Two Reports Offer Recommendations for Preserving Transit
Why do we think about transit as something that needs to prove its worth, that must show full buses and lots of riders, before we're willing to invest in it? It makes more sense to acknowledge that public transit benefits everyone, riders or not, and that everyone should support it, both financially as well as through policies and priorities.
July 22, 2020
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition’s 2020 Bike Summit to Be Held Online
Agenda for August 6-7 event includes two days of discussion and a virtual bike tour of Palo Alto
July 16, 2020
CA Transit Association Asks for Help to Stave Off Transit Collapse
Steep drops in ridership and the elimination of fare payments have caused huge revenue losses, but the need to keep operating buses and trains to get essential workers to their jobs did not diminish.
July 10, 2020
Caltrans Updates Plan to Support Biking, Walking, and Transit
Caltrans publicly commits to prioritizing actions that identify, evaluate, and fund active transportation projects
July 9, 2020
Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis
Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Mater protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.
July 1, 2020
New Rule on Environmental Impacts of Driving, Long Awaited, Goes Into Effect on Wednesday
And Caltrans will host a webinar today, open to all, to discuss "Rethinking How We Build So Californians Can Drive Less."
July 1, 2020
Grants Issued for Affordable Housing, Transformative Climate Communities, Climate Change Research
Strategic Growth Council awards a pile of implementation and planning grants for sustainable, healthy communities
June 30, 2020
California Transportation Commission Passes Complete Streets Funding and Talks About Equity
It remains to be seen how these discussions will change future decision-making.
June 26, 2020
