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Missed Climate Targets, Misalignment of Transportation Funding: Why California Needs A.B. 2438
A.B. 2438 would require transportation funding programs to incorporate urgent climate goals. Its fate is uncertain.
July 28, 2022
Advocates: Transportation Projects in Caltrans “Pipeline” Must Be Reevaluated
Long lead time on transportation projects means many are likely outdated, and may work against climate and environmental investments the state is making in other ways
July 11, 2022
No-Freeway-Expansion Bill Dies in Senate Committee
Assemblymember Garcia's bill to protect disadvantaged communities from freeway expansions and accompanying pollution burdens failed to meet the deadline
June 30, 2022
State Budget Agreement Includes HSR Bonds and a $1.05 Billion ATP Bump
This seemingly sudden agreement on high-speed rail is a little anti-climactic, if welcome.
June 27, 2022
New Head of Caltrans: Tony Tavares, Chief of Bay Area and L.A. Districts
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Tony Tavares, current Caltrans District chief for L.A.-Ventura Counties, as the new head of Caltrans
June 22, 2022
New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice
The outgoing Executive Director of Bike East Bay, one of the Bay Area's biggest and and most active bike advocacy organizations, reflects on the group's efforts to center mobility justice and to embody it within its organizational structure.
June 17, 2022
Legislative Update: Bills Begin to Move Forward Again
Committee passes three bills from Senator Wiener: CEQA exemptions for sustainable transportation and student housing, plus the Climate Corporate Accountability Act
June 15, 2022
New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California
Bill from Senator Portantino would offer a tax credit to people who do not own cars
June 6, 2022
Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing Policy
A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once
May 31, 2022
San Bernardino Highway Widening Project Gets Advance Money With Little Notice
Approval for funding of 10 Freeway widening project slips quietly by, with little discussion
May 31, 2022
