Parking Bill is Big Win for Climate, Housing, and Rational Planning
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A.B. 2097 is a "no-brainer" climate bill - now law- that will prohibit cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Special Features
Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health
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Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.
The Internal-Combustion Car Did Us a Favor
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Thank the conventional car. It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation.
Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers
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News dropped yesterday that the number of people dying in motor vehicles across the country went down slightly during the first half of 2022 — but don't start celebrating.
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
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Gabe Klein, a former Chicago and D.C. transportation agency leader — and a Streetsblog NYC and USA board member — has been chosen by “Electric” Joe Biden to head the administration’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which was established by the bipartisan infrastructure bill and will hand out $7.5 billion in funding for the coming EV charging network.
Would a Car-Light City Really Be Quiet?
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This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.