Melanie Curry
Recent Posts
Did You Know? March is “Try Transit” Month!
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Probably not, since Caltrans didn't try very hard to make sure anyone knew
Legislative Update: Getting to Progress on Climate Goals
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S.B. 526 calls for a State Mobility Action Plan for Healthy Communities, and for realigning transportation funding with state climate goals.
New Tool Makes it Easy to Estimate Added Travel from New Highway Lanes
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Research on California highways shows that adding highway lanes induces more travel; this tool shows how much, on which roads, where.
Is CEQA Preventing Housing from Being Built in California?
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No, say CEQA experts at legislative hearing
Newsom Offers Details on Proposal to Spur More Housing
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Would potentially link transportation funding to housing production
Legislative Analyst Report on Active Transportation Program: Part 2
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The LAO suggests the legislature reconsider some of the program's objectives, and maybe make changes to the way the program funding is decided.
CA Releases First Evaluation of Active Transportation Program: Part 1
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Legislators want numbers and data, but it is still early to judge program results
San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
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New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
Legislative Update: New Session Brings New Bills for Bikes
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A few of the more than 2,500 bills introduced for the current California legislative session hold specific interest for bicyclists.
CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing
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An update on S.B. 1, and some conversation but no clarity on the notion of conditioning transportation funds on housing production
Silicon Valley Bike Coalition Shiloh Ballard Named One of Six “Women of the Year”
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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Shiloh Ballard, executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, will be recognized by Senator Jim Beall as a “Trailblazer” and one of six […]
California DMV Adds a Few Words About Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Driver’s Handbook
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"Green driving"--if there is such a thing--means practicing smooth acceleration, keeping up good maintenance, and avoiding unnecessary weight in your vehicle, according to the DMV Driver Handbook. Now it also recommends that drivers "consider" a zero-emission vehicle.