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How to Get Bike Lanes in Your Town

By Melanie Curry | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments

"We can't afford it" means "I don't care about it." Either politicians don't see its potential value for themselves, or they don't feel the pain of its absence in the way that people outside of cars do.

Op-Ed: Why California Should Ban Parking Minimums

By Michael Manville | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

In most California cities, whenever developers construct a new building, local governments force them to provide a certain amount of parking as well. These rules – minimum parking requirements – are bad for the state, and they get in the way of meeting housing, transportation, and climate goals by making it harder and more expensive […]

Photo by Maggie Mayer, courtesy Tahoe Daily Tribune

We’re Over Halfway to Our Summer Fundraising Goal, Help Us Get to the Finish Line

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

We are halfway through our Streetsblog summer fundraising drive, and we’re raised just over half our overall goal of $15,000. Since we wrote to you at the start of June, we’ve raised just under $8,000, leaving us with $7,000 left to go. Don’t hesitate, donate today! A lot has changed since that fundraising letter went […]

Image: Jeremy Segrott, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Streetsblog California

How to Get Bike Lanes in Your Town

Op-Ed: Why California Should Ban Parking Minimums

We’re Over Halfway to Our Summer Fundraising Goal, Help Us Get to the Finish Line

Local Transportation Ballot Measures Aren’t Supporting Better Transportation Choices

Missed Climate Targets, Misalignment of Transportation Funding: Why California Needs A.B. 2438

How to Overcome Political Hurdles that Block Bike Lanes