Dusk and Dawn Are Deadly for Walkers
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Researchers say American cities need to rethink their approach to data collection at this critical time of day and use that information to prioritize life-saving changes.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Earth’s climate could hit the point of no return within five years (AP)
- Ninety percent of the Great Barrier Reef suffered bleaching this year (AP)
- What were we saying about climate change? (IPCC)
- Copenhagen installs super tall benches as a warning on climate change (Euronews)
- Air Resources Board releases new plan to tackle climate change (CalMatters)
- The silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths (Current Affairs)
- Uber always knew it couldn’t make money (Curbed)
- Central Valley residents know: despite cynicism and lack of support, high-speed rail is being built (KQED)
- How unethical is next-day delivery? And what can you do about it? (The Guardian)
- SoCal regulators blame the federal government for their inability to meet federal clean air standards (LA Times)
- Californians are using more water, as if there’s no drought (CalMatters)
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Does the Building Trades Council Really Believe Freeways Are More Important than Homes?
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Labor is prioritizing a few hours of labor over people's lives, and homes.
Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
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What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Climate change still needs attention (IPCC)
- Earth’s temperature could hit the point of no return in the next few years (AP)
- Fresno bus drivers could go on strike (Mass Transit)
- Transit agencies struggle to access funding, right-of-way (SmartCitiesDive)
- San Jose transit workers’ vax rate surges as deadline looms (Mercury News)
- Advocates do their own research, record hundreds of drivers doing the same thing that killed a bicyclist (Block Club Chicago)
- Why hasn’t UC Berkeley built more student housing? (Berkeleyside)
- Cities’ housing needs analyses are just a “paper exercise” (Daily News)
- CA legislature approves automated enforcement – for noisy cars (Autoweek)
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Steal This Idea: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform
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As in many North American cities, community leaders had vowed to address the climate crisis through policy action — but that didn't mean everyone recognized how forcing developers to build car storage was setting back that goal, or the city's other priorities.
Motorist Assaults Bicycle Rider in San Francisco
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"We share a city with some true maniacs who should be be allowed to drive."
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- It is so easy to forget about climate change (IPCC)
- A standoff on high speed rail (CalMatters)
- CA legislators urged to approve high-speed rail funds (Railway News)
- Labor unions are throwing their weight around to the detriment of housing, transportation (CalMatters)
- City of Fresno is defensive about its planning process (Fresno Bee)
- New, improved crosswalk in Santa Barbara (Noozhawk)
- The benefits of participating in Bike Month (VC Star)
- Bike Index reaches 800,000 bikes registered: helping find stolen bikes (Bicycle Retailer)
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NHTSA Releases the Facts on Bicycle Stop-as-Yield Laws: They Increase Safety
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The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has posted a short "safety fact sheet" summarizing the research on stop-as-yield laws. They reduce crashes.
El Monte’s Zamora Park to Get Major Makeover
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El Monte's Zamora Park will receive numerous updates through a partnership between the city, First 5 L.A., and other community groups
Study: Most EV Rebates Had No Effect on Buyers’ Choices
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Surveys of program participants found that more than half of rebate recipients were "free riders" — car buyers who would have chosen an electric car with or without the state's cash, but took the money anyhow.
Talking Headways Podcast: A Next-Generation Transportion Policy
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What's next? Harriet Tregoning, director at NUMO, and Yonah Freemark, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, talk about their report, "Charting Out a Next-Generation, Place-Based Federal Transportation Policy."