Melanie Curry
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Streetsie Nominations – Round One, Best Street Treatment Quick Fix
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Vote for the Bay Area's Best Street Treatment Quick Fix. Which of these (or other nominations) should get a Streetsie?
Repeat Until Complete: Transportation, Housing Bills Reintroduced
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On the first day of the new session, lawmakers introduced the same transportation bills as last session---they include some funding for transit and active transportation, but they don't reflect an understanding of how profoundly we need to change the way we travel if we want to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
ATP Funding Recommendations Get Reshuffled; More Projects Added
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CV Link had been on the list to get almost one-fifth of the money available from the Active Transportation Program, but a mistake in its application moved it down a few notches. Now five other projects will likely get funding.
CA Legislative Leaders Open Session: Defiance, Promises on Transportation
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"The nation faces an existential threat," say California leaders. So it's time to get to work.
CA Air Resources Board Releases Draft Plan for Extending Emission Targets
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The California Air Resources Board thinks that cap-and-trade is the best way to reach greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set by the state, and is formulating a plan to extend it beyond 2020.
L.A. Metro Board Delays Transit Policing Contract For 3 Months
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At the end of today’s nearly 6-hour Metro board of directors meeting, the vote on the staff-recommended $547 million multi-agency transit policing contract was pushed back three months. Metro’s new transit policing arrangement would scale back the L.A. County Sheriffs Department’s current role in favor of a majority of the work being done by LAPD, […]
One New California Bicycle Friendly University: S.F. State
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SF State earned Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly University status with the work of one hard-working, enthusiastic, part-time student employee. How much better could it be with full-time staff and real attention to campus bikeability?
Early Draft of Transformative Climate Communities Guidelines Released
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Transformative Climate Communities is a pilot program funded by cap-and-trade to encourage cities and regions to explore new ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, based on local community desires.
Interview With Out-Going Climate Champion, State Senator Fran Pavley
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California can be a model for the rest of the country and the world on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow the economy, and encourage healthy public debate---thanks to legislation authored by outgoing Senator Fran Pavley.
Today’s Headlines
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<ul> <li>More protected bike lanes approved in SF (<a href=”http://www.sfbike.org/news/protected-bike-lanes-in-soma-approved/” target=”_blank”>SFBC</a>)</li> <li>Hearst just north of UC Berkeley to get street makeover (<a href=”http://www.dailycal.org/2016/11/17/hearst-avenue-improvement-project-to-begin-in-coming-weeks/” target=”_blank”>Daily Californian</a>)</li> <li>Street realignments in San Jose could improve pedestrian conditions (<a href=”http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/17/realignment-of-meridian-and-fruitdale-intersection-proposed/” target=”_blank”>Mercury News</a>)</li> <li>Mountain View will “study” bike share (<a href=”https://bikesiliconvalley.org/2016/11/mountain-view-votes-for-bike-share-study/” target=”_blank”>Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition</a>)</li> <li>L.A. voters are sick of […]
CalBike: Make it Easier to Build Good, Safe Streets for People
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Caltrans guidelines still prioritize the movement of cars over the safety of other users, despite other state efforts to address the problem. The California Bicycle Coalition is asking the department to update its guidance.
CA Transportation Funding Proposal Does Not Yet Support Climate Policies
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Time is running out to find a solution for transportation funding in this legislative session. The latest proposal seems to include something for everyone, in an attempt to forge an agreement--but it falls short when it comes to California's climate goals.