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Caltrans Report Celebrates Its Support of Active Transportation
Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, just released its annual report to the legislature [PDF] on its achievements last year in the area of “non-motorized travel,” and this year the document is more celebratory than it has been in the past.
February 26, 2015
Friday Fun: Caltrans Blows Up a Boulder!
A video released today by Caltrans shows a work crew blasting apart a boulder that threatened to fall onto Highway 101 near Crescent City. Who doesn't want to watch rocks exploding? With all safety precautions in place, of course.
February 6, 2015
CA Active Transportation Program Funding Unchanged for Next Two Years
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.
January 26, 2015
CA Budget Details: Active Transportation Gets Less Money
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, nor what allocations for the coming year might be.
January 16, 2015
CA Seeks Input on 2015 Active Transportation Program Guidelines
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) is seeking input on revised guidelines for the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The ATP is the main source of state funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, mostly through federal transportation grants to local cities. The proposed changes to the ATP guidelines are mostly minor, but include eliminating the requirement for matching funds and de-emphasizing bike plans.
December 8, 2014
Caltrans Grants $550 Million to Transit Projects Statewide
Caltrans announced over the holiday weekend that it has allocated one of the remaining chunks of money from Prop 1B, the massive transportation bond act approved by California voters in 2006.
December 4, 2014
Speaking with Steven Cliff, Caltrans’ New Sustainability Director
As part of its ongoing work to expand its focus beyond just highways, California's Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans, recently created a new position -- the Assistant Director of Sustainability. Steven Cliff, the new hire, will oversee the integration of one of the department's newest goals: “Sustainability, Livability, and Economy.”
November 20, 2014
CalBike Looks Back at This Year’s Legislative Efforts–and Ahead to the Next
The California Bicycle Coalition--CalBike--supports local bicycle advocacy efforts to build better bike networks. It does this in part through its work on state legislation that promotes bicycling and via its efforts to increase the amount of funding available for building better bike infrastructure.
October 21, 2014
Thoughts at a Workshop On Replacing CA’s Gas Tax With a Mileage Fee
Earlier this week, I attended a California Sustainable Transportation Funding Workshop, hosted by Caltrans, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the California Transportation Commission (CTC), and the Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance (MBUFA). The half-day program focused on how the state of California could shift from our current gas tax funding stream to one based on a per-mile fee.
October 9, 2014
Governor Brown Signs Protected Bike Lane Bill, Car Fee for Bike Paths
Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills on Saturday that will make it easier for California cities to build better bike infrastructure.
September 22, 2014