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Pasadena's Union Street Cycletrack is one of the projects approved by the California Transportation Commission yesterday. Image from Pasadena DOT.

CTC Approves Regional Active Transportation Projects

By Melanie Curry | Mar 17, 2017 | 6 Comments

Yesterday the California Transportation Commission approved 62 projects for a total of $103.3 million from the Active Transportation Program. The projects were submitted by the Bay Area, Fresno, Sacramento, San Diego, Southern California, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Kern regional governments.

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Bill Would Require Caltrans to Actually Follow Its Own Complete Streets Guidelines

By Melanie Curry | Feb 22, 2017 | 2 Comments

Caltrans already has a “Complete Streets Program.” But the department too often makes moving vehicles a priority over safe and attractive infrastructure for people not sitting in a car.

CA Transportation Funding Bill Passes its First Committee Hearing

By Melanie Curry | Feb 15, 2017 | 7 Comments

The urgency has only increased since last year, but the only thing all participants seem to agree on is that something needs to be done.

New Transportation Funding Plan: A Hot Mess, With Some Active Transp $

By Melanie Curry | Aug 25, 2016 | 1 Comment

After several weeks of rumors, legislative leaders of the Special Session on Transportation and Infrastructure have released their proposal for a funding plan that shows how much compromise it can take to get an agreement. The bill, S.B. X1-1 and A.B. X1-26, is co-authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-Campbell) and Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Oakley), the […]

Why You Should Care About Statewide Transportation Plan Guidelines

By Melanie Curry | Aug 5, 2016 | 1 Comment

Today is the deadline for commenting on California’s draft Regional Transportation Plan guidelines. Why should you care about some wonky planning process? Because funding. Wait, no: Because there are no good transit options near you. Because you don’t dare ride a bike because you have to ride on or cross streets packed with speeding, careless […]