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Survey: 80 Percent of Motorists Say They’ll Drive Less As Gas Prices Soar

By Kea Wilson | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

As gas prices soar, we're offering full team coverage today. First, Kea Wilson looks at how American motorists say they'll drive less while transportation expert Charles Komanoff thinks sustainable transportation advocates are lying to themselves if they think Americans are really going to stop driving so much (see his article to the right).

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Carnage: On-Camera Hit-and-Run During Deadly Hit-and-Run Reporting (KTLA YouTube) No, Councilmember Cedillo Does Not Support Bike Lanes (Biking in L.A.) High Gas Prices, High Gas Prices (LAT, Daily News, LAist, LB Post …) LB City College Announces New Go Pass Program (LB Post) Metro Planning To Restore Wilshire/La Brea From April Through July (Beverly Press) […]

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Why Does California Keep Building Freeways? (NRDC) Gas Prices Leap Another 13 Cents (LAT, Daily News) …Avoid Gas Prices By Taking Metro (The Source) and/or bike …Gas Cost Fuels Electric Car Conspiracy Theory (Daily News) …LAT Gas Advice: Skip Trips, Slow Down, Maintainance …Gas Prices Fuels San Diego E-Bike Sales (NBC) …High Gas Prices Mean […]

Image: Steph Reid via Streetsblog Chicago

Advocates to Biden: Car Dependence — Not Gas Prices — Is America’s Real Crisis

By Kea Wilson | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

The U.S. ban on Russian oil has sustainable transportation advocates urging leaders to take action before surging gas prices overwhelm American families — by giving them access to the active and shared transportation they have long needed.

Copenhagen's Nørrebrogade, said to be the busiest bike street in the Western World

Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let’s do that now.

By John Greenfield | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

"The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

The Russia-Ukraine Invasion Is A Fossil Fuel War (Guardian) …’Drill Baby Drill’ Is America’s Only Idea (VICE) …Wall-to-Wall Coverage Of Gas Prices (LAT1, LAT2, LAT3, LAT4, LAist, Daily News, NYT, SMDP, Norwalk Patriot, KTLA, Fox11, ABC7, NBC4) …LAT Editorial: End Dependence On Fossil Fuels, Pass Build Back Better …Santa Barbara Blocks Exxon Proposal To Restart […]

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