Melanie Curry
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Legislative Analyst Office Recommends Changes to Gov. Brown’s Proposed Transportation Budget
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The LAO recommends focusing highway money on maintenance, not major upgrades, because of economic reasons. But there are other reasons to stop investing in highway capacity projects.
Measuring the Risk to Bike Riders of Breathing Pollution
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Bike riders are vulnerable road users, exposed to a variety of dangers, but the dangers imposed by pollution are not usually taken into account when planning bike routes.
New Website Helps Californians Find Resources, Help with Cutting Carbon
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Governor Brown's cap-and-trade expenditure plan cuts several critical community-focused programs that are building local capacity and bringing local benefits.
Legislative Roundup: “Officially Dead” and Dying Bills on Biking, Equity, Safety
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Dead are bills on allowing bikes to yield at stop signs, a pilot program to study speed enforcement cameras, and equity requirements for transportation funding.
Fresno, Watts, and Ontario Awarded Grants to Transform Their Communities
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Three cities will receive grants to complete projects developed in collaboration with the local community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while bringing other health and economic benefits.
How California Can Move Towards Zero Emissions: Event Tomorrow
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A panel discussion in Sacramento tomorrow afternoon will discuss California's zero energy future.
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Includes First New Gas Tax Funds
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Transform's Joshua Stark says the proposed budget would invest more in public transportation, walking, and biking than any previous state budget.
Complete Streets Bill Cut Drastically
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As originally written, S.B. 760 would have required Caltrans to consider all users of its streets and roads when building, maintaining, or rehabilitating those facilities—and the bill had some teeth.
Bill to Allow Bikes to Treat Stop Signs as Yield Signs Spiked
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Insurance industry freaks out: Chaos. Unpredictability. “Personal interpretation” of laws, oh my.
Joint Legislative Committee Discusses Future of Cap-and-Trade, Climate Policies
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Cap-and-trade is working, says CARB, but needs to work harder. Meanwhile federal support is disappearing, and the administration may actively undermine the state's work. And disagreement about a definition cloaks a wider point of conflict on cap-and-trade.
Caltrans Releases Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Bay Area
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This first report focuses on Caltrans District 4, which covers the greater Bay Area. It sets out to begin a discussion about what sea level rise and rising temperatures might mean for state highways.
Berkeley’s Bancroft Way Gets a Nod on “Best Bikeways of 2017” List
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The first two-way connected parking-protected bikeway in Berkeley is part of a project that includes a bus-only lane. It was supported by the local bus agency, the city, the local business district, the UC Berkeley campus, and local bike advocates.