Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany

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

The post Brightline West Breaks Ground on Vegas to SoCal High-Speed Rail appeared first on Streetsblog California.

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.

"Persistence with kindness." "Keep trying different things." "You have to be kind of annoying." "Light up their phones."

The post CalBike Summit to Advocates: Don’t Take No for an Answer appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Are more cops the answer to violence against transit workers, or is it only driving societal tensions that make attacks more frequent?

How does everyday language hide the real impact of building a world that functionally requires everyone to drive?

This week, we talk to the great Gabe Klein, executive director of President Biden's Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (and a former Streetsblog board member), about curbside electrification.

U.S. car crash deaths are nearly 10 percent higher if you count collisions that happen just outside the right of way. So why don't off-road deaths get more air time among advocates?