Streetsblog California
Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail
Some people are beginning to notice that the project is actually happening
May 12, 2022
NHTSA Releases the Facts on Bicycle Stop-as-Yield Laws: They Increase Safety
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has posted a short "safety fact sheet" summarizing the research on stop-as-yield laws. They reduce crashes.
May 6, 2022
Op-Ed: Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Runaway Gas Prices
We need healthier, more affordable communities that are built for people, not cars.
April 25, 2022
California Voters (Still) Want their Bullet Train
56 percent of voters support continuing to build the state's high-speed rail system, with only 35 percent opposed, according to a new study from Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies.
April 19, 2022
Why Does California Keep Building Freeways in a Climate Crisis?
A new report from the California Strategic Growth Council calls for the urgent need to shift the state’s transportation funding priorities away from highways and towards sustainable mobility.
March 9, 2022
Much-Needed Transit Assistance Announced
The American Rescue Plan will give California transit agencies another $632 million for operations
March 4, 2022
Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It
For the last fifty years, road builders have tried to solve congestion by building more lanes, and it hasn't worked. Yet they still don't connect expanding capacity with increasing congestion.
March 2, 2022
Report: CA’s Historical Focus on Highway Construction Must Change
Legislative report on state transportation investments concludes that, if funding at every level is not reprioritized, climate goals will not be met, equity will suffer, and CA will fall short of other goals including reliable, efficient movement of people and goods.
February 23, 2022
Reality Overtakes Hyperloop
News broke over the weekend that Virgin Hyperloop has let almost half of its staff go, making over a hundred employees redundant.
The company is ostensibly turning from passenger goals to freight. But what exactly is the market for 700 mph ground freight?
February 22, 2022
Assemblymember Phil Ting Reintroduces Bill to Decriminalize Jaywalking
Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.
February 16, 2022
