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Governor Signs Bill to Bring Accountability to Regional Climate Change Plans

By Melanie Curry | Oct 11, 2017 | 4 Comments

S.B. 150 aligns local and regional greenhouse gas reduction targets with state targets, creates a community-driven process on how to measure progress, and requires regular reports on progress, success--and challenges met along the way.

4700 Telegraph, in Oakland, awarded for going above and beyond basic GreenTRIP certification requirements. Image: RAD Urban

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TransForm Celebrates GreenTRIP Program to Reduce Parking, Car Trips

By Melanie Curry | Sep 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

GreenTRIP connect is an easy-to-use tool that allows anyone to quickly compare the effectiveness and cost of different strategies to reduce car trips, such as offering transit passes or car-share to residents, or separating out the cost of parking spots from rent. TransForm honored its early adopters.

California lawmakers earlier this summer rode in support of S.B. 702. From left: Assemblymembers Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), and Laura Friedman (D-Burbank), California Bicycle Coalition Policy Director Jeanie Ward Waller, Senators Henry Stern, Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), and Ben Allen (D-Redondo Beach). Photo by Lorie Shelley

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State Government Leading the Way on Employer-Provided Bike-Share

By Melanie Curry | Aug 29, 2017 | 1 Comment

Despite the heat—at 4 p.m. the temperature was reaching 105 degrees—a hardy and enthusiastic group of state assembly reps and senators emerged from the air conditioned Capitol building ready to ride.

Merced's The Bus. Photo by Minerva Perez

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Fare-free Transit Boosts Ridership in Merced

By Minerva Perez | Aug 22, 2017 | No Comments

Merced County was one of several local agencies experimenting with discounted or free fares on its transit system to boost ridership. For the month of August, all rides on The Bus were free. Now to extend that bump in ridership.

More than 30 people came out for AHOC's leadership academy at Latino Health Access in Santa Ana. Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog CA

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Connecting the Dots: OC Residents Get Crash Course in Transportation-Housing-Food Access

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 9, 2017 | No Comments

Alliance for a Healthy Orange County created a training program for residents and advocates to learn skills and knowledge about housing, transportation, and access to healthy food. Trainees can then will share the information with their networks.

BART is considering adding an Automated Parking System to its existing Dublin parking garage. Image from BART staff report

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Dublin BART Parking Battle Takes a New Twist

By Melanie Curry | Aug 8, 2017 | 9 Comments

A local assemblymember secured a promise of $20 million in state funding to build a parking garage for BART. But in the interim staff had come up with intriguing alternative proposals, and the board of directors opted for the quicker and less expensive option.

Sacramento's first cycletrack is a short connection on F Street. Photo by Darren Conly.

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Eyes on the Street: Sacramento’s First Cycle Track Appears Near Amtrak

By Melanie Curry | Aug 3, 2017 | 10 Comments

Sacramento's first protected bikeway turns out to be a hint of many good things to come in terms of bike infrastructure in the city.

It's signed! California's cap-and-trade law is officially extended through 2030. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Governor Brown Signs Cap and Trade Extension

By Melanie Curry | Jul 25, 2017 | 7 Comments

California's landmark cap-and-trade bill was signed today by Governor Jerry Brown. It was a speech-filled occasion: a victory celebration, a moment to crow--and a chance to warn of the existential threat of climate change.

AC Transit's BRT project in Oakland got a bump with funding from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. Image: AC Transit Major Corridors Study

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Projects to Improve Transit in California Get Money

By Melanie Curry | Jul 6, 2017 | 2 Comments

Caltrans recently allocated $34 million to 125 projects under the Low Carbon and Transit Operations Program. It's not a lot of money, but these relatively small investments have the potential to make an immediate difference in local, and global, emissions.

A recent survey commissioned by the California Bicycle Coalition found strong support for policies that would make it easier and safer for people to walk and ride bikes. Photo: Melanie Curry

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CalBike Survey: Californians Don’t Want to Always Have to Drive

By Melanie Curry | Jun 22, 2017 | 5 Comments

A recent survey commissioned by the California Bicycle Coalition found the California voters favor investments in a multi-modal, inclusive transportation system. More than two thirds of the California voters surveyed said they support investing in “complete streets” that are safe for all users, not just people in cars. And nearly half said they believe such […]

To reach GHG emission reduction targets, the passenger vehicle sector would need to reduce miles traveled by 15 percent in addition to other state and local measures like increasing fuel efficiency and using cleaner fuels. Image from ARB, Proposed Update to the SB 375 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets.

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ARB Releases Proposed GHG Reduction Goals for Regions

By Melanie Curry | Jun 19, 2017 | 1 Comment

After 2020 California GHG emission reduction goals will become more stringent, and therefore harder to reach. Since transportation is the largest single contributor to GHG emissions, achieving targets requires finding ways to make it easy for people to drive less. But regions say they can't control driving, and they don't have enough money.

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Webinar Tomorrow: How to Improve Transit in California

By Melanie Curry | Jun 6, 2017 | No Comments

Tell Caltrans what it needs to know about public transit at a webinar tomorrow, and via a survey until Friday.

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