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Report: CA’s Historical Focus on Highway Construction Must Change
Legislative report on state transportation investments concludes that, if funding at every level is not reprioritized, climate goals will not be met, equity will suffer, and CA will fall short of other goals including reliable, efficient movement of people and goods.
February 24, 2022
When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part I: The Texas Road Diet Massacre
How can a city calm its most dangerous roads when those roads are owned by the state? San Antonio grapples with that question, thanks to Gov. Abbott.
February 24, 2022
Assemblymember Phil Ting Reintroduces Bill to Decriminalize “Jaywalking”
Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.
February 18, 2022
Feds to Restore California’s Power to Regulate Tailpipe Emissions
“We welcome the Biden Administration’s expected move to recognize our authority to continue setting the pace with bold policies, investments and partnerships to clean the air and accelerate the global zero-emission vehicle transition,” Newsom said.
February 18, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Car Accident’
In our new Streetsblog USA podcast, we talk to journalist and sustainable transportation advocate Jessie Singer about her new book, "There Are No Accidents."
February 16, 2022
OUT, DAMN SHARROWS: Vote For the Sorriest Bike Infrastructure
Last week, the good people behind the must-watch YouTube channel Not Just Bikes took to Twitter to ask their followers a critical question: what's the worst "bike-centered" road project you've ever seen, and what, exactly, makes it so bad?
February 15, 2022
State Grants $808M to Support Housing as a Climate Strategy
The AHSC, funded by California's cap-and-trade program, aims to reducing GHGs by putting housing near transit and increasing opportunities for people to safely and comfortably rely on active transportation and transit for their travel needs.
February 15, 2022
Bike Bills: An Omnibus, and Stop-as-Yield
Is this the first time the legislature has seen "bicycle" and "omnibus" in the same phrase?
February 15, 2022
McConnell Tells States To Just Ignore Biden’s Progressive New Road Priorities
After the Biden administration told states that they should spend federal transportation dollars on projects that put safety, sustainability, equity, and road repair first, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Shelley Moore Capito told GOP governors to ignore the guidelines and spend the money any way they want.
February 14, 2022
