CA: Urban Planning and Transportation
8 years into America’s e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?
By Syris Valentine for Grist.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News Service Collaboration…
Newsom urged to sign bill to require speeding alert systems on cars
Groups fighting for safer roads are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill requiring new vehicles to have a speed-monitoring system to warn drivers …
Ugen a Newsom firmar ley que exiga alertas de exceso de velocidad en automóviles
Grupos que luchan por carreteras más seguras llaman al gobernador Gavin Newsom a que firme un proyecto de ley que obligaría a los vehíc…
Feds multan banco con 20 millones por prácticas ilegales en seguros de autos
Fifth Third Bank acaba de aceptar pagar una multa de $20 millones para resolver los cargos por obligar a los compradores de automóviles a adquiri…
CA transport projects get millions from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Federal dollars are pouring into California transportation projects as a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Federal Transit …
AARP grants aim to revitalize CA alleys into vibrant public spaces
Some select alleyways across San Diego are set to get vibrant makeovers thanks to a transformative community initiative. Sue Peerson, lecturer in …
Subsidios de AARP para revivir callejones de California y convertirlos en espacios públicos
Algunos callejones de San Diego serán renovados gracias a una iniciativa comunitaria. La profesora de Estudios Urbanos y Planificación de …
For World Ocean Month, calls to cut emissions, pollution from shipping
June is World Ocean Month and groups fighting climate change are asking President Joe Biden to act to clean up emissions and pollution from the shippi…
Environmental advocates cheer new EPA clean-car rules
Clean-air groups are calling the Biden administration's new rules on vehicle pollution the single biggest action the Environmental Protection Agency h…
Backlash after regulators permit robotaxis on LA, SF freeways
A bill to grant local cities the ability to regulate autonomous vehicles is getting a lot more attention after the California Public Utilities Commiss…
'GreenLatinos' offers $1 million in grants for green spaces in L.A.
Up to $1 million in grants are up for grabs in Los Angeles for local groups to build or expand community parks, gardens and green spaces. The Bezos …
Lawmakers, advocates press EPA for strict emissions rule for heavy-duty trucks
As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai wraps up, Democratic lawmakers and clean-air advocates are calling on the Environmental …