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fromStreetsblog
3 days ago

Legislation to Streamline Environmental Review for Transit, Bike, and Ped Projects Passes Assembly - Streetsblog California

I'm happy to present today, SB 71 on behalf of Senator Wiener, which will extend the statutory CEQA [California Environmental Quality Act] exemptions for transit and active transportation projects which significantly advance the state's climate, safety, and public health goals while improving access and mobility options to January 1, 2040. SB 71 will also make clarifying changes to existing law and provide exemption parity between ferry and other transit modes.
California
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

Talking Headways Podcast: The Menace of Prosperity - Streetsblog USA

In the book you're talking about, in that kind of mindset anyways, we have all these subsidies that go towards, you know, extending the subway, the utilities, but also that it's kind of like some gasoline is put on, during the New Deal, but also afterwards when you get all of the HOLC loans and the FHA and all these subsidies to homeownership, right?
New York City
SF politics
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago

Advocates Outraged: 'Car-Free' Market Street Ends on Tuesday - Streetsblog San Francisco

Mayor Lurie allowed Waymo, Uber Black, and Lyft Black vehicles to resume passenger service on Market Street, reversing a car-free policy and raising safety and transit-efficiency concerns.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 month ago

Seeking to one-up Zohran Mamdani, Cuomo unveils free NYC transit plan

Cuomo proposes free transit for the poorest New Yorkers, contrasting with Mamdani's broader plan to make buses free for all.
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

How Will Mamdani Govern? His Earlier MTA Advocacy Gives Some Hints - Streetsblog New York City

Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign was focused on transformative transit policies like 'fast and free buses' and impactful MTA funding initiatives.
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