SGV Connect 73 – The Nature for All Leadership Academy and the End of Walktober
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Kris talked with Araceli Hernandez with Nature For All, and Damien talks with Topher Mathers of the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about telecommuting
Documents Show Metro “Drastically” Increased Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening
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Metro is using inappropriate non-urban highway standards resulting in excessive demolition of homes, apartments, schools, parks
Advocates Hit Back Over ‘Bummer Market Street’ Plan
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The city wants to remove key safety features and transit improvements after ten years of outreach, planning and development; advocates say "no way!"
How to Bike With Disabilities, Discrimination, and Difference
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When it comes to getting out and enjoying life on two wheels, some of the most intimidating barriers we must confront have less to do with hulking SUVs more to do with what types of bodies our entire culture is built to suit — and in a new online speaker series, 13 riders shared the personal stories that shape the way they ride.
Today’s Headlines
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All stimulus policies affect the climate whether they mean to or not (Roosevelt Institute) Stop trying to fit all other modes around cars (Meeting of the Minds) Transit service cuts would also lead to job losses (NY Times) The race to zero emissions (Business Journal) Redfin sued for redlining (GeekWire) There’s an app for reporting […]
California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice
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California Air Resources Board hosts heated exchange over perceived lack of transparency on racial justice statement; other state agencies moving towards learning about dismantling their racist structures
Today’s Headlines
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High Speed Rail completes fourth key structure – first in Kern County. Video: (CAHSRA) US doubles e-bike imports, and it isn’t enough (Electrek) Bike advocates’ role in seeking safe streets for all (Bicycling) See video about Connect Beverly Hills, a streetscape project at Wilshire and La Cienega Foothill Transit keeps rolling (LAist) School buses: Wifi […]
Op-Ed: Battle over Prop 21 Shows Wall Street Landlords Put Profits Over People
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The newest rent control measure would protect small landlords while forcing more accountability on corporate landlords
Eyes on the Street: New Arches on the Sixth Street Bridge
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The 40 percent over-budget Sixth Street Viaduct is now expected to open in 2022.
Another Crash on Valencia as City Drags Feet on Safety
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The latest victim of Valencia Street's incomplete safety measures could have easily been killed... would that have been enough to spur SFMTA into finishing the bike lane?