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Buffy Wicks Pushes Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Transformational Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (299+ words) Assembly Bill 1976, introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Berkeley), has caught advocate's attention after it was heard and amended in the transportation committee earlier this month. In short, AB 1976 is a wide-ranging California Assembly bill aimed at streamlining the planning, construction,…...
The Week in Short Videos
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (292+ words) The embeds below are from TikTok, but if you're not a fan of the platform., here's all the links to find Streetsblog videos: And if you can't get enough Streetsblog videos, Streetsblog NYC has a'TikTok Channel'and'Streetfilms is archived on YouTube....
Wednesday's Headlines
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (337+ words) South Shore Line'sMonon Line to Munster/Dyer makes its first public run today Even a broken clock is right twice a day: Right-leaning Illinois Policy calls out alders who failed to show up for CTA hearing at City Hall, cancelling…...
Tuesday’s Headlines
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (114+ words) More Headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF Streetsblog is in the process of migrating our commenting system. During this transition, commenting is temporarily unavailable. Once the migration is complete, you will be able to log back in and will have…...
Viral Newport Beach Road Rage Incident Leads to Arrest, Highlights Limits of Painted Bike Lanes
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (563+ words) A violent road rage incident targeting cyclists'Ben Byra'and'Luke Fetzer in Newport Beach " captured on video and widely shared online " has led to an arrest and renewed scrutiny of both driver behavior and the limits of current bike infrastructure. The incident…...
Eyes on the Street: Caltrans Protected Bikeway Near SD Freeway
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (371+ words) Caltrans is the white hat. It's San Diego that messed up. 3:29 PM PDT on March 27, 2026 Caltrans is the good guy in this story. The state agency was doing its part to create a local network of connected protected bikeways. Governor…...
Friday's Headlines
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (126+ words) 8:00 AM PDT on March 27, 2026 Images: Safer Sac Streets For one thing, make sure that political leaders who say "no" to livable streets experience consequences for their decisions. Mayor Bass backed off of her push for indefinite delays requested by some…...
Despite Gav’s Spin, Transportation Commission Funded a Lot of Highway Expansion Last Week
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (378+ words) The gas lighting is almost as bad as the funding decisions. 2:53 PM PDT on March 26, 2026 Last week, the California Transportation Commission met in Malibu, just miles from where a wildfire fueled by global warming ravaged the community a year earlier....
StreetSmart Episode 9: What Is an EIFD, and Should Your City Be Using Them?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1298+ words) We welcome back Melanie Curry to teach us about EIFD's and some exciting projects in Sacramento. 4:14 PM PDT on September 16, 2025 StreetSmart launched its fall session with guest Melanie Curry, former editor of Streetsblog California. Host Damien Newton welcomed Curry back…...
Streets for All: SoCal Could Fund All of Southland's High-Speed Rail with EIFD
1+ week, 1+ day ago (943+ words) Streets for All report shows that all of SoCal High-Speed Rail could be funded with EIFD's, with money leftover to support local transit. 10:26 AM PDT on March 25, 2026 Properties within a two-mile radius of Los Angeles" Union Station. Both maps provided…...