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Op-ed: Oakland Advocates Praise Increased Budget for Street Safety
Oakland's fiscal difficulties reinforce the Council and Administration’s need to update policies so each OakDOT traffic-violence prevention dollar goes further and safety improvements get deployed sooner.
June 19, 2023
Metro Opens Downtown Regional Connector Subway
The 1.9-mile $1.8 billion light rail includes three new stations, but its big benefit is tying together several formerly disconnected rail lines.
June 16, 2023
There’s a Budget with Transit Funding, But Negotiations Aren’t Over
The question isn't really whether Newsom will sign off; the question is what will end up in "trailer bills" - which, as their name suggests, trail along after the budget is signed and fill in details left out of the budget itself.
June 16, 2023
AC Transit Board Approves Automated Bus Stop Enforcement Program
The East Bay bus agency will be the first in California to use cameras to enforce parking restrictions in both bus-only lanes and at bus stops
June 15, 2023
Santa Monica’s Ocean Ave Protected Bikeway Installation Captures the World’s Attention
On May 27, the city of Santa Monica tweeted a video of a machine smoothly and quickly laying down the concrete barrier for a protected bike lane.
June 15, 2023
LA Metro to Shift Funds and Seek Grant Money for 405 Freeway Widening
The Metro Planning Committee will vote on a Metro staff proposal to allocate $8 million for a 405 Freeway expansion project that would add additional lanes to the 405 between Artesia Boulevard and the 105 Freeway.
June 15, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Washington State Legislative Roundup
But this conversation isn't just about Washington, oh no. The issues raised are playing out nationally.
June 15, 2023
SFMTA’s Hyde Street Project Bike Lane Is Garbage
The info-free outreach and terrible designs display how little SFMTA management really cares about bicycle safety
June 15, 2023
Why Regulators Are Ignoring 90% Of ‘Underride’ Crash Deaths — And Not Counting Vulnerable Road Users At All
Every year, hundreds of people die horrific deaths in underride crashes U.S. roads. But a new documentary says regulators aren't counting the vast majority of them — or mandating a simple technology to save their lives.
June 15, 2023
SaMo Councilmember Brock Yanks Motion Calling for More Info/Options on 17th Street Bike/Ped Project
Before the meeting, Council inboxes were flooded by emails generated by dueling action alerts.
June 14, 2023
