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Housing-Near-Transit Bill Passes Its First Hearing
A bill that would rezone every city in California to a higher density near transit passed, as did several other housing bills.
April 3, 2019
Bill Aims to Reshape Active Transportation Program
S.B. 152 would hand over 75 percent of ATP funding to regional MPOs to dispose of as they see fit
March 22, 2019
Gov’t Analyst: Despite Lack of Data, Let’s Rethink the Active Transportation Program
Part 2 of our look at LAO report on the ATP
March 15, 2019
Gov’t Analyst: Active Transportation Program Data Is Lacking
Part 1 of a look at LAO report on the ATP
March 15, 2019
Newsom Offers Details on Proposal to Spur More Housing
Would potentially link transportation funding to housing production
March 14, 2019
San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
March 5, 2019
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
Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling
In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, Moorlach unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good
February 22, 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