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Protest in Marin, June 2020. Photo by Daniel Arauz

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California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice

By Melanie Curry | Oct 29, 2020 | No Comments

California Air Resources Board hosts heated exchange over perceived lack of transparency on racial justice statement; other state agencies moving towards learning about dismantling their racist structures

Projects in the SHOPP have to be consistent with state priorities laid out in other plans. Image: Michael Johnson, Caltrans

CTC Approves SHOPP, Including Funding Specifically for Complete Streets

By Melanie Curry | May 13, 2020 | No Comments

Caltrans requested $100 million "reservation" in SHOPP for Complete Streets, and got $42m plus a commitment to approve the rest next month

Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols, left, and California State Transportation Agency David Kim, right, testify to the Senate on state efforts to reduce emissions from transportation

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Tackling Transportation Emissions in California–or Ignoring Them

By Melanie Curry | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

Two California Senate committees, Transportation and Environmental Quality, held a hearing yesterday to talk about "Putting the Brakes on California's Rising Transportation Emissions."

Still from a SafeTREC video about setting speed limits

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Walk SF Urges Public to Push for Strong Recommendations on Setting Speed Limits

By Melanie Curry | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

Zero Fatalities Task Force report due soon, but since it has been meeting in closed-door sessions it's anyone's guess what its recommendations will be

California State Transportation Agency David Kim addresses the California Transportation Commission in Modesto on October 9. Image: Screengrab from CTC

Sleepy Interregional Transportation Plan Sparks Passionate, Misinformed Response

By Melanie Curry | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments

Misinformation feeds angry reactions

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Newsom’s Executive Order on Transportation Funding and Climate Goals

By Melanie Curry | Oct 2, 2019 | 8 Comments

For the first time, California's top leader is calling for transportation funding to align with state goals on climate and the environment, and to help people cut back on driving

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