Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

It bears repeating: Action on climate is urgently needed now, not in ten years (IPCC) High temperatures led to BART train derailment (LA Times) Air Resources Board holds hearing on CA climate plan (Federal News Network) Closed-door CA budget negotiations focus on energy (CalMatters) Biden’s push for gas tax suspension puts pressure on CA legislators […]

Tired of hearing about climate change? (IPCC) Study says people need the facts to be repeated (The Guardian) So read the report already (IPCC) Who is paying for research on carbon capture? (LA Times) CA has underfunded school buses for years (LA Times) State lawmaker wants audit of San Jose transit agency (The Bond Buyer) […]

Feel the heat? Also, here come thunder storms (IPCC) Air district approves local plan with some lightweight ideas for improving AQ in Arvin, Lamont (Bakersfield.com) Coalition urges opposition to bill that would kill bike-share with outsized insurance requirements (CalBike) Santa Rosa reduces bus service due to worker shortage (Press Democrat) San Diego to pilot buses […]

Climate change is not slowing (IPCC) Governor Newsom appoints Tony Tavares, District 7 (SoCal) Director, to head Caltrans (California Globe) San Jose is a crucial transportation hub for the entire state (Mercury News) What needs considering rules for automated buses? Comments open until August 1 (Smart Cities Dive) Two-way protected bikeway coming to Pasadena’s Union […]

Climate change will change everything (for humans) (IPCC) CA’s transportation system has to change (Times of San Diego) Transit has relied on commuters, but people are working from home (Bloomberg) Oil lobbyists blocking a CA bill that would raise fines on polluting refineries (Capital and Main) CalMatters‘ guide to the humongous state budget surplus Splitting […]

Long read: Biking, governmental support for biking increased during COVID (MDPI) Sacramento voters may get to weigh in on new tax for transit (Sacramento Bee) CA Senators look for federal money for Olympics transit projects in LA (Hey SoCal) New transit plan for Nordhoff St in San Fernando Valley abandons BRT idea (Mass Transit) Santa […]