To Recruit Transit Workers, More Than Higher Pay Is Needed
Labor shortages continue threatening public transit systems, and a new report adds another layer to the conversation.
February 28, 2024
Your City May Be Rethinking Parking Rules
TransForm has a guide to help you advocate for smarter parking policies that can lead to a greater housing supply
July 20, 2023
High-Speed Rail Update: Another Piece Completed
There are more than thirty active construction sites on the HSR project in the Central Valley, including bridges, viaducts, and undercrossings, and close to that number of jobs have been completed.
July 18, 2023
State Regional Early Action Planning Grants Aim to Support Housing and Less Driving
The grants are referred to as REAP 2.0 because they expand on an existing REAP grant program by looking for ways to integrate housing and climate goals.
July 14, 2023
Good News in the State Budget: Active Transportation Program Funding Restored
In the end, when Governor Newsom signed the budget, the governor's proposed elimination of $500 million worth of Active Transportation Program (ATP) funds was gone.
July 7, 2023
It’s Bike Month! Focus: Los Angeles and Long Beach
Officially, Bike Week is May 15 through 19, and Bike Day is Thursday, May 18. There are a lot of supportive and celebratory events planned.
May 5, 2023
Back for Another Try: Stop Sign Bill Passes First Committee
Other conversations of interest in the Assembly Transportation Commission included a bill to shift transportation funding towards "priority populations" and the annual attempt to take funding away from the high-speed rail program
April 26, 2023
California State Transportation Agency Awards $690 Million in Transit Funding
28 new projects to receive the money from the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital program. This "closes out the first wave of a historic infusion of state funding to expand transit and passenger rail service" in California.
April 26, 2023
High-Speed Rail Needs Federal Support. It Also Needs Loud Champions in California
Feds have invested $10 billion in high-speed rail nationally so far - that's minuscule compared to federal investments in aviation ($777 billion) and highways ($2 trillion)
April 7, 2023