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Newly appointed Caltrans Director Tony Tavares

New Head of Caltrans: Tony Tavares, Chief of Bay Area and L.A. Districts

By Melanie Curry | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Tony Tavares, current Caltrans District 7 Chief, as the new head of Caltrans. Tavares is no stranger to Caltrans headquarters, where he served for years as Division Chief for Maintenance. He also more recently headed up Caltrans District 4 in the Bay Area for several years, and was appointed […]

Happy Juneteenth

By Streetsblog | Jun 20, 2022 | No Comments

The staff of Streetsblog is off today to mark the Juneteenth national holiday, the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865.

Attendees at the Healthy Watts Harvest community engagement event in November 2021. Photo Credit: UCLA Luskin Center for
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Watts Leads on Local Solutions to the Climate Crisis

By Melanie Curry | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

California's Transformative Climate Communities Program is empowering local communities, including Watts, to take climate actions that contribute a host of related benefits

Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

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Legislative Update: Bills Begin to Move Forward Again

By Melanie Curry | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments

Committee passes three bills from Senator Wiener: CEQA exemptions for sustainable transportation and student housing, plus the Climate Corporate Accountability Act

It’s Not Too Early to Join Our Summer Fundraiser

By Damien Newton | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments

Any donations we receive between now and the end of August will qualify for the perks and raffles that we’ll be holding throughout the summer.

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Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?

By Melanie Curry | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

Imagine if policymakers took the potential for ebikes seriously. Imagine if legislative analysts noted that ongoing funding for new electric car subsidies could displace funding for more effective mode-shifting and VMT reduction via e-bikes, instead of the other way around.

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