Streetsblog California
Streetsblog California
CA Releases First Evaluation of Active Transportation Program: Part 1
Legislators want numbers and data, but it is still early to judge program results
March 6, 2019
Legislative Update: New Session Brings New Bills for Bikes
A few of the more than 2,500 bills introduced for the current California legislative session hold specific interest for bicyclists.
March 1, 2019
California DMV Adds a Few Words About Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Driver’s Handbook
"Green driving"--if there is such a thing--means practicing smooth acceleration, keeping up good maintenance, and avoiding unnecessary weight in your vehicle, according to the DMV Driver Handbook. Now it also recommends that drivers "consider" a zero-emission vehicle.
February 22, 2019
AARP Announces Another Round of Community Challenge Grants
Applications for short-term projects that "spark change" due by April 17
February 21, 2019
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
February 19, 2019
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
February 14, 2019
Lyft Announces $700,000 Investment in Oakland Transportation Options
The money will fund a bike lending library and community-led planning on bike-share deployment and affordable transportation options in East Oakland
February 13, 2019
Autonomous Vehicles Could Make Life Amazing and Easy, or Truly Awful
It depends on who you are--and whether government policy gets out ahead of the technology
February 8, 2019
Stanislaus County to Use Active Transportation Program to Improve a Neglected Neighborhood
County staff and partners say the project will transform the community.
January 30, 2019
Interview with “The Cycling Professor”
Marco te Brömmelstroet talks about how the Netherlands created a bicycling culture
January 28, 2019
