Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Reduce fossil fuel use, full stop (IPCC) Overconsumption of everything is a huge problem (Popular Science) Feds have $6.4 billion available for bike/ped, clean energy vehicle projects (Reuters) Richmond to launch electric shuttle service (East Bay Times) Just keep wearing masks on transit (LA Times, Lookout Santa Cruz, Bloomberg) A way to price freeways without […]

The most effective way to address the climate crisis is by minimizing fossil fuel usage (IPCC) “In waiting so long to take action, humanity has denied itself any chance of making the energy transition gradual or smooth” (Washington Post) Speed and safety cannot be simultaneous goals (Transportation for America) Riding a bike in America should […]

No, the climate crisis has not gone away (IPCC) Los Angeles residents have noticed, and want someone to do something (LA Times) Start by volunteering on Earth Day: opportunities statewide (California Volunteers) California ranks as fourth most bicycle-friendly state (California Bicycle Coalition) San Fernando Valley light rail gets $5m in federal funding (Railway Technology) Also, […]

Electric cargo bikes are hauling children to school in cities (NY Times) Mask mandate for planes, transit voided by judge (The Verge) But agencies still want people to wear them (LA Times) LA Metro begins testing new regional subway connector (Spectrum) San Diego Mayor: CA must prioritize people over parking (CalMatters) $34 million parking garage […]

Good morning! Streetsblog California will be taking a break today and Monday. Meanwhile: It’s almost Earth Day. We haven’t made a lot of progress in the right direction (IPCC) High gas prices won’t save the planet (Grist) What??!? People still support “beleaguered” high speed rail??!!? Naysayers are SHOCKED (Mercury News) Del Mar sues transit district […]

If transportation systems don’t change now, their CO2 emissions will continue to grow (IPCC) Americans use way more energy than they need, most of it on transportation (NPR) People believe – wrongly – that suburbs are better for the environment than cities (You.Gov) Big oil should cough up some of its profits to pay for […]