State Budget Agreement Includes HSR Bonds and a $1.05 Billion ATP Bump
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This seemingly sudden agreement on high-speed rail is a little anti-climactic, if welcome.
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Metro Moving Forward with Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation
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New road/rail grade separation in Santa Fe Springs - plus updates on other L.A. projects to prepare for high-speed rail, including in North L.A. County
Head of Caltrans Says Time to Pause Current 710 Freeway Expansion
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Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin: "We're in a place right now where we want to put an absolute pause on this [710 Freeway] project in the format that it's currently in."
Technical Assistance Available for CA Active Transportation Program
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The guidelines for the second cycle of California’s Active Transportation Program, which funds projects that encourage bicycling and walking, are in their final stage of revision. Staff will present the guidelines to the California Transportation Commission for approval at the commission’s next meeting on March 25 and 26. The call for projects is expected to […]
CA Active Transportation Program Funding Unchanged for Next Two Years
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Although Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed FY 2015 budget showed a decrease in the line item for the Active Transportation Program (ATP), Caltrans Budget Chief Steven Keck assured the California Transportation Commission at its meeting last week that the change was technical and the funding level would be the same as last year’s. Caltrans Director Malcolm […]
CA Budget Details: Active Transportation Gets Less Money
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Last Friday, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed 2015-16 budget. The 270-page summary [PDF] included a passing reference to $360 million previously allocated for the Active Transportation Program (ATP), as part of state efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging more bicycling and walking. But the budget summary offered no details about future funding, […]