Melanie Curry
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Business Lobbyists Ask Governor to Set Aside Worker Protections, Clean Air Rules
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Cargo backup in SoCal ports taken as an excuse to push anti-regulation agenda
LA City Council Moves to Implement New State Laws on Speed Limits, Bus Lane Enforcement, Slow Streets
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Councilmembers Bonin, Krekorian, and Koretz get things started after Newsom signs bills into law
Is the CTC Slow-Walking Climate Action on Transportation Investments?
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A letter from advocates expresses concern that CTC may be trying to sidestep recommended actions from a state plan to reduce climate effects from transportation.
CA Transpo Commission: Let’s Ask Again for $2B for Active Transportation
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Budget surplus has placed $$ in many eyes
Newsom’s Deeply Disappointing Vetoes of Traffic Safety Bills
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The governor relied on flawed safety data to argue that bike stop and "jaywalking" bills would somehow decrease safety, while data shows the opposite.
Governor Newsom Signs: Enforcement Cameras on Buses, Speed Limits Reset
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But he vetoes: Safety stop for bikes, decriminalizing jaywalking.
Op-Ed: No, Dan Walters, A.B. 43 Would Not Allow “Speed Traps”
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And the 85th percentile rule is anything BUT scientific
“Cycling for Sustainable Cities” Opens California Bicycle Summit
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Advance symposia features top bicycle scholars Ralph Buehler and John Pucher, discussing how cities can and are making bicycling better for everyone, and how COVID has affected bicycling.
Clean Air Day Is Wednesday
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Make it every day
CA to Vastly Increase Investments in Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure
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Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion
Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Consider Efficiency and Equity
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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 […]
California Walks Urges Action on Jaywalking Bill
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Call, tweet, contact the Governor in support