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Highways got a lot of money, other programs got a bit

California Transportation Commission Calls for Applications for Transportation Funding

By Melanie Curry | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments

Deadlines for the Active Transportation, Trade Corridor Enhancement, Local Partnership, and Solutions for Congested Corridors programs are coming up in June and July--pending further developments on COVID

This post is supported by GJEL

California Planners Have Already Been Swapping VMT for LOS

By Melanie Curry | Dec 4, 2019 | No Comments

The state's "seismic" shift from measuring congestion to assessing new travel has been a glacial but inexorable change

Building for cars has just brought more cars. Caltrans adopting this change in CEQA is a start to fixing that. Image: Biofriend

Caltrans Will Account for New Driving Produced by its Transportation Projects

By Melanie Curry | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

A "profound change" in how transportation impacts are accounted for is coming, in line with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and driving and increase biking, walking, and transit trips

Asbhy Avenue in Berkeley is a state highway, but people still need to walk and bike on it. It is very hard to make even basic safety changes, though, because it is also a state highway, controlled by Caltrans. Image: GoogleMaps

Opinion: Governor’s Veto of Complete Streets Bill Stinks

By Streetsblog | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments

Caltrans needs to be held responsible for its own policies - and for the safety or all road users, not just drivers. S.B. 127 would have helped.

Caltrans Settles Environment Lawsuit, Cancels High Desert Freeway Project

By Joe Linton | Oct 3, 2019 | No Comments

Thanks to a Climate Resolve lawsuit, Caltrans has agreed to halt work on the Metro-funded High Desert Corridor freeway

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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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