Governor Doubles Down on Money for Car Owners in Revised Budget Proposal
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A huge surplus, relief for car owners, and peanuts for the best form of climate action available: active transportation
L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Transportation
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Candidates Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de de León, Feuer, Greiwe, Viola, and Wilson in their own words
And More Traffic Violence on Valencia
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Another close call as the city waits and waits and waits on Valencia
Three Reasons Why Congestion Decreases When Cities ‘Delete’ Road Lanes
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Elon Musk's insane comments about induced demand once again force advocates to debunk common congestion myths that powerful, but often ill-informed, people continue to promulgate.
Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity
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This week, Alix Gould-Werth of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Alex Murphy, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, talk about their transportation security index.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Some objected to the loss of a few parking places, but Berkeley’s Hopkins Street will get protected bike lanes anyway (Berkeleyside)
- BART to test out a global transit pass (KRON)
- Consumer Watchdog: Oil companies are price gouging (ABC)
- SF police are using driverless vehicles as surveillance tools (Vice)
- ICE sidestepped California laws to create a comprehensive surveillance system (LA Times)
- How to really solve traffic congestion (Planetizen)
- Urban streets that look like highways are deadly (OSU)
- Incentives have helped push electric vehicle purchases to 16% of all new vehicles sold in CA (Transportation Today)
- CARB considering changes to EV incentive programs (Spectrum)
- Governor Newsom proposes relief package (Office of Governor)
- Redlands approves housing development to replace mall (Redlands Daily Bulletin)
- State supreme court rejects challenge to SF’s eviction protection law (SF Chronicle)
- In S.F., one guy shines a light on anti-housing comments, live-tweeting meetings (The Atlantic)
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Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail
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Some people are beginning to notice that the project is actually happening
Overview of L.A. Metro’s Proposed Budget
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Metro's $8.8 billion FY22-23 budget includes transit service hours returning to pre-COVID levels, but so did the FY21-22 budget. Metro is also increasing annual funding for freeway expansion, while decreasing annual funding for transit expansion.
Q&A With SF Bicycle Coalition’s New Director
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A talk with the Bicycle Coalition's new Executive Director
Neighbors Say Road Diet Causes ‘Traffic Nightmare,’ but Data Tell a Different Story
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In reality, plenty of people benefit from such projects. But the media often highlight the loudest, least-informed voices.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- It’s more comfortable to be in denial about climate change (IPCC)
- Cap-and-trade ain’t doin’ it (Transport Topics)
- Local sales tax proposed to help fund San Diego transportation plan (10 News)
- California Republicans in Congress want high-speed rail money to go somewhere else (Bond Buyer)
- Hope springs eternal for rail on Geary Blvd (Mass Transit)
- Specialized Bikes has an e-bike that can help replace lots of car trips (Gear Junkie)
- Gas tax rebates, gas tax rebates, blah blah blah (LA Times)
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Memo Calls for Reconsideration of BART Extension Design
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Mayor Sam Liccardo is concerned about a potential $3 billion cost overrun for the BART extension to downtown San Jose thanks to the deep-bore concept.