CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing
An update on S.B. 1, and some conversation but no clarity on the notion of conditioning transportation funds on housing production
March 1, 2019
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
February 19, 2019
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
February 14, 2019
Governor Newsom Says High-Speed Rail Serving the Central Valley Is Not a “Train to Nowhere”
But he did NOT say he was abandoning the entire project
February 12, 2019
Active Transportation Funding Cycle 4: Staff Recommendations Revised and Adopted
CTC approves staff's recommended list of project awards, revised slightly from December
February 8, 2019
Bill Would Make State Highways–Which Are Often City Streets–Accommodate All Users
Senator Wiener's S.B. 127 would shift Caltrans' focus to safety for everyone, not just for car drivers
January 14, 2019
Newsom’s Ambitious State Budget Includes Threat to Withhold Transportation Funding to Get More Housing
But details are a bit murky
January 11, 2019
At Last, New Rules Are Final: Car Delay Is (Sometimes) NOT an Environmental Impact
After more than five years of discussion and delay S.B. 743's rules on measuring environmental impacts from transportation have been adopted
January 4, 2019
Active Transportation Program Cycle 4: With More Money, Staff Recommends Fewer, Larger Projects
More transformational projects could bring larger mode shifts, complete gaps in networks; but many high-scoring projects were left out.
January 4, 2019
What Should Governor-elect Newsom’s Transportation Priorities Be?
The next governor of California will enter office with one big problem—transportation funding—already solved, at least for the moment. The passage of S.B. 1 and the defeat of Prop 6 guarantee that for the next few years the state will have enough money to fix some of its transportation problems. But it would be a mistake to let the remaining issues take a back seat to other pressing concerns, including housing and environmental issues, because they all are so inextricably linked.
December 10, 2018
