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What Should Governor-elect Newsom’s Transportation Priorities Be?
The next governor of California will enter office with one big problem—transportation funding—already solved, at least for the moment. The passage of S.B. 1 and the defeat of Prop 6 guarantee that for the next few years the state will have enough money to fix some of its transportation problems. But it would be a mistake to let the remaining issues take a back seat to other pressing concerns, including housing and environmental issues, because they all are so inextricably linked.
December 10, 2018
Media Blitz from Oil Industry Tries to Stoke Fears About “High Gas Prices”
The ads show a Latinx mom with three kids, looking at the camera with concern. “We can't afford runaway energy and fuel costs” is printed across the photo.
November 19, 2018
In San Joaquin County, Local Sales Tax Funds Bike, Ped Projects
SJCOG awarded funds for 21 projects in San Joaquin County, including off-street bike paths, on-street bike lanes, signaled bike routes, cycletracks, sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian crossing beacons, and several studies.
March 27, 2018
Legislative Wrap-up: Environmental Justice, Cap-and-Trade Funding
The lead-up to the end of the California legislative session at midnight last night included a standard amount of grandstanding, tearful farewells, laughter, and exhaustion. Some bills passed and will now await the governor's good graces, and some died on the legislature floor. Here's a quick recap of a few bills relevant to sustainable streets. Details on each follow:
September 2, 2016
Watch Two Bridges Being Taken Down
Caltrans was involved in two very different bridge demolitions last week, and has posted time-lapse footage of both of them.
February 11, 2016
Falling Gas Tax Revenue Leads to Slash in State Transportation Money
The timing seems less than coincidental, announcing a cut in transportation funding days after announcing a pilot program to study road users' fees--but the message is just as stark. The State of California is running out of money to fund transportation.
January 26, 2016
Breaking: Last-Second Bill Would Increase Active Transportation Funding
This just in: Active transportation is finally getting some love in Sacramento. A bill was introduced today to double the funding available for projects and programs that encourage people to walk or ride bikes by making streets and paths safe and comfortable for them.
September 4, 2015
Another Fact-Free Attack on California Climate Change Bills
There's been a lot of media noise about ongoing efforts to pass new climate change legislation in California before the rapidly approaching deadline. One particular op-ed in the Orange County Register adds nothing useful to the debate, but as one of several efforts lately that have been working very hard to obscure facts, it deserves a wagging finger of shame.
September 2, 2015
Caltrans Awards $9.8 Million in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants
California's Department of Transportation released a list of over 51 cash grants it will allocate for local planning efforts focused on sustainable transportation.
May 8, 2015