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BREAKING: ‘Citizen Reporting’ Bill Moves Forward, But Without the Bounty
A long-stalled bill that would allow people to report drivers who block bike or bus lanes is about to move forward in the City Council, but without its central feature: people who make complaints will no longer receive 25 percent of the resulting ticket revenue.
March 3, 2023
Here’s the colorful story of how CTA ‘L’ lines got their hues
While it seems like the CTA's lines have been designated with colors forever, it's actually only been that way for a few decades.
March 2, 2023
Federal Reconnecting Communities Program Announces First Grants, Four In California
This is the DOT's first move towards repairing damage done by building highways through communities is $185 million for 45 projects that remove, retrofit, or somehow mitigate barriers created by highways - and railroad tracks.
February 28, 2023
Q&A: High Speed Rail Update
"We're designing a rail line from scratch to reach high speeds for the first time ever in the U.S."
February 27, 2023
Caltrans D4 Get’s Another “Environmental” Award for Highway Widening
Why actually try to fight global warming and make a more sustainable future when you can just lie about it?
February 22, 2023
Solution to Deadly Lithium-Ion Battery Fires is a Trade-In Program
Battery-sparked fires are tearing through homes. so how about a "buy back" program?
February 22, 2023
Everybody Wants an Electric School Bus
Applicants for the first $500 million from the federal Clean School Bus Program requested almost $4 billion.
February 16, 2023
A Small but Crucial EV Program in the Central Valley Has Disappeared
The Central Valley News Collaborative reports that Cantua Creek had its EV program abruptly canceled during the pandemic, and the cars were "taken away."
February 14, 2023
State E-bike Incentive Program Is Still a Ways Off
There is a lot of pressure to get the program right, and a lot of interest and participation in program workgroups. And questions.
February 9, 2023
Open Letter to SFMTA: Stop Watering Down Slow Streets
Slow Streets started with unambiguous signs that made clear to drivers that Slow Streets were “closed to thru traffic.” Over time, they have been watered down, covered up, or not installed at all. This is the wrong direction for Slow Streets; we need SFMTA to do more, not less.
February 8, 2023
