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What the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards could achieve, if they were allowed to do their job. Image from the old Whitehouse.gov (archived)

California Sues to Defend Auto Emission Rules

By Melanie Curry | Mar 16, 2017 | 1 Comment

Governor Brown didn't mince words. The decision to "weaken emission standards in cars is an unconscionable gift to polluters," he wrote. "Once again, you’ve put the interests of big oil ahead of clean air and politics ahead of science."

Of course the High Speed Rail Program made the Governor's list. But only one other transit project is as important as cars. Photo: NPR

California’s Infrastructure Priorities Are for the Cars

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2017 | 9 Comments

Governor Jerry Brown responded to President Trump's call for a list of infrastructure priorities with a list of highway expansions, with a dollop of transit and one urgent waterway.

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Draft CA Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan Ready for Public Comment

By Melanie Curry | Feb 8, 2017 | 5 Comments

This statewide bike and pedestrian plan should also rightfully serve as the underpinning for local and regional bike and pedestrian plans, and for that reason alone needs to be a strong statement about the relevance and importance of encouraging these active modes of transportation.

This project, approved by the Santa Monica City Council in 2016, will add more than 300 new apartments, including 64 affordable units, within walking distance of a light rail station. Projects like this one are few and far between because they take years to negotiate and face tremendous political risks due to anti-development sentiment that can often kill them after much time and money has been spent planning them.

Governor Brown to City Governments: It’s On You to Make California Affordable Again

By Jason Islas | Jan 12, 2017 | 17 Comments

Governor Brown's budget proposal explicitly states that money for affordable housing will not come out of the State’s General Fund and no new funding sources will be available without significant reform to local laws that currently stand in the way of housing growth

Governor Jerry Brown explains a point about his proposed budget in Sacramento yesterday. Image: screengrab from The California Channel

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Brown Proposes $1 Billion for Active Transportation Program over Ten Years

By Melanie Curry | Jan 11, 2017 | 8 Comments

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.

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California Legislative Wrap-up: Session Over, Bills Signed

By Melanie Curry | Sep 29, 2016 | 2 Comments

Today is the deadline for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign or reject any bills passed by the legislature this session, so there has been a flurry of activity in the last few days. Here’s a quick look at few freshly signed laws pertinent to sustainable transportation and the climate. Transportation Safety We’ve written about […]

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