Uber: we failed to build public transport DoorDash: we outlawed cornerstones Blue Apron: we made it impossible to walk for groceries Pelton: we made biking outside dangerous Now: "unprofitable companies that collectively lost about $15 billion in 1 year" theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Here's our piece from last night about homeowners associations...youtube.com/watch?v=qrizmA…

What could be more American than kids playing baseball? Oh yeah, that...

should concern every american:

.California Department of Consumer Affairs is this irresponsible auto insurance commercial advertisement legal? Insurance Information Institute Blatantly pro-vehicle and anti: efficient transportation, climate-resilience, GHG emissions & Vehicle Miles Traveled reduction National Association of Insurance Commissioners League of American Bicyclists CalBike Vision Zero Network Onewheel

Many state and local entities eligible to receive billions in federal funding are scrambling to secure new pots of money and get workers ready for all the infrastructure projects to come, Joe Kane writes. brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…

"US Export-Import Bank leaders voted Thursday to lend $99.7 million to expand an oil refinery in Indonesia, bucking President Joe Biden’s promise to stop steering public money to most foreign fossil fuel projects" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) received $768,859 from the oil and gas industry, making him the top recipient during the 2022 election cycle. Now, he vows to oppose every one of President Joe Biden’s nominees for the EPA. 🧵1/ crp.org/manc

The US was one of 34 nations that pledged to halt direct public support for unabated international fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022. But now U.S. Export-Import Bank is supporting an oil refinery in Indonesia through taxpayer dollars 🤦‍♀️ news.yahoo.com/export-import-…

Tuesday's Most Read #1 - The Case for Taxing Vehicles by Weight bit.ly/3Mvn5YM Alissa Walker Curbed

San Francisco is no longer the most expensive city for house & apartment rentals in the Bay Area, by some distance It's now #4 via Zumper

From storms to heat waves, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists predict weather events could become more extreme in the future. cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n…

15-year old boy dies days after collision while riding ebike in Encinitas; 2nd bike death in San Diego County this year: bikinginla.com/2023/06/25/15-… #bikeSD

.U.S. EPA Translation: Yesterday, measured in externalities, namely greenhouse gas emissions & climate refugees, U.S. Department of Transportation The FAA ✈️ allowed one of the single most future-destructive days in history Climate Cabinet Action @WhiteHouseCSO @WHCEQ White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Secretary Jennifer Granholm @eeregov @FECMgov American Council on Renewable Energy 『re。』

.Contra Costa Health When smoke from nextdoor spreads due to City of Walnut Creek neighbors feeling a “need” to BBQ, are innocent toddlers First 5 Contra Costa expected to stay indoors to reduce exposure? or evacuate their polluted/own backyard? or wear a mask in one’s own backyard? Bay Area Air Quality

6. “I don’t know everything” You will be your sons hero… But you don’t know everything. It’s important your son knows he can question authority, because the experts aren’t always right. It’s important to say sorry, and sometimes say you don’t know.

Transit agencies should operate shared micromobility systems (bikes, scooters) and you should be able to pay for them in the same way you pay for transit

.NCPC DDOT DC DC Office of Planning U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe USDOT U.S. DOT Research and Technology Federal Highway Admn Secretary Pete Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg Vision Zero Network DC Families for Safe Streets Christy

Lancaster, CA transformed its downtown in just 8 months by redesigning it's main street from a mini-highway to a tree-lined boulevard. For the cost of just $11.5M, the project has generated $273M in economic output since 2010, creating 800 jobs, and nearly doubling tax revenue!

Summary of new AAA study: 🔹 Increasing speed limits increases crashes 🔹 Reducing speed limits reduces crashes 🔹 Neither move affects travel times Winner: Reducing speed limits newsroom.aaa.com/2023/07/first-…