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Video: Introducing VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled
Here's a video that explains VMT in a way that even kids can understand. Hopefully traffic engineers, too.
January 23, 2019
Sacramento City Council Passes a Citywide TOD Ordinance
City removes required parking minimums and restricts car-oriented uses near its light rail stations.
December 13, 2018
Sacramento Is Reworking its Bus Network
Sacramento transit planners asked residents about their needs and preferences, and discussed the trade-offs. Now they've put out a draft proposal for a new, higher-frequency bus network.
December 12, 2018
Report: California Efforts to Reduce Transportation Emissions Are Not Working
The California Air Resources Board released a report today showing that major changes will be needed to meet regional greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
November 26, 2018
Modesto Plans a New Road Diet
The planned changes should bring similar safety benefits and speed reductions seen after a road diet was completed along College Avenue.
October 24, 2018
Vermont/Manchester: Reckoning with the Past and Wrestling with the Form Change Should Take
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 17, 2018
Central Valley Regional Transportation Plans Aim to Cut Emissions, Driving
In the Central Valley, two regional plans say they will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled, but it's not clear how that will happen.
July 9, 2018
You Can’t Plan Mexican Hot Chocolate: How Monique López Deploys a Justice Lens in Her Engagement of Street Vendors
Monique felt it was imperative to begin, as she always did, with the basics: How does this ecosystem work and what does it need to thrive?
June 28, 2018
When an Accidental Planner Brings Intentionality to Her Work: A Conversation with Monique López of Pueblo Planning
“Once you change the city planning process," says Monique López, founder of the participatory planning and design firm Pueblo Planning, "you're going to change the city in a manner that's more equitable, that's more sustainable, that's more human, and that's more just."
May 29, 2018
Advocates Push for Better Transportation Planning in San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley Council of Governments will soon adopt a new Regional Transportation Plan/ Sustainable Communities Strategy.
May 25, 2018
