Monthly Archives: August 2024

The City of Los Angeles is studying whether to propose an outright RV parking ban. @latimes

1,219 counties in the U.S. have no public EV chargers. Most of these counties are rural; however, 14% of the counties have a population more than 25.000. This includes Cooke County, Texas, with a population of nearly 41,700. Government Technology | In EV Charging Push, Rural Counties Likely to Be Powerless

And, Ohio makes 5. Add Ohio to the list of states that permit mobile drivers licenses. Four other states — Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Maryland — have adopted the Apple Wallet ID system, according to Apple.

The Mayor of San Francisco issued an executive order that requires city workers to provide homeless individuals bus tickets out of San Francisco before offering other services. City shelters are currently 94% full. San Francisco Standard | Mayor issues homeless order: Bus tickets before anything as shelters near full

A study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health stands for improving roadway safety by narrowing lanes. Ordinary lanes hover around 12 feet wide, but lanes of 10-11 feet have been shown to reduce speeds and accident rates. Route Fifty | The key to safer roads? Narrow the lanes.

San Francisco voters will vote on whether to adopt the The Community Transit Act, which would enact a maximum of 4.5% gross receipts tax on ride-hail companies. It is estimated that it would generate $30 million annually to fund Muni, San Francisco’s mass transit system. StreetsBlogSF | Possible Uber/Lyft Tax Could Help Fund Muni

Since the 1980s Canada installed wildlife bridges in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay national parks. These bridges have reduced wildlife collisions by more than 80%, and by over 96% for elk and deer alone. Parks.Canada.ca | Making roads safer for wildlife at Parks Canada