SGV Connect 99 – Imperfect Paradise and Update from Sacramento
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This week on SGV Connect features a special interview with Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and then a quarterly update with Melanie Curry of Streetsblog California.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change is turning up the heat (IPCC)
- More than 100 million Americans under heat warnings (The Guardian)
- Climate change poses serious risks for investors (ETF Trends)
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, climate change is happening, but people still find ways to deny responsibility (CBC)
- Newsom pushes CARB for better climate targets (Lake County News)
- CalBike checks out Bogota’s bike infrastructure (CalBike)
- San Jose State misses out on grant for affordable student housing (Patch)
- “Rage rooms” are releasing toxic pollution (CalMatters)
- Building new housing is a necessary strategy for the long term (NY Times)
- The super rich who DGAF about the planet (The Guardian)
- Nick Offerman on riding bikes (Outside)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Eyes on the Street: Reseda Blvd’s Under Construction Complete Streets Upgrades
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The Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project includes three miles of continuous protected bike lanes - plus new ADA ramps, sidewalks, bus islands, lighting, trees, bioswales, left turn signals, and more
Eyes on the Street: Two New Protected Intersections in Oakland
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Oakland's Department of Transportation is finishing two new protected intersections as part of its larger West Street road diet project.
Can Auto Enthusiasts Help Fight Car Dependency?
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A new video about the dangers of car dependency by a popular automotive vlogger is prompting a conversation about how people who love cars can help dismantle a transportation system that privileges autos above all else.
Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit
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For all the bad news about Massachusetts' transit system this month, the state’s app-based ride-hailing companies are having an even harder year, with surging prices, moribund ridership, and an expensive legal blunder that sank an $18 million lobbying campaign.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change is not to be forgotten (IPCC)
- EPA might deny California’s waiver to set truck emissions (E&E News)
- Want to save Americans money at the pump? Invest in bikes (People for Bikes)
- Transit fare capping for equity (GovTech)
- Caltrain considers developing towers in downtown San Jose (East Bay Times)
- Millbrae sues California High-Speed Rail Program over proposed station (SF Examiner)
- SF closes off Mission BART plaza to combat informal vending (SF Chronicle)
- Some California counties’ transportation ballot measures (LandLine)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Eyes on the Street: 7th Street Curb-Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction
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The under-construction $18.7 million 7th Street Streetscape project will include a curb-protected bikeway, expanded sidewalks, pedestrian/cyclist-scale lighting, bus islands, and new trees.
Talking Headways Podcast: Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities
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Why trees are social creatures and how they can help us save the planet.
OPINION: The Climate Emergency Demands Civil Disobedience
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Our leaders have failed us, so we must lead — in the streets, with our bodies and bikes. Here's what we've learned in San Francisco.
How a Transit App for the Blind Could Revolutionize How Everyone Rides
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An app for people with visual impairments could help dismantle one of the steepest barriers that many Americans face.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- 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, climbing) (LA Times)
- $84 billion in federal transportation grants awarded so far: rail and EVs (Smart Cities Dive)
- Can Reconnecting Communities program repair the breach? (NRDC)
- Cars make cities hotter (TreeHugger)
- Why are we so obsessed with cars? (CNET)
- Pomona approves brief moratorium on warehouses while they study them (Daily Bulletin)
- San Francisco worries about how to get back to its busy “normal” (SFist)
- Copy and paste is making San Francisco generic (New Yorker)
- Why I love riding my bike (NPR)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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