Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Senate

Climate Change Legislation Hits a Bump

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The push to legislate broad climate change goals in California hit a bump last night when S.B. 32, one of the most important of the current bills, lost in a vote on the Assembly floor. The vote came late in the day, with no debate. The final tally of “yes” votes climbed to 30 before […]

CalBike: Support Active Transportation Funding Now

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Last Friday afternoon, Melanie Curry broke the news of the introduction of Assembly Bill X1-23, a bill that would double state funding for active transportation projects, better known as bicycling and pedestrian projects. Immediately upon the bill’s introduction, the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) began urging members and interested parties to contact their legislators to get the […]

Op-Ed: Transportation Funding Talks Must Include Transit, Climate Change

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An op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee this morning points out the strange disconnects in current legislative discussions on funding transportation. Authors Jeanie Ward-Waller, policy director of the California Bicycle Coalition, and Chanell Fletcher, senior California policy manager for the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, point out that “two deeply intertwined debates are underway […]