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Damien Newton

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California Makes Strides, Pledges Funds, to Eliminate Diesel Truck Fleet

By Damien Newton | Dec 1, 2022 | No Comments
Industry leaders are concerned state lacks infrastructure to meet this goal
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Brightline Releases Environmental Documents for High-Speed Rail from Victorville to Las Vegas

By Damien Newton | Nov 3, 2022 | No Comments
The interested public can weigh in Brightline's plans
Scooters in Hayes Valley. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
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Will AB 371 Help Keep Sidewalks Safe or Kill Micromobility (or Both)?

By Damien Newton | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments
What those costs would be to the micromobility providers can be estimated, but not guaranteed, because no insurance company offers insurance at those rates to bike and scooter share companies.
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Meet the Board Podcast Series: Marven Norman in the Inland Empire

By Damien Newton | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments
After a six-year hiatus, Marven returns to a Streetsblog California podcast.
A French high-speed train travelling at 200 mph, drawing electric power from the overhead wire. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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L.A. Times Needs to Stop High Speed Gaslighting

By Roger Rudick and Damien Newton | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments
Once again, the L.A. Times's most irresponsible reporter repeats battery train blather
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Legislative Update: Here’s What Bills Are Still Alive in the Senate and Assembly

By Damien Newton | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments
The latest from Sacramento
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Legislative Update: Last Gasp for Important Legislation as Bills Sail Through Committees

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2021 | No Comments
In the next few days, current bills that have already passed their house of origin are being heard by committees in the other house. All must be passed – or held, or die – before the legislature goes on summer break, starting this Friday, July 16.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks at the "Hope for Vision Zero" press event earlier today.
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San Diego Making “Modest But Real” Gains on Vision Zero Goal

By Damien Newton | May 16, 2021 | No Comments
San Diego has seen a decrease in traffic fatalities and in bicycle and pedestrian fatalities – but that the city has a long way to go to reach its goals.
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Bill to Decriminalize “Jaywalking” Sails Through Assembly Transportation Committee

By Damien Newton | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments
A.B. 1238 heads to the Assembly floor for final passage before heading to the State Senate.
This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Angie Schmitt

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2020 | No Comments
A chat with Angie Schmitt, a past editor with Streetsblog USA and author of the upcoming book, "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America”
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