Four Reasons that Pedestrian Deaths Just Hit a 40-Year High
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"I am shouting from the rooftops to get the public on board" with safety initiatives, says one activist.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change isn’t waiting for us to figure out what to do about it (IPCC)
- Oil industry has no intention of doing anything about climate change (The Guardian)
- Which CA politicians take money from polluting industries? Most of them (Sierra Club)
- Walking and biking along San Pablo Avenue’s green street stormwater collection project (KneeDeep Times)
- LA councilmembers claiming to make the city more pedestrian friendly (LA Daily News)
- LA mayoral candidates’ ideas on transportation policy (LA Times)
- A groundbreaking for the next Napa Valley bike trail segment (Napa Valley Register)
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Metro to Approve Early Phase of Union Station Run-Through Tracks Construction
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The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.
Commentary: The Media’s Continued, Cringe-Worthy Reporting on Traffic Violence
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Members of the press continue to frame these tragedies as if nobody is responsible.
Now Detroit Is Selling $75K Pickup Trucks for the Cappuccino Run
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Toyota has realized that there are only so many buyers in the market that require massive size and capability for functional purposes. Enter the new Tundra ad, "Cappuccino," the automaker's clear effort at repositioning pickup trucks for the glam set.
How ‘Community Mobility Rituals’ Can Transform Neighborhoods
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On this episode, host Kea Wilson sits down with Olatunji Oboi Reed of Equiticity to talk about "community mobility rituals," or regular, free, hyper-local events that dismantle barriers to sustainable transportation and build the social infrastructure that neighborhoods need.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change is headed this way (IPCC)
- Two CA bills would accelerate the fight against climate change (NRDC)
- We could cut traffic deaths, if we had the political will (Jalopnik)
- Ford is testing speed limiting technology. In Europe (Automotive World)
- Cities want a say in federal auto safety standards (Route Fifty)
- NTSB releases report on Sacramento light rail vehicle crash (RT&S)
- Bike commuting is growing (Planetizen)
- San Diego cracks down on scooter parking, sidewalk riding (San Diego Union Tribune)
- CA High-Speed Rail program pursues federal infrastructure funds (CAHSRA)
- CA tightens water rules (San Diego Union Tribune)
- The rules are here: (CA Water Boards)
- Emissions, climate implications of land use regulations (Urban Institute)
- People are still working remotely, if they can; cities adapt (Pew)
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Eyes on the Street: New East L.A. Rainwater Infiltration Medians
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The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project construction is done, and the native landscape is in full bloom
More States — and the Feds — Are Getting into Zoning Reform for Sustainable Transport
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New efforts by federal and state authorities to encourage the construction of housing in walkable and transit-rich communities suggests that many cities' best chance at progressive zoning reform will come from the top down, rather than the grass roots.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change is looming (IPCC)
- People are looking to profit off one intended solution (SPC Global)
- Bicycles have evolved, but have streets? (New Yorker)
- Transportation should bring people together (Planetizen)
- CA needs to put its money where its mouth is on public transit (CalMatters)
- Bakersfield transit agency preps to move its maintenance facility (Bakersfield.com)
- Santa Barbara seeks public input on transit plan (KEYT)
- Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) expects to have a surplus this year (Mass Transit)
- Everything about cars is expensive (Energy at Haas)
- Like, mechanics, who are worried about their jobs in an electric world (CalMatters)
- Bureaucracy was diminished during COVID, allowing some great things; now it’s ba-a-a-a-a-ack (Fast Company)
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L.A. Metro Leadership’s Annual Tradition to Lie about Freeway Expansion Budget
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Metro Planning Chief de la Loza: "[Metro Highway Program FY23 budget] predominant projects are focused on... completing gaps between the HOV system, safety improvements... they're not focused at all on just providing road widening."
Eyes on the Street: Redwood City, NL
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For "Bike to Wherever" day, enjoy a block of Amsterdam right in the middle of the Bay Area