Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about state budget

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

More on transit’s pleas for funding (Mercury News, SF Gate) Some just blame BART (CalMatters) What a BART failure would look like (ABC7) Great: New York Times Magazine has an issue telling us all about California Including this tale of housing, parking, and protest in Berkeley (New York Times Magazine) Passenger rail service through San […]

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State Leaders Rally for Transit Funding in Budget

By Melanie Curry | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warning they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer

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Six Takeaways from the L.A. Metro Budget – You’ll Never Believe Number Four!

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

Don't just stand there - dive right in to SBLA's Metro FY2023-24 budget listicle!

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

LA Metro ponders tolling the freeways (LA Times) Muni could start cutting bus routes (SF Chronicle) US cities are failing women bicyclists (Bloomberg) Inclusive, gender-expansive group rides support all kinds of riders (Los Angeles Public Press) Police departments are illegally sharing license plate data with other states, group charges (SF Chronicle, Sacramento Bee) Berkeley gets […]

Quick Legislative Update: Where Are the Bills Now?

By Melanie Curry | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a super quick and far from comprehensive update on some key street safety bills

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Metro Regional Connector Downtown Subway Opens Friday June 16

By Joe Linton | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

The wait will soon be over for LA Metro's Regional Connector, which ties together three Metro lines – the A (Blue) Line, E (Expo) Line and L (Gold) Line.

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Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most

By Aaron Short | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

The future of interstate rail travel is in jeopardy if the White House caves to House Republican spending cuts as part of the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, advocates say.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

La Sombrita pile-on ignores an important story about women and transit (LA Times) A defense of La Sombrita (Bloomberg) Bay Area leaders push their Assembly rep hard over transit funding (SF Standard) BART rethinks its service schedule (NY Times) Americans don’t walk. Are we lazy or is it too dangerous? (Big Think) “Too complex, not […]

A row of bikes lined up in a dock in front of a building decorated with a mural of flowers

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Redding Celebrates Launch of Shasta Bike Depot, New Electric Bike-share System

By Melanie Curry | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

California transportation and climate action leaders showed up to celebrate the long-anticipated opening of Shasta Living Streets' new bike space, and to champion more biking and walking everywhere

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Rezoning Proposal for Avocado Heights Riles Residents and Activists

By Chris Greenspon | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

Much of the equestrian community’s agricultural zoning has been proposed for change to residential zoning. Planners say it’s not meant to push out horse use.

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Long Beach Opens New Mark Bixby Walk/Bike Path along Harbor Bridge

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

The spectacular path would not have happened without the vociferous, aggressive advocacy of its namesake Mark Bixby