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Environmental Groups File Suit Against I-80 Highway Expansion
The environmental report for the Yolo Bypass project understates the true impacts of the project, according to the lawsuit.
May 31, 2024
Bay Area Transit Agencies Struggles to Define a Vision for the Future
Leaders plan to put a regional tax measure on the ballot, but first they need to show what those taxes would do for the Bay Area transit system.
November 28, 2023
California Transportation Commission Chair: “Widen Freeways for the People”
Every dollar spent on widening highways right now is a dollar not spent on better, cleaner, safer, and more sustainable alternatives. It is also a dollar that will require future dollars to be spent in order to maintain what it is building today. Widening highways now is a way to keep the status quo in place for years into the future, when we need to change that status quo.
October 24, 2023
This Calif. Assemblymember Wants People to Think Bike Lanes Cause Pollution
Don't believe it.
July 19, 2023
Why So Many ‘Complete Streets’ Plans Are Incomplete
May 31, 2023
US DOT Announces First Thriving Communities Program Grants
California nets three of them.
April 11, 2023
Caltrans Releases 5-Year Progress Report on State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
The progress report is a compendium of achievements so far on the department's efforts to supporting walking and biking in California
April 3, 2023
Federal Reconnecting Communities Program Announces First Grants, Four In California
This is the DOT's first move towards repairing damage done by building highways through communities is $185 million for 45 projects that remove, retrofit, or somehow mitigate barriers created by highways - and railroad tracks.
February 28, 2023
Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals
LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.
September 27, 2022
Questions, and Some Answers, About Caltrans’ New Complete Streets Directive
Caltrans' new Complete Streets policy directive has been met with interest, heavily tempered with skepticism.
January 14, 2022
