U.S. Cities Can Learn from Car-Free School Streets in Paris, London and Tirana?!
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Even the capital of Albania has more school streets per capita than New York City.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- U.S. cities and states are suing big oil over climate change (PBS)
- Feds agree to reverse Trump-era decision to open central CA to new oil drilling (The Hill)
- Report: What oil and natural gas use really costs (VC Star)
- California still has a very long road to electrifying cars (CalMatters)
- The benefits of fare capping (Planetizen)
- Some transit news of interest (Railway Age)
- How a senator and activists hatched an ambitions plan for the future (CalBike)
- What will happen with Bolt’s abandoned e-bikes? (Electrek)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Local Transportation Ballot Measures Aren’t Supporting Better Transportation Choices
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In November, voters in regions around the state will be asked to vote on local sales tax measures to raise money for transportation, which often means more highways.
LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting
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Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that
Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Right to Drive Drunk
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A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change (IPCC)
- is really expensive (NBC4)
- CA doesn’t include methane leaks in its GHG inventory (The Hill)
- CA legislature is back in session (CalMatters)
- A bill, with some money, aims to help people feel safe enough to ride transit (CalMatters)
- Manchin’s “climate compromise” doubles down on car culture (Vice)
- And offers peanuts for transit (Politico)
- Funding for 12 CA projects, including $5M for North Hollywood BRT, in federal bills that may pass soon (Pasadena Now)
- Can LA make 6th Street bridge safe for everyone? (LAist)
- A playbook for pedestrian safety (Planetizen)
- What it’s like to drive a bus during a pandemic (Bloomberg)
- Oakland plans for major safety upgrades at a few busy intersections (Oaklandside)
- Let’s invest in two-wheeled EVs (ABC)
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Gateway Cities Freeway Supporters Skeptical of Metro Multimodal and Equity Objectives
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Metro's meeting with Gateway Cities engineers was like two sets of people speaking different languages at each other. Metro reps spoke about equity, buses, resilience, climate. TAC members spoke about driving, cars, roads, freeways.
Commentary: I Crashed on a Dangerous Grate in Golden Gate Park
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How would anyone know that's an "automobile ramp" where bikes are prohibited?
What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not
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The Senate is on the brink of passing one of the most robust climate spending bills in U.S. history — but sustainable transportation advocates say it won't do enough to decarbonize the transportation sector.
STREETFILMS: The Peaceful Pedestrian Plazas of Paris … And What They Can Teach Us
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Pedestrianization: It's the past — and the future — of cities.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Human activity is making Earth unlivable (IPCC)
- Oil industry is sneaking a bill through that would require emissions reporting on oil imports – to make in-state drilling look good? Meanwhile they argue against reporting their own emissions (Capital and Main)
- “Conservation easements” are another way for corporations to avoid cleaning up toxic sites (Reuters)
- Federal bill fails to prioritize bicycles (People for Bikes)
- But it does include some incentives for EVs (AP)
- Owners of fancy and classic cars register them in Montana to skirt emissions rules, avoid fees (Daily Bulletin, Mercury News)
- BART board reinstates mask mandate (Mercury News)
- LA County “recommends” but does not require wearing masks indoors (Daily Bulletin)
- So many bikes end up in urban waterways (The Guardian)
- Handmade, custom bicycles: one way or the other, the show will go on (Cycling Tips)
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County Supervisors Toss Out Activist Appeal Against Hacienda Heights Condos, Solis Abstains
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A coalition of concerned residents had a dozen arguments up their sleeves to stave off development in their neighborhood, but it wasn’t enough to get their way