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You Are Not Stuck in Traffic, You Are Traffic: This Is Up to All of Us, Says Governor
Controlling the pandemic is everyone's individual responsibility, and right now staying away from each other is the one strategy that can help avoid deepening the crisis.
March 24, 2020
Wiener Reintroduces Housing-Transit Bill; Some Advocates Shout Him Down
It would be safe to say that most of the people in the crowd in Oakland support more housing, but they are deeply split on tactics for achieving it.
January 7, 2020
New California Transportation Commissioners Sworn In
Tamika Butler and Hilary Norton are a good response to A.B. 179, which called for better representation on the CTC
September 26, 2019
At Torrance Event, Governor Brown and Local Leaders Defend Gas Tax
Governor Brown urges voters to reject "crazy efforts" to repeal the state's recent gas tax increase
May 30, 2018
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Includes First New Gas Tax Funds
Transform's Joshua Stark says the proposed budget would invest more in public transportation, walking, and biking than any previous state budget.
January 12, 2018
“We Need to Build More Walkable Cities,” Says Governor Jerry Brown. In Germany.
“That means YOU, on bikes and walking,” Brown told the attendees in Bonn. “There’s more to transportation than cars. We want our cities to make space for walking around.” Yes, exactly!
December 5, 2017
California Sues to Defend Auto Emission Rules
Governor Brown didn't mince words. The decision to "weaken emission standards in cars is an unconscionable gift to polluters," he wrote. "Once again, you’ve put the interests of big oil ahead of clean air and politics ahead of science."
March 16, 2017
California’s Infrastructure Priorities Are for the Cars
Governor Jerry Brown responded to President Trump's call for a list of infrastructure priorities with a list of highway expansions, with a dollop of transit and one urgent waterway.
February 24, 2017
Draft CA Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan Ready for Public Comment
This statewide bike and pedestrian plan should also rightfully serve as the underpinning for local and regional bike and pedestrian plans, and for that reason alone needs to be a strong statement about the relevance and importance of encouraging these active modes of transportation.
February 8, 2017
Governor Brown to City Governments: It’s On You to Make California Affordable Again
Governor Brown's budget proposal explicitly states that money for affordable housing will not come out of the State’s General Fund and no new funding sources will be available without significant reform to local laws that currently stand in the way of housing growth
January 12, 2017
