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Survey: Most Drivers Want Their Cars To Alert Them When They Hit Deadly Speeds
Turns out, not everyone thinks driving 100 miles an hour anywhere they wish is an inalienable American freedom.
June 11, 2024
‘Talking Headways’ Special: Let’s Understand This Congestion Pricing Debacle
Why did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul kill the first-in-the-nation toll? We talk to a New York-based transit expert to see what is going on?
June 11, 2024
New Law Would Ensure The Bike Revolution is American-Made
On-shoring the bike manufacturing industry isn't just good for the national economy, a top congressman argues — it's also good for ending car dependency.
June 10, 2024
Legislative Update: Bike Lanes at the Coast, VMT in Rural Areas
Are VMT measures hurting rural areas? Or do they give us a better idea of which projects are sprawl projects?
The post Legislative Update: Bike Lanes at the Coast, VMT in Rural Areas appeared first on Streetsblog California.
June 10, 2024
‘A Petition, a Website, and a T-shirt’: Ann Arbor Advocates Share Tips for Canceling Highway Expansions
Ann Arbor advocates helped get a destructive and wasteful highway expansion thrown out — and they have some ideas on how you can, too.
June 9, 2024
State of Confusion: Albany Pols Adjourn, Hochul Gets Delusional, MTA Plans Capital Cuts in Wild Final Day
Is this any way to run a state government that's running a railroad?
June 7, 2024
Two Assembly Pols: Congestion Pricing is Good Policy — Democrats Should Embrace It
Let’s be clear: the Governor’s announcement to “indefinitely delay implementation” is effectively a cancellation of congestion pricing.
Robert Carroll
June 7, 2024
Maryland Vows to Reduce Driving to Save the Climate — And It’s Not Alone
A new executive order will require the Maryland DOT to put VMT reduction at the center of its climate strategy. Which states will follow their lead?
June 5, 2024
Shifting Gears: Towards a New Way of Thinking About Transportation
Dr. Susan Handy investigates the ideas that have shaped the nation's car-oriented transportation to help uncover what needs to change to get to a safer, more sustainable system
The post Shifting Gears: Towards a New Way of Thinking About Transportation appeared first on Streetsblog California.
June 5, 2024
Commentary: Regional Transit Funding Measure Paused. Time for Deeper Organizing
Thoughts from the Transbay Coalition on the withdrawal of 'The Connect Bay Area Act'
Carter Lavin
June 5, 2024
