The Return of Sunday Streets
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"It's great to see the momentum for making open streets permanent."
The Brake: Where Do Great Bus Stops Come From — And How Do We Get More Of Them?
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The United States have a lot more sorry stops than good ones — and to understand how these wonderful waiting areas bucked the trend, we brought in an expert for some game-time commentary.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- The climate crisis will change your entire life (IPCC)
- But that doesn’t mean nothing can be done (Knowable)
- Sierra Club: Newsom’s gas tax rebate would stymie climate goals (CalMatters)
- Claremont residents form coalition to fight for safer streets (Daily Bulletin)
- Cops pull over a driverless vehicle – it wasn’t easy (The Verge)
- Japanese cities are built for toddler safety (Slate)
- The future of streets (Eno)
- Vision Zero at a crossroads (Bloomberg)
- Pasadena DOT wants to join statewide mutual aid pact (Pasadena Now)
- Searching for the remnants of rail in Cajon Pass (Daily Bulletin)
- Tenant unions could help renters (Capital and Main)
- Student newspaper at UC Berkeley nearly killed by apathy (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Former CA Transpo Commissioner Believes Traffic Congestion Is Our Worst Problem
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"You see, in Sacramento, addressing climate change with experimental regulations is more important than making your life easier, your commute shorter, or your gas purchases more efficient." Yes, Ms. Dunn, and this is a good thing.
Metro Pushing to Get Freeway Interchange Expansion Underway ASAP
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Metro and Caltrans are spending a half-billion dollars to widen the congested 57/60 Freeways interchange
Eyes on the Street: Koreatown Anti-Camping Rocks Are Gone
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The Westmoreland Avenue rocks are gone, but appear to have inspired other more recent unhoused-hostile copycat installations nearby
Can ‘Buses-As-Flights’ Get Americans Out of Cars — and Planes?
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U.S. airlines are beginning to contract with bus companies to run on-the-ground "flights" between nearby cities — and its prompting a conversation among advocates.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- The clock is ticking on climate change (IPCC)
- Transportation systems must change, and fast, to avoid its worst effects (Fast Company)
- Think you’re safe from sea level rise? It will push up toxic stuff we’ve been dumping on the ground for years (KQED)
- Former California Transportation Commissioner Lucy Dunn thinks that congestion is the worst problem facing Californians, blames Newsom for problems she helped cause (Los Angeles Daily News)
- Tear down urban highways and build housing (Catalyst)
- Let’s make it a game and rank CA cities by their bad air quality (KTLA)
- Almost $2 billion in federal funds coming to CA for transit (Gold Rush Cam)
- Berkeley Planning Commission approves housing plan at North Berkeley BART station (Berkeleyside)
- Promoting “pedestrian dignity” (Mashable)
- CA housing prices rose dramatically, pricing out Latinos and others (NBC)
- Oaklanders seem very interested in ADUs (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Road Deaths Rise — Again! — As Post-Pandemic Period Proves Particularly Perilous to Pedestrians
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The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.
IPCC Report: We Can’t Solve Climate Change Without More Walking
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The most recent release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report again underscores the need for swift action on greenhouse gas emissions. It also highlights the importance of building walkable mixed use communities as a key strategy in fighting climate change.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Your life is going to change (IPCC)
- California salmon are at risk of extinction (LA Times)
- How CA can build transit cheaper and faster (CA YIMBY)
- Parts, materials for electric batteries are hard to come by (ClimateWire)
- Plans for new housing at Berkeley BART stations move ahead (SF Chronicle)
- Houseless people on Caltrans land are going to be forced to move along (Mercury News)
- L.A. lifts moratorium on towing RVs, but the story is not over yet (LA Times)
- CA cities spend huge share of federal COVID relief fund on police (The Guardian)
- Less enforcement, more pedestrian deaths? (Smart Cities Dive)
- CA environmental policies protect mostly white people (UC San Diego)
- Mandate a four-day workweek? (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Commentary: Even Airline Exec Prefers High-Speed Rail
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Oil companies don't want you to know it, but even the boss of JetBlue takes high-speed rail over flying