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Op-Ed: A.B. 43 Would Let Cities Set Safer Speed Limits
Current speed limit rules reward those that travel fastest, regardless of safety
October 7, 2021
Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Consider Efficiency and Equity
Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation.
September 30, 2021
Assemblymember Friedman Announces Funding for L.A. River Bike/Ped Projects
Friedman was one of the electeds leading the charge to turn down $7 billion for green transportation statewide - then went to the press to celebrate $15 million for green transportation in her district
September 30, 2021
Feds Prep $10 Billion More for High-Speed Rail
And anti-HSR legislator Anthony Rendon goes on NBC Bay Area to defend his moves to try and kill the project
September 13, 2021
In Their Own Words: Rendon and Friedman’s Changing Rationales For Kneecapping CA High-Speed Rail
None of this will come as a surprise to readers following CA High-Speed Rail closely, but this perhaps serves to dispel a few of the myths and falsehoods that obscure rail realities today.
September 8, 2021
There Is a Lot at Stake in Recall Election: Don’t Sit This One Out
A new governor -- any new governor -- could further muck up things that are already mucked up
August 23, 2021
Feds Restore Trump-Blocked Bullet Train Funds
Almost $1 billion in funds from D.C. released to the project
June 11, 2021
Legislative Update: Long-awaited Speed Limit Flexibility Bill Moves Forward
A.B. 43 passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 15-0 vote.
April 19, 2021
Legislative Update: Bill to Remove Parking Minimums Near Transit Passes First Committee
Asm. Friedman's A.B. 1401 would allow developers to "right-size" the number of parking spaces
April 15, 2021
Bill Would Eliminate Problematic Minimum Parking Requirements
Among the unintended consequences of minimum parking requirements are: more driving, more traffic, more delays for everyone including transit, longer distances between destinations, more fuel use and emissions, more difficulty and danger for people who are not in cars, and much higher housing costs.
April 6, 2021
