Coastal Commission Accepts San Diego’s Zero-Parking Requirements for a Slice of Coastal Zone
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Despite staff recommendation to "wait and see," Commission agrees with need to stop requiring minimum parking at new developments
Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
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A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.
Talking Headways Podcast: A Book Club for the Future of Transportation
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Today's topics: the complexity of transportation policy, the organization of local advocacy networks, and potential mechanisms to lower emissions.
Today’s Headlines
|- Carnage: Driver Kills 4-Year-Old, Injures Mother In Koreatown (CBS2, KTLA, Fox11)
…Hit-and-Run Driver Kills West L.A. Pedestrian (CBS2, ABC7) - Council Approves Huizar Plan For 2-Way Main Street Protected Bikeway (Downtown News)
- Letter: Non-Drivers Deserve Tax Money Too (LAT)
- L.A. Approves $56.8M For Affordable Housing Projects (Urbanize)
- More On HHH Supportive Housing Funding Approved (Curbed)
- Burbank Takes Step To Approve Rent Control (Curbed)
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Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
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You asked for a deep dive on transit ridership numbers — you got it!
Today’s Headlines
|- Feedback For Gallagher: Expo Still Overcrowded (Reddit, @CarterRubin Twitter)
- L.A. Studying Mandating Uber/Lyft Minimum Wage (LAT, LAist)
- Man Severely Injured in High Speed Head-On Crash In Glendale (Glendale News Press)
- L.A. Moving To Restrict Evictions, Rent Increases (LAT, Curbed)
- More On Council Approval Of HHH Supportive Housing Funding (LAT)
…Port Area Supportive Housing Approved (Daily Breeze) - Bridge Housing Opens In Former Hollywood Wallis Mansion (Curbed)
- 4-Story Supportive Housing Planned Near Watts 103rd Blue Line (Urbanize)
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Less Driving, More Electrics Will Reduce Emissions
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People need to live and work radically differently if the United States can even hope to get halfway towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, but a new paper released last month says the most important change would come in how we get around.
Legislative Update: New Laws on Transportation Policy, Funding, Planning
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Among the hundreds of new laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in the weeks leading up to Sunday's deadline were a few related to transportation.
Today’s Headlines
|- Give Every Bus Its Own Lane (Curbed)
- Funny Spoof Of Biased Keep Pasadena Moving Survey (Survey Monkey)
- More On Bonin Expo Line Signal Priority Motion (Curbed, Urbanize)
- Uber Says New LAX Rules Could Cause Long Waits, Traffic Jams (LAT)
…but LAX already has those (Twitter) - Uber Passenger Exits Car On 101 Freeway In Tarzana, Struck, Killed By CHP (KTLA, ABC7)
- New Images For North Hollywood Station Development (The Source, Urbanize)
- U.S. May Be Hitting Peak Shale Oil (LAT)
- LAT Repeats Republican Talking Points About Newsom Gas Tax “Theft”
- State Law Officially Kills North 710 Freeway (SGV Tribune)
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Here’s Why McConnell Is Wrong On The Gas Tax
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already signaled that he will oppose significantly altering the gas tax, which is currently 18.3 cents per gallon. He should relent. Here's why.
Opinion: Governor’s Veto of Complete Streets Bill Stinks
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Caltrans needs to be held responsible for its own policies - and for the safety or all road users, not just drivers. S.B. 127 would have helped.