County Sheriff Villanueva Threatens to Pull LASD Out of Metro’s Multi-Agency Policing Contract
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In which the sheriff neglected to explain why Metro had moved to a multi-agency contract in the first place
Today’s Headlines
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- It’s almost Earth Day. We haven’t made a lot of progress in the right direction (IPCC)
- High gas prices won’t save the planet (Grist)
- What??!? People still support “beleaguered” high speed rail??!!? Naysayers are SHOCKED (Mercury News)
- Del Mar sues transit district to stop fence along coastal bluffs (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Looking for ways to use electric buses as emergency power generators (Mass Transit)
- SF debates tenant unions (Capital & Main)
- Corporations pay far less than their fair share of taxes (California Budget & Policy Center)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Activists Want Transit Masking to Continue
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Recent research shows that close to 11 percent of the population are either too young to be vaccinated or did not mount a robust response to vaccines. Activists say masking must continue on transit.
The 12 Best Ways to Get Cars out of Cities, Ranked
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The ranking reflects cities’ successes not only in terms of measurable reductions in car use, but in achieving improved quality of life and sustainable mobility for their residents.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- If transportation systems don’t change now, their CO2 emissions will continue to grow (IPCC)
- Americans use way more energy than they need, most of it on transportation (NPR)
- People believe – wrongly – that suburbs are better for the environment than cities (You.Gov)
- Big oil should cough up some of its profits to pay for the impacts of climate change (Pew)
- More on California proposal to ban gas-powered cars (CalMatters, CNBC)
- State releases annual report on climate investments funded by cap-and-trade (Office of the Governor)
- Study: asphalt art can dramatically increase street safety (Bloomberg)
- What planners know about – and what they can do about – congestion (Planetizen)
- Surprise! Prop 13 has mostly benefited wealthy white homeowners (and businesses) (CalMatters)
- San Diego adds incentives for low-income ADUs (San Diego Union Tribune)
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Grading CA Transportation Programs on Climate, Equity Goals
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Some score high, some score low - but there's room for improvement in every funding program
Looking to Reset Process, Metro to Approve ‘No Build’ Alternative for Lower 710 Freeway Widening
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It is pretty unusual for an agency like Metro to spend more than $160 million on freeway widening plans and early projects, then select the "no build" alternative
BART Disruption Highlights Need for Second Transbay Tube
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It was a bad BART morning straight out of the before times, with overcrowding, cancelled trains, and a dangerously overflowing West Oakland BART platform
Study: Today’s EV Tax Credits Might Actually Increase Emissions
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America's approach to incentivizing electric vehicle adoption may actually increase emissions in the long run, a new study finds.
Help the Active Transportation Program Select the Best Projects
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The California Transportation Commission is looking for volunteers to join its team of evaluators for the Active Transportation Program, and the deadline is Friday, April 15.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Your actions are changing the climate (IPCC)
- Texas oil company wants to use CA clean energy credits to extract more oil (KQED)
- CA moves to ban new gasoline-fueled vehicles by 2035 (CalMatters)
- Why state law had to change to enable camera enforcement on bus-only lanes (Mass Transit)
- We need better understanding about how transportation provides access to health care (UC Davis)
- SF Bay Area transit agencies get millions from federal bill (KRON)
- Traffic signals can improve streets and emissions – as long as they don’t just focus on cars (Popular Science)
- Turning empty office buildings into housing (Quartz)
- Bike boom – and supply chain issues – will continue (News5)
- Searching for water/drought solutions (CNN)
- SF’s downtown park Yerba Buena Gardens receives state grant to beautify it (SF Mayor)
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