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Welcome to Streetsblog California

By Damien Newton | Apr 7, 2015 | No Comments

It’s been over seven years since I wrote the “Welcome to LA Streetsblog” post at the first non-New York Streetsblog site. A lot has changed in those seven years. After over a century of car-centric planning, the City of Angels is pedaling away from its reputation as the “car-culture capitol of the world.” As I type […]

California Assembly: Bill Would Allow “Traffic School” for Bicycle Violations

By Melanie Curry | Mar 30, 2015 | 8 Comments

A bill that would allow bicyclists who are ticketed for traffic violations to reduce their fines by attending a traffic safety class was introduced in the California Assembly last week. Assemblymembers Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) and David Chiu (D-San Francisco) amended A.B. 902 to repeal a provision in the vehicle code that currently prohibits such […]

Fighting Climate Change Is Not Hurting CA Economy: It’s Contributing

By Melanie Curry | Mar 27, 2015 | 2 Comments

Despite predictions that California’s climate change policies would destroy its economy, recent data seems to show that the opposite is happening. Derek Walker, writing for the Environmental Defense Fund, points out that recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) not only show strong job growth in California, but that clean energy jobs are […]

120 Groups Call for More Funding for Active Transportation Program

By Melanie Curry | Mar 25, 2015 | 2 Comments

A broad coalition of organizations called today for California to increase funding for walk and bike projects. More than 120 organizations signed a petition urging the state to increase its investment in the Active Transportation Program (ATP), citing cost savings and health benefits from better bike and pedestrian infrastructure and the low level of funding […]

In Mostly Sharp Editorial, Times Opposes Mandatory Helmet Law

By Melanie Curry | Mar 20, 2015 | 7 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times wrote a mostly thoughtful editorial against Senate Bill 192, Carol Liu’s proposed mandatory helmet law for bicyclists. In the Times’ opinion, there isn’t enough evidence to show that helmets make bicycle riders safer to justify changing the law. Hear, hear. One thing the editorial board didn’t get right: saying that “many of […]

California Says It Is Committed to Increasing Biking, Walking

By Melanie Curry | Mar 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White. “Thirty percent of all trips in California are less than a mile,” said White, testifying at a legislative hearing yesterday in […]

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