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Update: E-bike Incentives Are Funded, Policy Bill Will Add Equity Guidelines
$10 million has been set aside in the state budget to help people in California buy e-bikes. An accompanying policy bill, A.B. 117, will contain rules to make sure the money goes to people who need it most.
July 9, 2021
Caltrans Begins $1.1 Billion Highway Cleanup
Gov. promises funds won't be used to replace homeless, but will provide jobs to people in need.
July 8, 2021
E-bikes Included in CA Budget Bill: $10 Million in Incentives
But equity language, which would have aimed incentives towards those least able to afford e-bikes, has been stripped out
July 6, 2021
Budget Negotiations Hold Active Transportation, Other Funds Hostage
While no one will say, it might be a part of stalled negotiations on High Speed Rail
June 30, 2021
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June 29, 2021
Legislative Update: Bikes at Stop Signs, Jaywalking, and Camera Enforcement on Buses
Key transportation safety and equity bills move forward after Senate Transportation Hearing
June 29, 2021
CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena
Tenants, City say they had first right of refusal; Caltrans claimed a strict "decision waterfall" was preventing them from doing the right thing
June 28, 2021
L.A.’s Transit Oriented Communities Program Likely to Benefit from A.B. 1401
Some observers have worried that eliminating parking requirements might have the unintended consequence of reducing affordable housing production, but we see no evidence of this - and see some evidence that it would help.
June 25, 2021
California Agencies Award $20 Million for “Clean Mobility” Projects
Grants will bring bike-share, electric car-share, and on-demand transit to communities around state
June 24, 2021
Report: How to Prioritize Housing and Right-Size Parking at Transit Stations
TransForm analyzed plans for housing at several urban rail stations, offering ideas about how to best achieve goals on reducing single occupant vehicle trips to transit stations.
June 17, 2021