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S.B. 532 would raise tolls on local bridges and allocate that money for transit

The post New CA Bill Would Raise Bridge Tolls to Provide Relief for Bay Area Transit appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The Metro Planning Committee will vote on a Metro staff proposal to allocate $8 million for a 405 Freeway expansion project that would add additional lanes to the 405 between Artesia Boulevard and the 105 Freeway.

The post LA Metro to Shift Funds and Seek Grant Money for 405 Freeway Widening appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The info-free outreach and terrible designs put on display how little SFMTA management really cares about bicycle safety

The marquee component of the Page Street Neighborhood Way project was supposed to be the city's first raised intersection, also known as a speed table, planned for Page and Buchanan. In this configuration, pictured below in a rendering, the entire intersection is kept at sidewalk level to force motorists to slow down as they cross. Note the minimal curb at the corners.

A federal grant program aimed at speeding the transition to zero-emissions transit is being undermined by allocations for low-polluting vehicles, an advocacy group warns.

The post ‘Low No’ is a Blow to the Electric Bus Transition, Advocates Say appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Advocates held mock funerals Saturday in Oakland and San Francisco for BART, Muni, AC Transit, and other agencies that could be forced to make severe service cuts depending on ongoing budget negotiations in Sacramento. From coverage in SFGate:

A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.

Here's a super quick and far from comprehensive update on some key street safety bills

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