Happy Juneteenth
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The staff of Streetsblog is off today to mark the Juneteenth national holiday, the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865.
Watts Leads on Local Solutions to the Climate Crisis
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California's Transformative Climate Communities Program is empowering local communities, including Watts, to take climate actions that contribute a host of related benefits
SGV Connect 95: Gold Line Extension Is ‘On Time and On Budget’ at 50% Mark
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Damien Newton interviews Habib Balian, the executive director of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority.
SF Unveils Plans for Permanent Slow Lake Street and Drives People Crazy
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After a controversial year in a well-to-do neighborhood, the new ‘quality over quantity’ design is watered down, pro-slow advocates say.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change will change everything (for humans) (IPCC)
- CA’s transportation system has to change (Times of San Diego)
- Transit has relied on commuters, but people are working from home (Bloomberg)
- Oil lobbyists blocking a CA bill that would raise fines on polluting refineries (Capital and Main)
- CalMatters‘ guide to the humongous state budget surplus
- Splitting Public Works Dept would cost too much, say SF Supes (SF Standard)
- Time to stop just listening and take real action on poverty (CalMatters)
- Bill to protect transit riders from “street harassment” (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Uh, no, drivers would not have saved $2400 if the gas tax had been suspended (Sacramento Bee)
- CA asks feds for money for high-speed rail (Sacramento Bee)
- Oakland reduces speed limits around schools to 15 mph (Oaklandside)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice
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Editor’s Note: Bike East Bay works for better biking conditions in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, which include some 33 incorporated cities and numerous unincorporated areas. Over time, its mission has grown from its beginnings as a scrappy group of bike riders mapping out the best bike routes and demanding that bikes be allowed on […]
New L.A. Ordinance Cracking Down on Bicycle “Chop Shops” Ghost of Defunct Mayoral Campaign
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The city attorney inserted a clause meant to protect individuals whose bikes break down in the street, but didn't address the role curbside repair sites play in keeping those individuals moving
S.F. Museums Want One More Crack at Ending Car Free Streets
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A new ballot measure has been filed with the City of San Francisco, which its proponents are calling "Access for All."
Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future
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Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?
Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety
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Cars with advanced vehicle automation systems are involved in far more crashes than previously known — and automakers should be compelled to provide far more data to federal regulators to provide a clearer picture of the impact of this emerging technology on U.S. roads, safety advocates say.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Long read: Biking, governmental support for biking increased during COVID (MDPI)
- Sacramento voters may get to weigh in on new tax for transit (Sacramento Bee)
- CA Senators look for federal money for Olympics transit projects in LA (Hey SoCal)
- New transit plan for Nordhoff St in San Fernando Valley abandons BRT idea (Mass Transit)
- Santa Cruz voters reject recreational trail plan to preserve decrepit corridor for future rail service one day maybe (Bloomberg)
- More on L.A.’s planned ban of bike repair on sidewalks (Curbed)
- UPS is testing cute little e-bike delivery vans in crowded cities (CBS)
- “A good start”: NHTSA releases limited data on hundreds of crashes linked to driver-assist systems (NY Times)
- Tesla vehicles had by far the most crashes (The Verge)
- Where it’s easy and safe to do so, and there are nice green plants, people walk more (Planetizen)
- Tenant-landlord disputes are rising, dangerous (Crosstown)
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Supervisors Take Second Step to Reduce Speed Limits on Unincorporated LA County Streets
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Today's motion, introduced by both Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn, seeks to create a program similar to the city's for Los Angeles County. It calls on the Department of Public Works and County Council to write any ordinances the Supervisors would need to change speed limits under A.B. 43 and for Public Works and the Department of Public Health to identify streets where the county can and should lower speed limits.