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The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All
Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.
September 15, 2020
California Doing Okay, Not Bad, on Walkability – But It’s a Low Bar
The scores are based on metrics like whether the states have policies or offer funding in support of walkability, whether they focus on high-need communities, and whether they do anything to support active schools and neighborhoods.
September 15, 2020
Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19?
A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.
September 10, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Bringing Back the Carpool
Could a new feature on the Waze app help restore something we have all forgotten how to do? Dani Simons talks about carpooling.
September 10, 2020
Op-Ed: Why Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers
Big money “pedestrian” projects are often remedial and performative — and their real purpose is to serve faster car traffic.
September 9, 2020
Report: 2020 Roadway Deaths are Way Higher Than Normal
Car drivers are killing people — pedestrians, cyclists, their own passengers, themselves — at a much higher rate this year compared to last, even though total travel is down dramatically because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows.
September 1, 2020
Bill to Streamline Transit, Bike, Pedestrian Projects Sails Through to the Governor
It's a tiny beginning towards balancing the scales between car travel and cleaner, more sustainable modes.
September 1, 2020
New California Transportation Commissioner Michele Martinez Wants “Everybody at the Table”
"The CTC has the ability to dream with stakeholders about what the next decade can be like. Now is the time to have these conversations."
August 31, 2020
CA Fixes Bill that Would’ve Ended Micromobility in the State
AB 1268 would have made e-scooter-share and e-bike-share companies functionally uninsurable — until advocates successfully pressured California to amend the controversial bill
August 26, 2020
High-Speed Rail Work Continues–as Does the L.A. Times’ Catastrophization
Plus a call for the paper's many unnamed "sources" to get in touch with Streetsblog
August 26, 2020
