Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about promoted

We could just keep on building for this - but that would benefit nobody.

Missed Climate Targets, Misalignment of Transportation Funding: Why California Needs A.B. 2438

By Sandy Naranjo | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

A.B. 2438 would require transportation funding programs to incorporate urgent climate goals. Its fate is uncertain.

Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. Image: Roger Rudick/Streetsblog

How to Overcome Political Hurdles that Block Bike Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

Ninety-minute webinar proposes that building bike lanes is fundamentally about political will - and explains how to build and harness it

Low carbon footprint, highly useful e-bikes - everyone should have access to them. Photo by Melanie Curry

Where Is California’s E-Bike Incentive Program? Part 2

By Melanie Curry | Jul 19, 2022 | No Comments

The California Air Resources Board was supposed to launch the program by July 1, but has not yet chosen an administrator

Roundup: Grants; Climate Research; New Community Resilience Program

By Melanie Curry | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

Opportunities to weigh in on climate and community priorities, and money to support Clean Air Day events

Image: Cover of Caltrans Complete Streets Action Plan

Caltrans’ Plan for Making Complete Streets a Priority

By Melanie Curry | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The department's Complete Streets Action plan is basically a list of specific actions to be taken by Caltrans to encourage the shift towards equitable and safer transportation that it says it is embracing.

Photo: Oakland's Universal Basic Mobility Program launch, via City of Oakland

Pilot Programs Aim to Address Gaps in Transportation Access

By Eli Alston-Stepnitz, Angela Sanguinetti and Mollie D’Agostino | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Three pilots, in Oakland, Bakersfield, and Pittsburgh PA, are testing the concept of Universal Basic Mobility

Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Quick Legislative Update: Where Are They Now?

By Melanie Curry | Jul 11, 2022 | No Comments

Last weeks of session will see last-minute wins and fails: These are the bills still in the balance

Fresno Transportation Tax Fight Encapsulates California’s Divisions

By Melanie Curry | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

The county Council of Governments, which led decisions on the proposed tax measure's content, wants to fund freeways, but the city needs transit, sidewalks, and bike lanes