Melanie Curry
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San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
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New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
Legislative Update: New Session Brings New Bills for Bikes
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A few of the more than 2,500 bills introduced for the current California legislative session hold specific interest for bicyclists.
CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing
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An update on S.B. 1, and some conversation but no clarity on the notion of conditioning transportation funds on housing production
Silicon Valley Bike Coalition Shiloh Ballard Named One of Six “Women of the Year”
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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Shiloh Ballard, executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, will be recognized by Senator Jim Beall as a “Trailblazer” and one of six […]
California DMV Adds a Few Words About Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Driver’s Handbook
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"Green driving"--if there is such a thing--means practicing smooth acceleration, keeping up good maintenance, and avoiding unnecessary weight in your vehicle, according to the DMV Driver Handbook. Now it also recommends that drivers "consider" a zero-emission vehicle.
AARP Announces Another Round of Community Challenge Grants
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Applications for short-term projects that "spark change" due by April 17
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
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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!
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
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Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
Lyft Announces $700,000 Investment in Oakland Transportation Options
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The money will fund a bike lending library and community-led planning on bike-share deployment and affordable transportation options in East Oakland
Newsom Says High-Speed Rail Serving the Central Valley Is Not a “Train to Nowhere”
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But he did NOT say he was abandoning the entire project
Autonomous Vehicles Could Make Life Amazing and Easy, or Truly Awful
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It depends on who you are--and whether government policy gets out ahead of the technology
Active Transportation Funding Cycle 4: Staff Recommendations Revised and Adopted
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CTC approves staff's recommended list of project awards, revised slightly from December