L.A. City Council and Media Are Getting the Bicyclist Lawsuit Stories Wrong
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The L.A. Times, KCET, and L.A. City Councilmember Mitch Englander are wrong in their characterization of recent bike lane lawsuits.
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Transportation Funding
Legislative Roundup: “Officially Dead” and Dying Bills on Biking, Equity, Safety
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Dead are bills on allowing bikes to yield at stop signs, a pilot program to study speed enforcement cameras, and equity requirements for transportation funding.
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Includes First New Gas Tax Funds
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Transform's Joshua Stark says the proposed budget would invest more in public transportation, walking, and biking than any previous state budget.
Complete Streets Bill Cut Drastically
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As originally written, S.B. 760 would have required Caltrans to consider all users of its streets and roads when building, maintaining, or rehabilitating those facilities—and the bill had some teeth.
Taxpayers Lose and Banks Win in This Trump Infrastructure Deal
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Under Trump, U.S. DOT's grant rules encourage states to finance road projects with private loans that cost more than public borrowing.
Ask the Editors #4: Year in Review
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In which we discuss the gas tax, active transportation, and other big stories from 2017.