Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Traffic deaths are spiking (AP, NHTSA) How to make cities safer for e-bikes (Bloomberg) As traffic fatalities rise, Boyle Heights gets crosswalks (Spectrum) Broad coalition asks Fresno to put off transportation sales tax measure renewal until investment plan can be improved (Fresno Bee) Study: Affordable housing at TODs is the best way to support transit […]

It’s Bike to Work Week, and that means free Metrolink rides for bike riders (Pasadena Now) California Budget and Policy Center on Newsom’s budget proposal: It’s doesn’t do enough for people who really need help (especially the part about payments for car owners) Legislative Analyst’s Office on Newsom’s budget proposal: it’s too risky; increase reserves […]

Climate change: Still coming (IPCC) Breaking down Governor Newsom’s budget proposal (CalMatters) There’s hope, and worry, about federal program to remove highways (The American Prospect) Caltrans, Solano County celebrate highway expansion (Daily Republic) Here are some cool electric cargo bikes the USPS could use instead of its gas vehicles (Electrek) Why do drivers feel persecuted, […]

Some objected to the loss of a few parking places, but Berkeley’s Hopkins Street will get protected bike lanes anyway (Berkeleyside) BART to test out a global transit pass (KRON) Consumer Watchdog: Oil companies are price gouging (ABC) SF police are using driverless vehicles as surveillance tools (Vice) ICE sidestepped California laws to create a […]

It’s more comfortable to be in denial about climate change (IPCC) Cap-and-trade ain’t doin’ it (Transport Topics) Local sales tax proposed to help fund San Diego transportation plan (10 News) California Republicans in Congress want high-speed rail money to go somewhere else (Bond Buyer) Hope springs eternal for rail on Geary Blvd (Mass Transit) Specialized […]

Earth’s climate could hit the point of no return within five years (AP) Ninety percent of the Great Barrier Reef suffered bleaching this year (AP) What were we saying about climate change? (IPCC) Copenhagen installs super tall benches as a warning on climate change (Euronews) Air Resources Board releases new plan to tackle climate change […]