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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
“Clean Air” Assemblymember Friedman Still Pushing Diesel Instead of Bullet Trains in Central Valley
They have no clean air in the Central Valley? Let them breath diesel exhaust, say L.A. politicians
March 25, 2021
Legislative Update: Corporate Accountability for Climate Change
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and two co-author Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced S.B. 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act.
January 27, 2021
What Biden’s Other Cabinet Picks Might Mean For Sustainable Transportation
Pete Buttigieg drew most of the attention earlier this week, but two other key cabinet appointments this week could signal that electric vehicles remain at the center of the President-elect's climate strategy — despite evidence that transit, walking and biking is far more critical to cutting greenhouse gases.
December 17, 2020
Governor Newsom Appoints New Chair to Air Resources Board
His choice is current CPUC commissioner Liane Randolph.
December 9, 2020
A Quick Look at the Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan, and its California Connections
Policy recommendations advise replicating some of California's best programs, but time is precious.
November 12, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington Named to Biden Transition Team
Washington is the Team Lead reviewing the federal Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and Maritime Commission
November 11, 2020
Legislative Update: Housing Bills Still in Play
The bills address, generally, tenant protections, homelessness prevention and shelter, and encouraging more housing, sometimes by limiting restrictions local jurisdictions can apply.
July 30, 2020
SF Transit Director Boldly Plans for the Urban Future
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin used to have a running joke that if you really want to solve traffic congestion, you just have to destroy the Bay Area economy. Well here we are.
April 10, 2020
