Melanie Curry
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Caltrans Releases New Safety Guidance for Land Use Projects Statewide: Consider Bikes and Peds
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Webinar explains and discusses new guidance, which calls for greater attention to bicycle and pedestrian access and safety at new developments
Governor Newsom Proposes a Budget; Let the Negotiations Begin
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"Immediate action" for COVID relief, plus a focus on speeding up the electrification of California's fleet. And other things.
A Reminder that Protected Bike Lanes Can Make Streets Safer for Everyone
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Building safe facilities for cyclists is one of the biggest factors in road safety for everyone.
Untrashing the Planet, One Corner at a Time
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Cleaning up means working together, but also just getting out there with gloves and bags and picking up the trash.
Caltrans Statement on Equity: What Does it Mean?
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Caltrans makes a promise, and communities and advocates will need to hold them accountable to it. It won't be easy.
California Transportation Commission Recommends More Money for Active Transportation Program
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Annual report outlines $22B in 2020 investments, offers legislative recommendations including increase for ATP
Two New Transportation Leaders in California Legislature
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Assembly Speaker Rendon surprises observers by replacing Jim Frazier with Laura Friedman; Senate President Atkins appoints Lena Gonzalez to chair left empty by departure of Jim Beall.
Caltrans Releases Statement on Equity
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California State DOT publicly acknowledges its work has amplified racial inequities, and commits to fixing the problem. "This understanding is the foundation for intentional decision-making that recognizes past, stops current, and prevents future harms from our actions."
Governor Newsom Appoints New Chair to Air Resources Board
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His choice is current CPUC commissioner Liane Randolph.
Advocates: New Senate Transportation Chair Should Be a Climate Champion
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With the new legislative session, California has opportunities for new leadership that recognizes that transportation policy can be a tool for fighting climate change.
California Transportation Commission: S.B. 1 Projects Approved
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Concerns were raised about continuing to invest in car infrastructure, but project list was approved anyway. Also: S.B. 1 brings economic development, jobs; Active Transportation Program gets some love; Equity Advisory Roundtable is almost full.
California’s Efforts to Reduce Pollution, Greenhouse Gases Are Inextricable from Environmental Justice
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Yes! Magazine offers a short history and explainer for cap-and-trade and its EJ issues