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Suit Alleges Air Resources Board Plan Limits Housing, Victimizes Poor

By Melanie Curry | Jul 18, 2018 | 13 Comments

In the most recent California Planning & Development Report, Josh Stevens draws attention to a “quixotic” and “aggressively worded” lawsuit filed in April against the Air Resources Board and its 2017 Scoping Plan.

The Bay Area's Ford GoBike bike-share system is now owned by Lyft, which bought Motivate. Does it make sense for miles ridden on bike-share to be counted towards zero emission miles produced by Lyft? Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Bill to Increase Use of Zero-Emission Vehicles Could Credit Uber, Lyft for Bike Miles

By Melanie Curry | Jul 16, 2018 | 1 Comment

This bill could give Uber and Lyft a strong interest in making bike-share successful and encouraging its use--and could also motivate them to support cities in improving bike infrastructure to get more people riding them.

Source: California Air Resources Board GHG Emissions Inventory

ARB Says California Is Successfully Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Melanie Curry | Jul 11, 2018 | 1 Comment

This latest data show that California's greenhouse gas emissions were a little below 1990 levels in 2016, a three percent drop from 2015.

Transportation commissioners and Air Resource boardmembers listen to public testimony at their historic first meeting. Photo by Bryn Lindblad

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Californians Must Drive Less, Says ARB at Historic First Joint Meeting with CTC

By Melanie Curry | Jun 29, 2018 | 7 Comments

No matter how many low carbon fuels or zero emission vehicles California deploys, it won't be enough—we must drive less, say experts at the Air Resources Board. Will the commissioners hear the message?

Most state transportation funding is going towards projects that increase driving and greenhouse gas emissions. Image from ClimatePlan.

State Air Quality Board and Transportation Commission to Meet, Explore Mutual Concerns

By Melanie Curry | Jun 26, 2018 | 2 Comments

On Wednesday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the California Transportation Commission (CTC) will hold its first joint meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern. The meeting is being held to fulfill requirements of A.B. 179, passed last year, that requires the two groups to meet at least twice a year to “coordinate implementation […]

This 2016 report by Climate Plan is the only analysis of progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions under regional planning efforts.

Upcoming CARB Workshops: Evaluating Efforts to Plan Communities in a Way that Reduces Emissions

By Melanie Curry | Jun 15, 2018 | No Comments

Until now regional planning agencies only had to name some strategies and show the math on why they think those strategies would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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