Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Active Transportation Program

120 Groups Call for More Funding for Active Transportation Program

By Melanie Curry | Mar 25, 2015 | 2 Comments

A broad coalition of organizations called today for California to increase funding for walk and bike projects. More than 120 organizations signed a petition urging the state to increase its investment in the Active Transportation Program (ATP), citing cost savings and health benefits from better bike and pedestrian infrastructure and the low level of funding […]

California Says It Is Committed to Increasing Biking, Walking

By Melanie Curry | Mar 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White. “Thirty percent of all trips in California are less than a mile,” said White, testifying at a legislative hearing yesterday in […]

Technical Assistance Available for CA Active Transportation Program

By Melanie Curry | Mar 5, 2015 | 1 Comment

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 Coalition Calls for More Funding, Staffing for Active Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Feb 27, 2015 | 5 Comments

A coalition of advocacy groups released a petition yesterday calling for California to increase funding for active transportation to help the state meet its climate goals. The petition calls on the legislature to increase funding for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) by $100 million from its current $120 million per year, integrate green infrastructure and […]