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The following article also appears on Streetsblog California. The California High-Speed Rail Authority just released a video showing how the state’s under-construction high-speed rail project is planned to connect into Burbank and Los Angeles. The four-minute video is focused on the Palmdale to Burbank project…

Image: Calbike. Thirty organizations working for safer streets joined with the California Bicycle Coalition to send a letter to legislators to address the growing trend of local communities placing restrictions on e-bikes because of safety concerns. Those concerns, while legitimate,…

This story first appeared in Streetsblog California. The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) presented a draft list of actions to align transportation investments with state climate goals to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) last week. This update to the Climate Action Plan for…

This post first appeared at Streetsblog California. One of the items on the California Transportation Commission’s agenda last week was adoption of guidelines for the State Highway Operations and Protection Program, one of the state’s largest funding programs for transportation. Commission…

This article first appeared at Streetsblog California. None of the six cities authorized to test the use of speed enforcement cameras has deployed them yet. A year-plus after the passage of A.B. 645 in September 2023, none of the six cities included…

This story first appeared at Streetsblog California. Image: California Air Resources Board The California Air Resources Board will finally launch its e-bike incentive program later this month. The first launch window will provide up to $3 million for about 1,500 e-bike vouchers…

The following article was provided by SMMUSD. John Adams Middle School (JAMS) recently transformed its classrooms into spaces of civic discovery, with eighth grade social studies and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) students learning the impact of democracy through a…

This article first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Lead photo by Joe Linton Last week, Metro board committees met to discuss and decide various items. Committee approvals are preliminary, pending approval at the upcoming full Metro board meeting on December 5. Outsourcing…

The following piece first appeared at Streetsblog USA by Leah Shahum. Leah is the Founder and Director of the Vision Zero Network, bringing two decades of proven success championing movements to advance safe, healthy, active transportation. She serves on the…

This story first appeared at Streetsblog California. Two important reports came out recently, both detailing how federal transportation funding will result in higher greenhouse gas emissions, undermining other state and federal investments to reduce them. In almost every state, federal…

The story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Puente Hills Landfill Park has been a “dream project” for Megan Horn, principal at Studio-MLA. “The design itself is really this nice combination of big, wide, open space with these small interventions,” says Horn.…

This post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Photo:Busiton Metro transit ridership keeps on growing. The latest Metro ridership statistics show that October 2024 was the second consecutive month when Metro averaged more than a million daily weekday boardings. With 1,025,262 daily…

The following article first appeared on Streetsblog LA. Photos: Joe Linton Yesterday, the Metro Board Planning and Programming Committee approved a staff recommendation to revoke $435,000 worth of grant funds previously awarded to Culver City. The city had received $1.96…