Recent Streetsblog USA posts about California

Capital disinvestment during the 1970s and 80s left New York City's subway system in shambles. Photo: TransitCenter

How Could Transit Agencies Cope With a Sudden Loss of Federal Funds?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2017 | 11 Comments

Under Trump and the Republican Congress, transit agencies can't be certain the funding they're expecting will materialize. Via TransitCenter, here's a look at how cities have coped with the sudden and dramatic loss of resources.

Transit Vote 2016: California’s Transportation Funding Ballot Initiatives

By Joe Linton, Melanie Curry and Roger Rudick | Nov 7, 2016 | 7 Comments

We continue our overview of what’s at stake in the big transit ballot initiatives next week with a look at California. Previous installments in this series examined Indianapolis, Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, and Raleigh. All three of Streetsblog’s west coast editors contributed to this article: Melanie Curry of Streetsblog CA, Roger Rudick of Streetsblog SF, and Joe Linton of Streetsblog LA. Twenty of 58 California […]

How Federal Rules Make It Harder to Build Trains in America

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 12, 2016 | 32 Comments

The Wall Street Journal‘s Bob Tita broke the news yesterday that the manufacturer of 130 new Amtrak railcars is years behind schedule, and probably won’t complete the order before the federal funding for it expires. How did this happen? The 130 double decker railcars were approved for purchase in the 2008 stimulus package, destined for service in the Midwest and California. But the terms […]

Highway Boondoggles: California’s 710 Tunnel

By Jeff Inglis and John Olivieri | Jan 22, 2016 | No Comments

A proposal to drill a pair of highway tunnels is the most expensive, most polluting, least effective option for solving the San Gabriel Valley’s transportation problems. A highway linking I-710 from Alhambra to I-210/ SR-710 in Pasadena was first proposed in the late 1950s. Ever since, efforts to build the highway have run into obstacles including […]

Funds for Walking and Biking Under Attack in Congress This Week

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 2, 2015 | 10 Comments

Funds for walking and biking infrastructure account for a tiny portion of federal transportation spending. Safer streets don’t cost much, though, so for the cities and towns that count on these programs, a few dollars from the feds can be a huge help. Despite the relatively small sums at play, walking and biking programs are a constant […]

Late Late Show’s James Corden Opens Fire on Coronado Bike NIMBY’s

By Damien Newton | Oct 2, 2015 | No Comments

Mocking people who fight safe streets improvements and bike lanes is hardly a new sport. From the subtle humor of the bicyclist crashing into Stephen Colbert’s desk to Jon Stewart’s rant about Dorothy Rabinowitz and the freakout about Citibike. If you don’t already know him, meet James Corden, host of the Late Late Show. Corden […]

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