Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets Are “Largely Symbolic,” says ARB
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A year-long effort to set regional GHG targets leaves a gap no one seems to know how to fill
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Caltrans Releases Annual “Non-motorized” Report to Legislature
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“Active Transportation in California: The Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities Report Fiscal Year 2016-17,” highlights Caltrans' achievements of the past year as the department works towards its fast-approaching goals to increase the share of trips made by walking and bicycling in the state.
Active Transportation Resource Center Offers New Course in Planning and Designing for Bicycles
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This introductory course, open to all, promises to review California’s commitment to support all modes of transportation, with participants learning how to apply bicycle design concepts that "best balance competing needs on a specific route."
Legislative Analyst Office Recommends Changes to Gov. Brown’s Proposed Transportation Budget
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The LAO recommends focusing highway money on maintenance, not major upgrades, because of economic reasons. But there are other reasons to stop investing in highway capacity projects.
Fresno, Watts, and Ontario Awarded Grants to Transform Their Communities
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Three cities will receive grants to complete projects developed in collaboration with the local community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while bringing other health and economic benefits.
Joint Legislative Committee Discusses Future of Cap-and-Trade, Climate Policies
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Cap-and-trade is working, says CARB, but needs to work harder. Meanwhile federal support is disappearing, and the administration may actively undermine the state's work. And disagreement about a definition cloaks a wider point of conflict on cap-and-trade.