Oregon Bill Would Increase Density Near Transit
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Cities would no longer be able to legally forbid high-density housing by frequent transit under bill introduced by Oregon's Senate President.
Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling
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In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, Moorlach unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good
Today’s Headlines
|- Metro Looks To Trim Its Bike Locker Program (SGV Tribune)
- Lime Pulls Out Of Bike-Share, Just Doing E-Scooters (Biking in L.A.)
- Some Worried About Traffic From Removing 710 Stub (Alhambra Source)
- 27-Story Chinatown Development Approved (Urbanize)
- The Latest In Flying Cars (LAT)
- Newsom Can Thank Trump For Fixing His HSR Flub (LAT)
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States May Forfeit $1 Billion in Biking and Walking Funding
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States will forfeit a combined $1 billion in biking and walking funds if they don't get their acts together by September.
Today’s Headlines
|- Ethics Commission Approves Ban On Developer Campaign Contributions (Curbed)
- Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills One In La Mirada (Fox11)
…More On Yesterday’s Koreatown Bicyclist Death (Biking in L.A.) - Take Metro’s River Path Survey (The Source)
- 56-Unit Supportive Housing Planned For South L.A. (Urbanize)
- AIDS Healthcare Sues L.A. Over Hollywood Development (LAT)
- Trump’s High-Speed Rail Grab-Back Is Unprecedented (LAT)
- CA Could Push 12 L.A. County Cities To Plan For Housing (Curbed)
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Trump Wants California’s High-Speed Rail Money
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A legal fight is likely tp follow FRA's unprecedented and highly political effort to rescind $3.5 billion from the project.
Native American Pedestrians Have Highest Death Rate
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The roads around reservations are dangerous and offer little accommodation for those on foot. But many native people rely on walking for transportation.
Today’s Headlines
|- Trump Administration To Cancel $929M From CAHSR (LAT, Curbed)
- Carnage: Bicyclists Killed In K-Town Hit-and-Run Crime (Daily News, KTLA)
…Driver Kills Long Beach Pedestrian (LB Post)
…Driver Killed In Santa Clarita Freeway Crash (LAT)
…More On Chatsworth Crash That Killed Two (Daily News)
…DUI Driver Slams Multiple Cars, Ejects Passenger In South L.A. (KTLA) - More On Bill To Remove Speed Limit On 5 And 99 Freeways (LAT)
- Seven-Story Mixed Use Planned Next To Downtown SM Expo Station (Urbanize)
- Rains Cause Millions In Damage To State Road Network (LAT)
…So Cal Closures On Mountain Highways (SGV Tribune) - Remember L.A.’s Yellow Car Streetcars (Los Angeles Magazine)
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A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
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Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers
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Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.
This Week In Livable Streets
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