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Advocate Resigns from California Transportation Commission
It looked like there might finally be a commissioner on board who understood and could articulate the challenges of people living in poor and underserved communities. But Butler has resigned.
January 13, 2020
CA’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Works
New annual report outlines progress of program to increase affordable housing and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other benefits: getting agencies to work together, creating new active transportation infrastructure, preventing displacement
December 10, 2019
California Planners Have Already Been Swapping VMT for LOS
The state's "seismic" shift from measuring congestion to assessing new travel has been a glacial but inexorable change
December 4, 2019
Caltrans Will Account for New Driving Produced by its Transportation Projects
A "profound change" in how transportation impacts are accounted for is coming, in line with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and driving and increase biking, walking, and transit trips
November 25, 2019
Walk SF Urges Public to Push for Strong Recommendations on Setting Speed Limits
Zero Fatalities Task Force report due soon, but since it has been meeting in closed-door sessions it's anyone's guess what its recommendations will be
November 21, 2019
STEP: New State Program Aims for Transportation Equity, Community Building
Cap-and-trade program will fund grants to build community capacity to plan and address local accessibility needs to help lower greenhouse gas emissions
November 20, 2019
Coming Up: Symposium on How to Make the Best Active Transportation Program
On October 29 - 30, the California Transportation Commission will host a conversation on the ATP. In-person attendance is full, but the event will be televised.
October 25, 2019
Coastal Commission Accepts San Diego’s Zero-Parking Requirements for a Slice of Coastal Zone
Despite staff recommendation to "wait and see," Commission agrees with need to stop requiring minimum parking at new developments
October 17, 2019
Opinion: Governor’s Veto of Complete Streets Bill Stinks
Caltrans needs to be held responsible for its own policies - and for the safety or all road users, not just drivers. S.B. 127 would have helped.
October 14, 2019
Sleepy Interregional Transportation Plan Sparks Passionate, Misinformed Response
Misinformation feeds angry reactions
October 11, 2019
