Freeways

My concerns were repeatedly brushed off by my bosses, who seemed more concerned about getting the next widening project underway than following the law

The post I Lost My Job at Caltrans for Speaking Out Against Highway Widening appeared first on Streetsblog California.

California is still spending billions of dollars on highway and interchange expansions that increase reliance on driving, drain household budgets, and make traffic worse. Governor Newsom should step in.

The post More Than 60 Organizations Urge Governor Newsom to Intervene at Caltrans appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Marina Central Park would remove the three-mile-long, six-plus lane Marina Freeway (SR-90) and replace it with new housing, parks, bus rapid transit, and bikeways

The post How to Support the Ambitious ‘Marina Central Park’ Freeway Removal Study appeared first on Streetsblog California.

A new analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that California allocates less than twenty percent of available transportation funding to low-carbon modes - despite climate and livability goals to increase walking, biking, and transit as modes of choice. At the same time, the state is still investing in highway expansion.

The post California Spends Too Little on Environmentally Friendly Transportation Options appeared first on Streetsblog California.

In the end, a lot of bad freeway projects die not with a bang, but a whimper. But we still need to celebrate the win.

The post This is What Victory Looks like, Freeway Fighters appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Don't believe it

The post Asm. Connolly Wants People to Think Bike Lanes Cause Pollution appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Learn the forgotten history of our urban freeway network, and how decades after that network was finished, some communities are still working to heal the wounds that freeways left behind.

The post ‘Freeway Exit’ Podcast Tells San Diego’s Freeway Histories of Growth, Displacement, and Division appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Not every project funded by S.B. 1 aligns with California's climate goals, but what drivers are paying at the pump is definitely being spent to improve their travel. News media should adapt their headlines accordingly.

The post Gas Taxes Are Going Up; What You Are Getting For Your Money? appeared first on Streetsblog California.

California's Climate Action Plan for Transportation Investments calls for putting state funding towards projects that reduce vehicle miles traveled. But CTC approved several VMT-inducing projects anyway.

The post California Will Continue Funding Projects that Induce Driving, Despite State Policy appeared first on Streetsblog California.