High-Speed Rail Conference Kicks off in San Jose
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“You hear that there are no silver bullets, but this really is a silver bullet” High-speed rail powered from electricity will help wean people from carbon-emitting transportation.
Is CA E-Scooter Bill under Attack?
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Several articles in mainstream media outlets describe a "spike" in injuries to e-scooter riders, while a bill aiming to encourage scooter riding is waiting for the governor to sign it.
“Sorriest Bus Stops” Contest Final Pits Cincinnati vs. Vancouver
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Which deserves the shame of being called the Sorriest Bus Stop in (North) America? Voting ends Thursday.
The Motor City’s New Transportation Plan is a Breath of Fresh Air
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Detroit's new five-year transportation plan is all about making the city better for transit ridership, pedestrians and cyclists.
Today’s Headlines
|- Getting Californians Out Of Cars Is Key To Climate Health (LAT)
- Downtown News Says Give MyFigueroa Some Time
- People March Against Distracted Driving (ABC7)
- NELA Livability Round-Up (Walk Eagle Rock)
- Rail Grade Separations Good For SGV Drivers (SGV Tribune)
- Big Blue Bus Proposes Fare and Service Adjustments (BBB via NRDC)
- About Half Of L.A. Is Single-Family Homes (Curbed)
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This Week In Livable Streets
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San Gabriel Valley open streets, autonomous vehicles, Crenshaw transit, Claremont and Pomona Gold Line Station walks
Why Is Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Playing Games with Transit?
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Seattle Mayor may kill a nearly-shovel ready transit project that experts say offers a respectable returns and needed service.
Check Out Portland’s New Bike Traffic Circle
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The green roundabout gives bicyclists a protected turning environment where there used to be just an overly wide intersection.
Today’s Headlines
|- Among Comparable Cities, Glendale Is CA’s Worst For Car Crashes vs. Seniors (News-Press)
- Induced Travel Is Why L.A. Freeway Widening Doesn’t Work (CityLab)
- Luke Klipp Twitter Critiques Passive Voice Traffic Violence Coverage
- Carnage: LB Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Argued With Victim (LAT)
Montclair Driver Hits, Kills 11-Year-Old Walking (KTLA5) - Rendering Revealed For Koreatown Mixed-Use TOC Planned At 900 Vermont (Urbanize)
- Crossroads Hollywood Redevelopment To Go To Planning Commission (Urbanize)
- High-Speed Rail Meetings For L.A.-Burbank (SGV Tribune)
- Is the Middle Really Missing? (Pedestrian Observations)
- L.A. Housing Costs Are A Huge Burden (Curbed)
- New Shelters, New Tent Prohibitions (Downtown News)
- Comedian Takes On E-Scooters (Jimmy Kimmel YouTube)
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As L.A. Ramps up Efforts to Get People off the Streets, a Young Man Struggles to Stay Housed
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Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."
CA Legislative Update: Bills Supporting More, Fairer, and Infill Housing
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Bills that make changes to the way regions set and enforce housing allocations, that expand exemptions from the California Environmental quality Act, and that affirm fair housing rules.
Houston May Eliminate Some Mandatory Parking — A Big Step Toward a Transit Friendly City
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Whether Houston evolves into a more walkable city is a life of death issue, a recent Houston Chronicle investigation helps confirm.