Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Today’s Headlines

Climate change is not abating (IPCC) Heat waves threaten US transit system (Bloomberg) Bus operators are in crisis – but there are solutions (TransitCenter) Like in California, Northeast states’ climate work has equity problems (Bloomberg Law) Another delay for Muni’s Central Subway (Mass Transit Magazine) New 6th Street bridge being used as designed (racing, skating, […]

Climate change should be top priority in every action (IPCC) CA wetlands are burning, and we’re pouring scarce water into them (SF Chronicle) California is losing its trees (SF Chronicle) We’re poisoning our beaches (Voice of San Diego) LA looks to electrify its entire fleet, including street cleaners, construction vehicles (GovTech) Stockton is working to […]

Climate change is heating up the world (IPCC) Europe is burning up, with only a small rise in global temperature so far (Evening Standard) Desperate to escape the heat, people will add to the problem (CNN) Plastic grass is trash (The Guardian) This tech to streamline traffic signals is GONNA SAVE US ALL, by golly! […]

Climate change is heating up everywhere (IPCC) Especially, at the moment, in Europe (AP News) Democrat Adam Gray benefits from oil industry money (Sludge) In Congress, “the economy” trumps climate agenda (CNN) Capitalism turns air into a commodity (Socialist Worker) Money vs. the environment: there’s still gold in CA hills (Washington Post) Did nature catch […]

Climate change is raising temperatures (IPCC) Heat is deadlier than people realize (Outside) UCLA is tracking heat waves U.N.: Governments are choosing economics over everything else, with dread consequences for humans (Grist) Meanwhile emissions are very costly to the global economy (Washington Post) Air regulators created a system to let industry pollute more (Capital & […]

Enjoying the heat? Expect more of it (IPCC) Urban heat islands strain the energy grid (Bloomberg) Analyzing pedestrian fatalities (Planetizen) Bad street design leads to racial disparities in pedestrian deaths (ABC) What “bad street design” means (Smart Growth America) USDOT’s new rule on measuring emissions is a small step (Route Fifty, Transportation for America) Fresno’s […]