Streetsblog Sites
Streetsblog LA
High-Speed Rail Needs Federal Support. It Also Needs Loud Champions in California
Feds have invested $10 billion in high-speed rail nationally so far - that's minuscule compared to federal investments in aviation ($777 billion) and highways ($2 trillion)
April 7, 2023
Q&A: Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife has had it with City’s Dangerous Streets
"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife
March 15, 2023
Stop the Spin: How to Spot Nine Types of Auto-Industry Disinformation
Corporate disinformation has played a key role in creating America's deadly transportation culture — and it will keep happening until advocates learn to spot the most common forms of spin and organize against the policies they helped create.
March 13, 2023
High-Speed Rail to Vegas Clears Another Hurdle
The dream of high-speed rail from the major cities of California to Las Vegas takes a step forward
March 10, 2023
Dear 15-Minute Conspiracy Theorists: You Already Live in a Transportation Dystopia
Right-wing conspiracy theorists have seized on the 15-minute city, where every resident can — gasp — safely and conveniently meet their basic needs without supporting a constellation of automotive interests along the way. Here's why they're wrong.
March 6, 2023
Federal Reconnecting Communities Program Announces First Grants, Four In California
This is the DOT's first move towards repairing damage done by building highways through communities is $185 million for 45 projects that remove, retrofit, or somehow mitigate barriers created by highways - and railroad tracks
March 1, 2023
Legislative Hearing on How to Stop Oil Profiteering Shows How Little Anyone Knows
The hearing had everything: government agency reps making the case for Newsom's proposal, experts on economics, government, and litigation, and a range of "stakeholders."
February 23, 2023
San Diego’s Park Boulevard to Get Buffered Bike Lanes Throughout Balboa Park
City's "Crown Jewel" will also get new dedicated bus lanes for part of the route
February 22, 2023
French Warn Parents of an Underestimated Roadway Danger: Toxic Masculinity
A new French safety campaign is warning parents that they may play a far bigger role in preventing car crashes than they might think — and that they can save lives by teaching their children about the dangers of toxic masculinity long before they ever get behind the wheel.
February 17, 2023
Everybody Wants an Electric School Bus
Applicants for the first $500 million from the federal Clean School Bus Program requested almost $4 billion
February 17, 2023
