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Newly appointed Caltrans Director Tony Tavares

New Head of Caltrans: Tony Tavares, Chief of Bay Area and L.A. Districts

By Melanie Curry | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments
On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Tony Tavares, current Caltrans District 7 Chief, as the new head of Caltrans. Tavares is no stranger to Caltrans headquarters, where he served for years as Division Chief for Maintenance. He also more recently headed up Caltrans District 4 in the Bay Area for several years, and was appointed […]
Attendees at the Healthy Watts Harvest community engagement event in November 2021. Photo Credit: UCLA Luskin Center for
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Watts Leads on Local Solutions to the Climate Crisis

By Melanie Curry | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments
California's Transformative Climate Communities Program is empowering local communities, including Watts, to take climate actions that contribute a host of related benefits
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento
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Legislative Update: Bills Begin to Move Forward Again

By Melanie Curry | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments
Committee passes three bills from Senator Wiener: CEQA exemptions for sustainable transportation and student housing, plus the Climate Corporate Accountability Act
Photo: Washington Bikes
This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?

By Melanie Curry | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments
Imagine if policymakers took the potential for ebikes seriously. Imagine if legislative analysts noted that ongoing funding for new electric car subsidies could displace funding for more effective mode-shifting and VMT reduction via e-bikes, instead of the other way around.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California

By Melanie Curry | Jun 6, 2022 | No Comments
Bill from Senator Portantino would offer a tax credit to people who do not own cars
A flyer by a group opposed to dense housing at BART stations featured this photo illustration, featuring scale-free monster buildings towering over the flattened houses surrounding the station, casting immense shadows... at sunrise? Also, has the earth moved on its axis to make the sun rise from the south?
This post is supported by GJEL STREETSBLOG SF

Berkeley Approves Zoning for BART Station Housing

By Melanie Curry | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments
The new TOD zone will allow up to 2,400 units of housing to be built at the two large BART station parking lots within the city limits. Next steps: develop and build the housing.
LA parking lot from Transfers Magazine

Air Board Seeks Comments on Climate Scoping Plan; Shoup Urges a Look at Parking

By Melanie Curry | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments
Enforcing existing parking subsidy law is one simple, overlooked strategy that could help reduce fossil fuel use, says Professor Donald Shoup
The 1-10 in San Bernardino where it intersects with I-15. Image: Google Street View

Highway Widening Project Gets Advance Money With Little Notice

By Melanie Curry | May 27, 2022 | No Comments
Approval for funding of highway widening project slips quietly by, with little discussion
Jeanie Ward Waller, now Caltrans Deputy Director
for Planning & Modal Programs, and Dr. Steven Cliff, newly confirmed Administrator of the NHTSA. Photo: Melanie Curry/ Streetsblog

Newly Confirmed Head of Federal Vehicle Safety Agency Has His Work Cut Out For Him

By Melanie Curry | May 27, 2022 | No Comments
As the nation hurtles towards a brave new world of autonomous and electric vehicles, the NHTSA's work will affect everyone.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: Current Status of Bicycle/Pedestrian Bills

By Melanie Curry | May 20, 2022 | No Comments
"Suspense Day" is over and many of the bills Streetsblog is tracking have moved on to a floor vote.
710 Freeway - photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Bill to Prohibit Building Freeways through Sensitive Communities Moves to Assembly Floor

By Melanie Curry | May 19, 2022 | No Comments
The bill would prohibit Caltrans from using state resources on any project, or on permitting any project, that does not meet certain criteria measured by the California Healthy Places Index.
Bicyclists gather at Sacramento's Ride of Silence in May 2014. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Ride of Silence This Week, All Over California

By Melanie Curry | May 17, 2022 | No Comments
The silent group rides are both a remembrance of lost loved ones and a call to drivers and policy makers to do more to make cycling safer.
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