Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Climate Change

Sparse attendance at the Natural Resources Agency hearing on CEQA updates may reflect the wonky quality of the changes. Image: Screengrab from Cal-span.org

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Public Weighs in on Proposed CEQA VMT/LOS Changes

By Melanie Curry | Mar 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

Not many people attended the hearing, but those who spoke up were pretty consistent in their feedback: don't exempt transportation projects from measuring how many vehicle miles they will encourage.

Analysis of transportation funding proposed by Governor Brown. From the LAO

Legislative Analyst Office Recommends Changes to Gov. Brown’s Proposed Transportation Budget

By Melanie Curry | Feb 9, 2018

The LAO recommends focusing highway money on maintenance, not major upgrades, because of economic reasons. But there are other reasons to stop investing in highway capacity projects.

Earthjustice's Right to Zero campaign is hosting a series of discussions around the state. Tomorrow: Sacramento

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How California Can Move Towards Zero Emissions: Event Tomorrow

By Melanie Curry | Jan 22, 2018

A panel discussion in Sacramento tomorrow afternoon will discuss California's zero energy future.

Map shows Bay Area highways and bridges (in red) vulnerable to a relatively low estimated 1.5-foot sea level rise. From Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Map

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Caltrans Releases Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Bay Area

By Melanie Curry | Jan 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

This first report focuses on Caltrans District 4, which covers the greater Bay Area. It sets out to begin a discussion about what sea level rise and rising temperatures might mean for state highways.

California Air Resources Board chair Mary Nichols addresses the board last week. Image: Air Resources Board (screengrab)

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Air Resources Board Actually Talks About the Importance of Walking, Biking

By Melanie Curry | Dec 19, 2017 | 2 Comments

There was some traction for the idea that more focus on and investment in the role of active transportation in meeting climate change and health goals would be a good thing.

Transportation now surpasses electric power as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Graph: Bloomberg

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3 Policy Fixes That Could Dramatically Reduce Transportation Emissions

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 8, 2017

Changing tailpipe emissions is just one avenue to reduce carbon from transportation. Changing the amount people drive is another - and it can have a powerful effect.

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