Melanie Curry
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New Senator Scott Wiener on Transit, Housing, and Complete Streets
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Newly elected State Senator Scott Wiener talks Streetsblog issues. "Good, well-planned, transit oriented, compact housing—that's one of the most critical things we can be doing to meet our climate goals,” he said. “It's about driving less—about HAVING to drive less.”
Workshops Will Help Define Which Communities Get Cap-and-Trade Funds
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State law requires a certain portion of California's cap-and-trade money go to communities that have traditionally been overlooked when it comes to public investment. Public workshops this week and next will continue exploring the question of how the state should define "disadvantaged communities" as well as how to assess benefits to those communities.
Telegraph Avenue Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Show Stunning Results
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Oakland's Telegraph Avenue has seen an increase in people biking and walking as well as a decrease in speed, collisions, and delay along this heavily traveled corridor since reconfiguring the street with a road diet and parking-protected bike lanes. And retail establishments are reporting higher income.
Legislative Update: Cap-and-Trade to Get a Hearing
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Two Democratic Assemblymembers got the ball rolling on settling the future of California’s cap-and-trade program by introducing A.B. 151 yesterday. The bill would authorize the California Air Resources Board “to utilize a market-based compliance mechanism” to reduce greenhouse gases after 2020, when the current Global Warming Solutions Act expires. There has been controversy about whether […]
California Pedestrian Fatalities Are on the Rise
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California as a state ranks at number 17 for pedestrian risk, with 6,616 pedestrian deaths between 2005 and 2014. The California regions with the highest pedestrian fatality rates are Bakersfield, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Stockton-Lodi, Modesto, and Fresno.
Brown Proposes $1 Billion for Active Transportation Program over Ten Years
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In the first step of the budget process for 2017-2018, Governor Brown proposed a budget that shows fiscal restraint--and includes money for the Active Transportation Program.
California Walks Gets a New Executive Director: Tony Dang
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The statewide advocacy organization focuses on policy at the state level, and training and capacity building at the local level. It's a lot of work.
Streetsie Award: Vote for the Bay Area’s Most Bad-Ass Advocacy Group of 2016
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Now, before we get into the nominations in this category, we have to say this: all the groups are great! People who dedicate their lives to making our cities safer, more livable, more equitable, and more sustainable deserve all the praise they can get. These are people who are smart and dedicated and give more […]
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Workshops: What Needs Fixing? Asks Staff
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The ambitions of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program overwhelm its size. It funds affordable housing and transportation projects using funds from cap-and-trade—which means all its projects, first and foremost, have to reduce greenhouse gases. But that's far from the program's only goal.
Support Streetsblog California Today
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Berkeley Gets a Protected Intersection
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Good bike infrastructure can be simpler and less expensive to build than planners realize.
Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Are Already Endangering Pedestrians, Bicyclists
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Uber, claiming DMV rules don't apply to its self-driving cars, launched them onto San Francisco streets without a permit. One car immediately ran a red light, while others made dangerous right-hook turns, endangering bicyclists and pedestrians.