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Grisly Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers
Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.
September 28, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: ‘Autonomous’ Atrocities
Driverless cars do not exist. But we sure do have a lot of commercials for them!
September 28, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Greenwashing Edition
We can't talk about toxic car ads without talking about all the ways that cars literally toxify our communities — and yes, that includes some of the relatively "greener" models, too.
September 20, 2021
Update on Caltrans Complete Streets Reservation
34 projects to receive early Caltrans Complete Streets funds: 12 include separated, all-ages bike facilities; 16 include new sidewalks; 26 along a city's main street; 2 include road diets
September 15, 2021
Feds Prep $10 Billion More for High-Speed Rail
And anti-HSR legislator Anthony Rendon goes on NBC Bay Area to defend his moves to try and kill the project
September 13, 2021
Progressive Dems Demand $30B for Transit, Deemphasize EVs
Mass transit must be at the center of America's strategy to end climate change — and the next spending package needs to devote at least half our transportation dollars to getting people out of cars and onto public transportation, a coalition of lawmakers says.
September 13, 2021
Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety
A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety
September 13, 2021
In Their Own Words: Rendon and Friedman’s Changing Rationales For Kneecapping CA High-Speed Rail
None of this will come as a surprise to readers following CA High-Speed Rail closely, but this perhaps serves to dispel a few of the myths and falsehoods that obscure rail realities today.
September 8, 2021
High-Speed Rail Impasse Means No Active Transportation Boost, Other Projects Also Denied Funding
$500 million proposed as a one-time augmentation for Active Transportation Projects will go back to the General Fund - as will a total of $3.3 billion in other proposed allocations including for L.A. Olympics projects
September 7, 2021
Assemblymember Laura Friedman Derails Bullet Train Budget
Over $4 billion in voter-approved funds in limbo
September 7, 2021
