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Commentary: Kill the Projects, Break up Caltrans and Partner Agencies that Refuse to Stop Widening
Lawmakers, advocates, and commissioners are just starting to get serious about stopping California's asphalt addiction. But they have to get more radical to succeed.
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January 25, 2024
Biden Administration Steps in on Caltrans’ Highway Expansion in Fresno
In America’s most polluted air basin, EPA set to take a fresh look at air quality impacts of warehouse-focused highway expansion.
January 12, 2024
Alhambra Locals Get Another Month to Review City’s Bike/Ped Plan
The release of the final plan just a few days before it was set to be adopted riled some Alhambra residents, but city officials say the sooner it’s voted on, the sooner they can seek funding
January 12, 2024
Advocates to MTC: NO MORE WIDENING
All the major advocacy groups want to make it clear to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission: they won't support a regional measure that includes freeway widening
January 12, 2024
2023 Was the Year of Metro Freeway Widening
Metro quietly finished work on two 5 Freeway widening mega-projects, and started work on widening the 57/60, 91, and 605 - while continuing work on numerous widenings under construction - plus planning future mega-widenings
January 3, 2024
What’s on Caltrans’s $16B Holiday SHOPP-ing List?
The $15.7 billion State Highway Operations and Protection Program is one of the state’s biggest infrastructure packages. But what’s really in the 599 projects?
December 21, 2023
Highway Expansion Project Not Approved by California Transportation Commission
Adding another lane won't reduce congestion, yet Caltrans keeps doing it, and the CTC usually approves the money for it. There's too little discussion of alternatives.
December 14, 2023
San Mateo County Again Claims Adding Lanes Reduces Pollution and Congestion
What's it going to take to get traffic engineers and politicians to stop lying about widening?
December 13, 2023
Caltrans and Metro Using “Auxiliary Lane” Freeway Widening Loophole for Non-Aux Lane Projects
Beyond just using harmful loopholes legally, Metro and Caltrans deceptively bypass environmental regulations in order to keep on widening freeways
December 8, 2023
California Can’t Be a Climate Leader Until it Stops Building Freeways
Caltrans should be inducing demand for active transportation and transit with protected bikeways and bus-only lanes.
December 8, 2023
