Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Good morning! It’s Bike Month!! Which is a great time to remember to prioritize the climate crisis (IPCC) Highway crashes are far more expensive than congestion (Public Square) S.F.’s new BRT proves that giving transit priority makes transit work better (SF Chronicle) More on L.A.’s new “rapid bus” (LAist) In San Diego, scooter use is up […]

Climate still needs to be a top priority (IPCC) CA and other states sue US Postal Service for choosing new gas-powered trucks (Office of Attorney General) CAHSRA completes environmental work for connection from San Jose to Merced LA Metro approves North Hollywood-to-Pasadena BRT (LA Times, Daily News) More on LADOT’s Universal Basic Mobility pilot (Mass […]

Climate crisis still urgent, still not a priority (IPCC) It would cost too much [sic] to limit offshore drilling (LA Times) CARB opts for less expensive over fastest “roadmap to clean energy” (CalMatters) Bill would shut down Aliso Canyon gas storage facility (Daily News) Newsom proposes funding to cap abandoned oil wells statewide (Daily News) […]

Climate crisis continues (IPCC) Newsom’s ploy on the gas tax worked: legislature knew it was unhelpful, and he gets to say “I tried” (Politico) Cutting gas taxes doesn’t work (Governing) But Republicans get a chance to grandstand on the issue (CA Senate Republicans) And Newsom’s “rebate” for drivers is still a terrible idea (Times of […]

It’s 110 degrees in India. In April. Think that’s fine? (Washington Post, IPCC) We can step off the gas (Toole Design) How did L.A.’s free transit experiment fare? (Crosstown) BART’s Covid ventilation is good. But wear a mask (Mercury News) Transit’s pandemic recovery is complicated (NY Times) BART extension to downtown San Jose is a […]

The climate crisis is coming for your lifestyle (IPCC) SMART sets ambitious ridership target (Mass Transit) Amtrak pledges to lower emissions (Railway Technology) OCTA debuts plug-in battery buses (Mass Transit) Transportation equity means reducing costs (GovTech) The cost of gas vs. the cost of other transportation (Yahoo!) The last slow street in San Diego faces […]