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Study: Sacramento’s Bike-Share Riders Replaced Car Trips, Cut VMT
Researchers estimate that Sacramento-area bike-share trips cut vehicle miles driven by 2,000 miles a day before the pandemic.
September 2, 2021
What If Drivers Had to Follow Scooter Laws?
It seems like there’s a news story every other day about an exciting new traffic law aimed at curbing the most dangerous behaviors on U.S. roads. The only problem? They’re almost exclusively aimed at the riders of electric push scooters — not automobile drivers, who are actually responsible for virtually all of the national traffic violence death toll.
August 31, 2021
Finish the CA Bullet Train, Say Past Transportation Secretaries
Former Republican and Democratic transportation leaders agree: California and the rest of the U.S. needs high-speed rail
August 27, 2021
Quick Legislative Update: “Light-Touch Density” and Permanent Slow Streets Move Ahead
A few weeks remain to get bills passed, and they are moving.
August 25, 2021
There Is a Lot at Stake in CA Recall Election: Don’t Sit This One Out
A new governor -- any new governor -- could further muck up things that are already mucked up
August 23, 2021
What the Prop. 22 Rollback Could Mean For States
A California ruling that nullified e-taxi companies' ability to deny their workers basic employment protections is just the first step of a nationwide effort to undo such anti-labor laws.
August 23, 2021
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Plan for Connection into L.A. County
Bakersfield to Palmdale EIR approved, readying the section to catch potential infrastructure funding
August 20, 2021
Send Nominees For the Most Toxic Car Ad!
Today, SB is launching a contest to find the most worst of the bunch — and a starting conversation about the impact that auto advertising has on American culture, as well as the country's roads and streets.
August 19, 2021
Down to the Wire: Bills on Jaywalking, Bikes at Stop Signs Could Use Support
Two important safety bills are close but not quite across the finish line, and could use help from supporters to get there.
August 19, 2021
Have More Courage on Climate, Voter Group Tells CA Senate Leaders Atkins, Hertzberg, and Hueso
Represent your constituents, not the oil companies, says the League of Conservation Voters. And do a better job pushing good climate policy. There's no time to waste.
August 18, 2021
