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Dublin BART Parking Battle Takes a New Twist
A local assemblymember secured a promise of $20 million in state funding to build a parking garage for BART. But in the interim staff had come up with intriguing alternative proposals, and the board of directors opted for the quicker and less expensive option.
August 8, 2017
Help Ensure that S.B. 1 Tax Money Is Wisely Spent
While there is a push to make quick decisions and get projects on the ground fast, there is also counter pressure to take enough time to get these decisions right. There won't be another opportunity to raise money for transportation any time soon.
July 11, 2017
Projects to Improve Transit in California Get Money
Caltrans recently allocated $34 million to 125 projects under the Low Carbon and Transit Operations Program. It's not a lot of money, but these relatively small investments have the potential to make an immediate difference in local, and global, emissions.
July 6, 2017
CalBike Survey: Californians Don’t Want to Always Have to Drive
A recent survey commissioned by the California Bicycle Coalition found the California voters favor investments in a multi-modal, inclusive transportation system. More than two thirds of the California voters surveyed said they support investing in “complete streets” that are safe for all users, not just people in cars. And nearly half said they believe such investments should be a priority equal to or higher than improving freeways and roads.
June 22, 2017
A Conversation with Caltrans Sustainability Chief Ellen Greenberg
Greenberg's job is to work across all the different programs within Caltrans to guide and offer resources for meeting the department's sustainability goals, including interior goals--like efficient energy and water use--and external goals relating to the state transportation system.
June 20, 2017
ARB Releases Proposed GHG Reduction Goals for Regions
After 2020 California GHG emission reduction goals will become more stringent, and therefore harder to reach. Since transportation is the largest single contributor to GHG emissions, achieving targets requires finding ways to make it easy for people to drive less. But regions say they can't control driving, and they don't have enough money.
June 19, 2017
State Seeks Active Transportation Projects That Are Ready for Funding Soon
California's Active Transportation Program (ATP) is about to receive an infusion of cash, and staff is looking for a few good bicycle and pedestrian projects to give it to.
June 7, 2017
Webinar Tomorrow: How to Improve Transit in California
Tell Caltrans what it needs to know about public transit at a webinar tomorrow, and via a survey until Friday.
June 6, 2017
Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Plan: Meeting Tonight, Survey Ending
Caltrans District 4, which covers the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, invites interested parties to attend a presentation on its progress towards creating a districtwide Bicycle Plan. The meeting, the third in a series, will take place tonight in San Jose, and can also be watched online.
May 30, 2017
A Multimodal Field Trip in Honor of CA’s New Bike and Pedestrian Plan
Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty was joined by Caltrans staff to mark the release of Caltrans' new statewide bike and pedestrian plan with a multimodal field trip: a train ride from Sacramento to Emeryville, and from there a bike ride on the Alex Zuckerman Bicycle/Pedestrian Path along the Oakland Bay Bridge to the new Vista Point on Yerba Buena Island.
May 26, 2017
