Though the facility has some utility - and preserves earlier walk/bike access, it's the kind of hellscape that only a freeway traffic engineer can love.
Joe Biden inaugurated as U.S. President (AP/Daily News) CA passes 3 million COVID cases; vaccine supplies are low (Mercury News) Local governments ask for pandemic assistance (Press Democrat) Sacramento votes to eliminate all single family zoning within city (Sacramento Bee) BART hopes federal relief funds will help balance its budget, for now (Local News Matters) […]
Next week, the Metro board Construction Committee will consider throwing good money after bad – on a mismanaged freeway widening project through Burbank.
Transit advocates are applauding President-elect Biden's COVID-19 relief plan, but wonder whether it will be enough to save the green modes that millions of Americans rely on.
The fight to make big oil pay for climate change heads to Supreme Court (SF Chronicle) Political challenges California faces – a primer (CalMatters) Low wages benefit employers and cost taxpayers (The Atlantic) How California ensured the integrity of the vote (CalMatters) Anonymous callers threaten California lawmakers (Sacramento Bee) Public housing opponents decry not-yet-built project […]
California has plenty of money right now but only because of a staggering wealth gap (CalMatters) Podcast: High-speed rail, saving public transit, ZEVs (Capital Public Radio) Hey, industry: There are already plenty of Black bicyclists, you’re just ignoring them (VeloNews) San Leandro plans a major road diet (Mercury News) Making community engagement more accessible and […]