Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany

Highway expansion projects certainly qualify as projects for public use. But do they deliver a public benefit that justifies taking private property?

The new automatic emergency braking rule is an important step forward for road safety — but don't expect it to save many lives on its own.

A Bay Area transit agency is only the latest to be sued over inaccessible stations. What will it take to get every American stop ADA compliant?

An influential report pins responsibility for the climate crisis to just a handful of oil, gas and cement producers. But who's buying what they're selling — and who's creating policy that makes many of those purchases functionally compulsory?

Apply to be a volunteer ATP application evaluator by May 10.

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Rising interstate speeds don't just make roads deadlier for people who drive on them — and local decision makers need to be prepared.

Signs and soft-hit posts installed by advocates make the Wiggle bike route calmer and safer for cyclists and pedestrians

Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga - about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. - expected to open in 2028

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Despite our region’s long-standing support for public transit, it’s frustrating that Bay Area transit doesn't work well for more people. Ridership was stagnant prior to the pandemic, and is now at about 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels—one of the weakest recoveries in the nation—creating a financial crisis for Bay Area transit agencies that threaten a future ‘downward spiral’ of cuts.