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Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Incorporate Efficiency and Equity
Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]
September 30, 2021
Top Ten California Automated Vehicle Policy Strategies
Our team, at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, has developed a menu of options to set California on a path toward automated vehicle safety, social equity, mobility, and sustainability.
September 23, 2021
Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety
A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety.
September 10, 2021
Update: E-bike Incentives Are Funded, Policy Bill Will Add Equity Guidelines

July 9, 2021
California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras
A bill that would have permitted cameras for speed enforcement was killed last week.
May 25, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing

May 19, 2021
Newsom Proposes $4.2 Billion for Bullet Train

May 18, 2021
A Tragic Story, Used to Oppose Stop-as-Yield Bill on Safety Grounds, May Not Be True

May 17, 2021
Gov. Newsom Proposes $500M for Active Transport
It's not the $2B requested by the advocates, and it's not even near what he proposes for litter cleanup, but it would help.
May 17, 2021
San Diego Making “Modest But Real” Gains on Vision Zero Goal

May 12, 2021