The Best EV Charging Solution that No One is Talking About
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(Hint: it's not curbside charging in dense cities that already have too many cars.)
How Automakers Can Stop Humans from Over-Relying on Automated Safety Tech
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Automakers aren't doing enough to ensure that drivers are ready to take over if their vehicles' self-driving features make mistakes, an auto industry group argues
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Streets for All Launches Petition Drive For Mobility Plan Ballot Measure (Biking in L.A.)
- Metro Seeks $16.5 Billion From State Budget (SGV Tribune)
…maybe Rendon and Friedman won’t tank CA transit funding this time, like they did last September - Briteline Vegas High-Speed Rail Really Ready To Break Ground In 2022 (LV Review-Journal)
- Garcetti Calls For ‘Aggressive Outreach’ At Encampments, But Stops Short Of Pausing Sweeps (LAist)
- Councilmember Blumenfield Supports Overtime For LAPD To Combat Street Racing (Daily News)
- Carnage: Person Killed In Malibu Car Crash (Daily News)
…USC Student Severely Injured In Hit-and-Run Crash (KTLA5) - 7-Story, 54-Apartment, 70 Parking Space Mixed Use Breaks Ground Near Culver City Station (Urbanize)
- Santa Monica Picks Developer For Affordable Housing To Replace Parking Structure (Urbanize)
- Vision Zero Is Not Working (KCRW)
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Metro Operations Update: Operator Pay Raise, Another Motion to Restore Service Later
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Metro is currently canceling 10-15 of bus runs, so staff recommends temporarily cutting service by ten percent - starting Sunday February 20.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- COVID Omicron Deaths Still Rising (LAT)
…COVID Crowding L.A. County ICUs (Daily News)
…COVID Still Spreading Widely Through L.A. County, Though Signs Of Decline (LAT)
…L.A. County Hospitals Facing Blood Shortage (Daily News) - SGV Transit Study Lists Alternatives (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Driver Kills Pedestrian In Pomona (SGV Tribune)
…Person Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On 118 In Mission Hills (CBS2)
…Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man In Wheelchair In Costa Mesa (LAT) - L.A. County Approves $63M For Supportive Housing In Long Beach and Panorama City (Urbanize)
- L.A. County Seeks Feedback On Parking Requirements (Urbanize)
- L.A. Magazine Manages To Spin Recall Failure As Bad For Bonin. Really?
- Shocker: Republicans Who Voted Against Infrastructure Tout Infrastructure (LAT)
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Councilmember Raman Making Good on Pledge to Expand Bike Infrastructure
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Raman is currently working to install seven new CD4 bikeways, the first few of which - Riverside Dr. and Burbank Blvd. - are due in the next couple months.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro board, Lincoln Blvd. bus lanes, 710 Freeway widening, 5 Freeway widening, Culver City, and more
Op-Ed: Why We Are Relaunching the ‘Future of Transportation’ Caucus
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We are relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus because our work to build more equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation systems is far from finished and we cannot miss this opportunity to deliver for our communities.
GOP Govs to Biden: Don’t Force Your Progressive Politics on our Highway Projects
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Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Temporary Metro Service Cuts Would Be Coupled With Operator Pay Increase (@numble Twitter)
- Taylor Yard River Bike Bridge Done, But Not Officially Open (Biking in L.A.)
- Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Torrance Police In Racist Text Scandal (LAT)
- Kenny Uong’s Tips For Riding Metro (Rebuild SoCal Partnership)
- 7-Story Ktown Mixed-Use Apartments Nearly Completed (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Two Drivers Strike, Kill Person By CSULB (LB Post)
…Driver Kills Cyclist On PCH In Malibu (Biking in L.A., Malibu Times)
…Harbor Gateway Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes, Kills Woman (Daily News)
…100MPH Driver Injured Ejecting From Car Crash On 5 Freeway In Santa Clarita (SC Signal) - Carson, Redondo, Torrance To Fight SB9 Housing Bill (Daily Breeze)
- Caltrans Plans Partial Closure To Move K-Rail On 5 Freeway Widening (Whittier Daily News)
- The Fake Buildings That Hide LA’s Massive Oil Industry (Half as Interesting YouTube)
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Viral Video of W. Va. Reporter Struck by Pick-Up Driver on Live TV Should be a Watershed Moment
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A horrifying car crash that aired during a live TV news broadcast in West Virginia is sparking a conversation about roadway and workplace safety — and the many ways that U.S. media normalizes traffic violence, even as it happens in real time.
High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Environmental Docs for Burbank-to-Los Angeles Segment
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Milestone clears way to move forward with planning and design of this segment