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Senator Joe Manchin. Photo: Third Way, CC

What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not

By Kea Wilson | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments

The Senate is on the brink of passing one of the most robust climate spending bills in U.S. history — but sustainable transportation advocates say it won't do enough to decarbonize the transportation sector.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments

Move L.A. Pressing For A.B. 1919 Approval – Expand Student Bus Passes Bus Bridge On Foothill L (Gold) Line Arcadia-Irwindale This Sunday (The Source) Weekend Closures For Subway Construction Street Restoration Coming To Mid-Wilshire (Beverly Press) OC Is Widening the 55 Freeway (OC Register) Carnage: Child Killed In Gorman Area Solo Car Crash (SC Signal, […]

Automatic cyclist and pedestrian counters aren't common in U.S. cities — but they should be. Photo: The Fast Lane Blog (with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)

Why Cities Are So Bad at Counting Bicyclists — And Why it Matters

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

Until cities harness big data, they could remain in the dark about how to best support some of the most vulnerable users on the road, a new study argues.

Talking Headways Podcast: Inside Phoenix’s Transit Oriented Development Plan

By Jeff Wood | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

This week, we’re merely flies on the wall of a one-on-one conversation between Phoenix city planner Elias Valencia and community champion Victor Vidales as they talk about creating the South Central Transit-Oriented Development Community Plan

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

L.A. Street Services Head Greg Spotts Heads To Seattle DOT (Biking in L.A.) L.A. Taco On Why People Are Panicking Over the New Bridge …Latest Updates On 6th Street Bridge (LAist, @RyFons Twitter) L.A. Postpones Vote On Expanded Anti-Unhoused Camping Restrictions (LAist) Pomona’s Garey Avenue To Close Four Days For Gold Line Construction (SGV Tribune) […]

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

LAT Opinion: Olympics Should Fuel A Transit Boom …how about Olympics fueling more equity, bus lanes, walking, CicLAvias, bikes? LAPD Shuts Down 6th Street Bridge Until Further Notice (LAPD Twitter) …Lopez: Drivers Ruining It For Everyone Else (LAT) …That Ought To Fix the Freeway-Like Bridge: Speed Bumps (LAT) More On L.A.’s Under-Construction Reseda Blvd Improvements […]

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