it.
Today’s Headlines
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The pandemic ain’t over yet (CalMatters) Oregon-born gray wolf who trekked across CA likely killed by a vehicle (AP News) San Diego trolley ridership jumps with launch of Blue Line extension (Mass Transit) The trolley doesn’t go to the beach, but buses always have (San Diego Union Tribune) Building an “unrideable bike” to show how […]
LA Co Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform
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Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal
Wisconsin Car Attack Is an Example of Our Failure to Prevent Cars Being Used as Weapons
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Policy, culture, and environment create conditions that all too often permit such crimes — and by failing to address those conditions, advocates argue, we practically ensure that such atrocities will continue to happen.