Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Transportation Funding

Construction along Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor. Image: HNTB

Op-Ed: CA Is Ready to Invest Seriously in Transportation; Let’s Do it Efficiently

By Ananth Prasad | Jan 17, 2017 | 3 Comments

California is in the midst discussions about how to raise money to "fix our roads." Ananth Prasad, senior vice president for HNTB corporation, has some suggestions about how best to spend any revenue raised.

Governor Jerry Brown explains a point about his proposed budget in Sacramento yesterday. Image: screengrab from The California Channel

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Brown Proposes $1 Billion for Active Transportation Program over Ten Years

By Melanie Curry | Jan 11, 2017 | 8 Comments

In the first step of the budget process for 2017-2018, Governor Brown proposed a budget that shows fiscal restraint--and includes money for the Active Transportation Program.

States are diverting their share of federal funding intended for walking and biking projects, and spending it on roads. Photo: woodleywonderworks/Flickr

More States Are Looting Federal Funds for Walking and Biking

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 9, 2017 | No Comments

A growing number of states are opting to take federal money earmarked for walking and biking projects and spend it on roads instead, reports Margo Pedroso of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.

CA Transportation Funding Proposal Does Not Yet Support Climate Policies

By Melanie Curry | Nov 16, 2016 | No Comments

Time is running out to find a solution for transportation funding in this legislative session. The latest proposal seems to include something for everyone, in an attempt to forge an agreement--but it falls short when it comes to California's climate goals.

Election? Oh, Right. We Also Voted on Transportation Taxes in California

By Melanie Curry | Nov 9, 2016 | 4 Comments

There is some good election news today, believe it or not. Some of the transportation sales tax measures we’ve been writing about ad nauseum look like they will pass, even with some mail-in ballots still to be counted. The vote counts listed below are from the local county election sites, most of which were updated […]

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Recap: California Transportation Sales Taxes on Today’s Ballot

By Melanie Curry | Nov 8, 2016 | 1 Comment

Among the many important issues to be decided in today’s election are a whole bunch of transportation funding measures. We have already covered many of them at Streetsblog, and there’s a quick summary of them at Streetsblog USA. All but one add 1/2 cents to local sales taxes for transportation purposes–but transportation is a wide […]

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