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‘ALWAYS SCARED’: Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools Threaten Children
A six-month Streetsblog investigation found that streets near schools are uniquely dangerous, with rates of crashes and injuries that exceed city averages — particularly near schools where most students are poor or children of color.
May 24, 2022
Bill to Prohibit Building Freeways through Sensitive Communities Moves to Assembly Floor
The bill would prohibit Caltrans from using state resources on any project, or on permitting any project, that does not meet certain criteria measured by the California Healthy Places Index.
May 19, 2022
Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030
There are many ways to screw up shared mobility. So hopefully the action agenda will focus on shared modes that actually decrease emissions, rather than exacerbate climate change.
May 17, 2022
SPUR Talk: Convert Offices to Housing?
People are working from home, resulting in one in five offices in San Francisco sitting empty. The Bay Area also has a housing crisis. Which has more and more people, including Governor Gavin Newsom, thinking it's time to look at converting some of that disused office space into housing.
May 17, 2022
Lightfoot banning unaccompanied teens from Millennium Park is the wrong public safety approach
Instead of shutting youth out of public spaces, we need to be designing more public spaces around them, and investing in resources that will help them thrive.
May 16, 2022
Governor Doubles Down on Money for Car Owners in Revised Budget Proposal
A huge surplus, relief for car owners, and peanuts for the best form of climate action available: active transportation
May 13, 2022
Seven advocacy groups discuss why next Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important
The 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence is an opportunity to mourn and reflect on lost lives, part of a global movement to honor people killed and injured on bicycles, and demand changes to keep bike riders safe
May 13, 2022
Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail
Some people are beginning to notice that the project is actually happening
May 12, 2022
Two Scooter Companies Claim They Have the Tech to Stop Sidewalk Parking
Two e-scooter-share companies, Bird and Lime, unveiled new tech for combatting the single-biggest complaint about scooters: riders who leave them all over the sidewalk.
May 11, 2022
Neighbors Say Road Diet Causes ‘Traffic Nightmare,’ but Data Tell a Different Story
In reality, plenty of people benefit from such projects. But the media often highlight the loudest, least-informed voices.
May 11, 2022
