Melanie Curry
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A Few Bad Bills
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The California legislature is back from spring recess and the process of hearing and arguing about bills is beginning in earnest. In the next few days, Streetsblog California will talk about some exciting bills coming up that may need your support. But first, we’ll take a quick look at a few bills that are not […]
Today’s Headlines
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SF Bay Area transit is fragmented, and that’s not good (Global Transit) Fed transportation secretary Foxx speaks out about the legacy of highway expansion through poor neighborhoods (Washington Post) A look at Greyhound’s new Fresno station (Stop and Move) The future of autonomous vehicles may not be what you’re expecting (Strong Towns) Seventeen states sue […]
Statewide Transportation Plan: Are We Doing Enough?
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The California Transportation Plan 2040 is nearing its final draft. Caltrans will accept public comments on it through Tuesday, March 29. The plan represents the first attempt to combine and reconcile a range of existing policies, rules, and regulations that address issues like climate change and equity in transportation planning. Its recommendations are advisory, not mandatory, […]
An Early Look at Local Transportation Sales Tax Measures in CA
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Three California counties are considering transportation sales tax initiatives for the upcoming November ballot. Los Angeles Metro just announced its proposed expenditure plan today; Contra Costa is working on a draft proposal, and Santa Clara county has developed a scoresheet to help prioritize potential projects according to agreed-upon goals. Sacramento, Stanislaus, and San Francisco have […]
Berkeley Advocates Win Agreement for Long-Delayed Bike Lanes
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At a packed meeting last night, the Berkeley City Council approved a project to bring a long-delayed bike lane to Fulton Street, the site of a recent collision that seriously injured a cyclist. The section of road where the crash occurred is where a bike lane disappears, forcing bicyclists to merge into traffic. The city’s […]
SoCal Government Coalition Wants to Keep Planning for Cars
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SCAG sent a last-minute letter attempting to delay progressive updates to California’s outdated environmental standards. In the letter [PDF], Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)—the regional transportation planning organization for much of southern California—requested exemptions for highway expansion projects and freight corridors from proposed state rules that could show their true environmental impact in a […]
Today’s Headlines
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Photos: L.A.’s Sixth Street bridge is slowly being taken down (Eastsider LA) Cities hope Gold Line extension will bring growth (LA Times) Fix California’s transit funding (LA Daily News) Stanislaus County seeks transportation sales tax measure (Oakdale Leader) Sacramento hires fare checkers to discourage fare jumpers (Sacramento Bee) Transit = freedom (Cleveland.com) How parking requirements […]
More Californians Are Commuting by Bike
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The Alliance for Biking and Walking just published its 2016 Benchmarking Report, which ranks states and cities on key statistics including the percentage of people commuting by bike. Every biannual report is a little bit different, as states develop their data collection and the Alliance is better able to compare statistics across fields. California’s bike commute mode […]
Bay Bridge Bike Path Closed For a Month
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“Caltrans is prioritizing safety,” says Friday’s press release announcing that the bike path on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be closed, beginning today, for the entire month of March. Right when the days are getting longer and that after-work bike ride to the end of the bridge is truly tempting, the entire path will […]
Today’s Headlines
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L.A. Metro to get another top transit leader: McMillan moves back home from the FTA (Washington Post) California looking for ways to connect transit, communities (Planetizen) The California transportation projects whose funding is threatened (San Jose Mercury News) Caltrans seeks input on statewide, long-range transportation plan (TI News Daily) It’s a mess, but we need […]
Legislative Update: CalBike Agenda for 2016
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The California Bicycle Coalition, aka CalBike, continues to push for increasing funding for the Active Transportation Program, which currently receives $120 million per year. The bike coalition wants the state to add $100 million to the program, which sounds like a lot but is roughly one percent of the total transportation budget—even though bike and […]
Mapping the Benefits of California Climate Change Policy
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TransForm has updated and relaunched its Climate Benefits map, adding new data and a video about California’s climate investments. The map now includes a user-friendly “tour” to help people understand and search for data on where California’s cap-and-trade revenue goes. TransForm’s map is currently the only detailed, user friendly information available on the benefits produced by California’s […]