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Caltrans’ Plan for Making Complete Streets a Priority
The department's Complete Streets Action plan is basically a list of specific actions to be taken by Caltrans to encourage the shift towards equitable and safer transportation that it says it is embracing.
July 13, 2022
Transportation Projects in the “Pipeline” Must Be Reevaluated
Long lead time on transportation projects means many are likely outdated, and may work against climate and environmental investments the state is making in other ways
July 7, 2022
Active Transportation Program Update: $3.2 Billion in Requests
State budget bill adds $1 billion, for a total of $1.65 billion for Cycle 6
June 30, 2022
New Head of Caltrans: Tony Tavares, Chief of Bay Area and L.A. Districts
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Tony Tavares, current Caltrans District chief for L.A.-Ventura Counties, as the new head of Caltrans
June 21, 2022
Watts Leads on Local Solutions to the Climate Crisis
California's Transformative Climate Communities Program is empowering local communities, including Watts, to take climate actions that contribute a host of related benefits
June 17, 2022
Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?
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.
June 9, 2022
Where Metro and Caltrans Plan to Widen the 91 Freeway
Metro and Caltrans plan to spend about $400 million widening parts of the 91 Freeway through South L.A. and Southeast L.A., meaning more pollution in already pollution-burdened communities of color.
June 9, 2022
L.A. City and Community Land Trust Offer Competing Visions for Caltrans El Sereno Properties
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that doesn’t exist anywhere in the state of California, let alone the city of Los Angeles,” de León said
June 3, 2022
Air Board Seeks Comments on Climate Scoping Plan; Shoup Urges a Look at Parking
Enforcing existing parking subsidy law is one simple, overlooked strategy that could help reduce fossil fuel use, says Professor Donald Shoup
June 2, 2022
Highway Widening Project Gets Advance Money With Little Notice
Approval for funding of highway widening project slips quietly by, with little discussion
May 27, 2022