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If the "Fix 50" project *only* spent $250 million to resurface the already-enormous highway, so many other important local infrastructure projects could have been funded with the remaining $300 million!

Thanks to @arianelange.bsky.social for continuing to do awesome reporting on these topics
Evidence suggests that the half-a-billion-dollar project will not relieve congestion in the long term. Susan Handy, a UC Davis professor who studies transportation, previously told The Bee that decades of research show that adding lanes to a roadway only relieves congestion in the short term. The traffic relief then encourages more people to drive, which ultimately results in more traffic. This phenomenon, “induced demand,” leads back to the same levels of congestion within a decade. Caltrans’ parent agency, the California State Transportation Agency, has acknowledged this phenomenon. There is no blanket ban on highway widening, but state guidelines discourage it. In 2021, CalSTA said in a report that “highway capacity expansion has not resulted in long-term congestion relief and in some cases has worsened congestion, particularly in urbanized regions.”
June 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Important reporting by Ariane Lange highlights the stakes of the city's lack of urgency in quickly and effectively improving Sacramento's streets.

www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Even though the City Council set the ambitious goal, it has not meaningfully changed the way road safety projects are funded. After a deadly crash on a dangerous street, fixing the problem can take years — sometimes decades. That’s largely because the Department of Public Works has a very limited budget. No established mechanism to implement quick, relatively low-cost solutions to Sacramento streets currently exists. Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article297383264.html#storylink=cpy
December 27, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Even with more weather rolling in, cargo bike crew's having a good time at daycare drop off 👋
Two cargo bikes with rain covers outside a daycare entrance during morning drop off
November 21, 2024 at 5:52 AM