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How Much Longer For California’s Statewide E-bike Incentive?
Progress has been glacial, and answers to requests for information have been vague.
March 14, 2024
To Recruit Transit Workers, More Than Just Higher Pay Is Needed
Labor shortages continue threatening public transit systems, and a new report adds another layer to the conversation.
February 29, 2024
New Bills Want to Regulate, Restrict E-bike Riding in California
Training is important, but requiring a license to ride a e-bike would have other negative consequences.
February 12, 2024
Attempt to Undermine Calif. VMT Rules Becomes a Bill to Study Their Use Instead
The California Environmental Quality Act added Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a way to measure transportation impacts, and sprawl supporters are unhappy about it.
January 16, 2024
Governor Newsom’s “Climate Commitment” Does Not Include Active Transportation
The state is committed to climate investments, but one of its best climate programs - the ATP - is apparently dispensable.
January 11, 2024
Anatomy of a Complete Streets Policy
How San Diego Advocates Pushed for, and Won, a Better Approach to Road Design.
December 20, 2023
Feds Award $3B for CA High-Speed Rail, and $3B for Vegas-to-LA HSR
"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum."
December 6, 2023
Complete Streets Survey Results: Californians Are Scared to Use Caltrans Streets
Complete Streets are as far away now as they were when SB 127 was vetoed by Governor Newsom.
November 14, 2023
Is Safety Really Calif. DOT’s ‘Top Priority’?
“No one at Caltrans should be using the word ‘safety’ while [their] engineers continue to condescend to the families of the dead victims of [their] roadway designs.”
November 8, 2023
California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
September 26, 2023
