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Newsom Offers Details on Proposal to Spur More Housing
Would potentially link transportation funding to housing production
March 14, 2019
We’re Looking for the Most Improved Parking Crater!
This year's tournament will match up reformed parking craters: Former surface lots that are now filled with city. Send us entries!
March 14, 2019
Other Cities Overcame Duke’s Objections to Light Rail
In Minneapolis and Seattle, a "floating slab" helped mitigate hospitals' concerns about "vibrations" and electromagnetic fields from light rail. So in other words, Duke University basically ignored the facts when it opposed a light rail project.
March 13, 2019
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
March 12, 2019
Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car
Safety oversight for self-driving car companies is off to a bad start.
March 11, 2019
How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized — By Law
Greg Shill, a law professor, attempted to itemize all the ways driving is legally favored in the U.S. Let's just say it's a long list.
March 8, 2019
Legislative Analyst Report on Active Transportation Program: Part 2
The LAO suggests the legislature reconsider some of the program's objectives, and maybe make changes to the way the program funding is decided.
March 8, 2019
New Bill Would Provide a Tax Break for Bike Commuters
Bike commuters would be able to write off $53 per month in related expenses, under a new House bill.
March 6, 2019
High-Speed Damage Control Begins
California High-speed Rail Authority assures feds that, despite the bogus headlines, the Governor did not cancel the project
March 5, 2019
Europe Will Use Vehicle Tech to Prevent Speeding, Save Thousands of Lives
A new E.U. rule requiring speed limiters in cars is expected to save 15,000 lives in 15 years. Why can't the U.S. do the same?
March 5, 2019
