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SoCal Government Coalition Wants to Keep Planning for Cars
SCAG sent a last-minute letter attempting to delay progressive updates to California's outdated environmental standards.
March 14, 2016
CalBike Proposes Rebate Program for the Ultimate ZEV
What vehicle produces no emissions, uses no fossil fuels, is easily maintained, costs little, gets you where you want to go quickly, and improves your health?
February 17, 2016
Watch Two Bridges Being Taken Down
Caltrans was involved in two very different bridge demolitions last week, and has posted timelapse footage of both of them.
February 11, 2016
Want to Slow Displacement? Then Build More Housing, Says Legislative Analyst’s Office
What will it take to make sure there’s a future for lower- and middle-income people in California? Anyone who has tried to look for a place to live recently knows that question is much more than an abstract policy discussion.
February 11, 2016
OPR to Host Webinars on Transportation Impacts Under Environmental Law
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recently issued long-anticipated changes to a provision in California law that currently ranks traffic congestion as an environmental impact. For more details, see recent Streetsblog coverage here. The new guidelines are under a 45-day review period, with public comment being accepted until February 29.
January 27, 2016
State Releases Proposed Rules That Would Finally End LOS in Enviro. Law
Earlier today, the State of California released its anticipated final draft set of changes to the state's environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Under the new CEQA rule, environmental studies will use measurements that better correspond to actual environmental costs and benefits. This realigns the CEQA process to foster better transit, more walking and bicycling, and less driving.
January 22, 2016
Caltrans Seeking 5,000 Drivers to Try VMT Fee Instead of Gas Tax
As the value captured from the state's gas tax continues to fall, and the conditions of the California's roads and bridges continues to worsen, state leaders unveiled a plan last week to pilot a program that could lead to replacing the gas tax with a road user fee based on vehicle miles traveled. A summary of the report can be found here.
January 21, 2016
PIRG: L.A.’s Proposed Freight Highway Tunnel Among Country’s Worst Projects
Yesterday, the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), a national non-profit with state chapters throughout the country, released a report detailing the "12 biggest highway boondoggles" under study in the country. Not surprisingly, a California highway project made the list, the I-710 Tunnel Project in Los Angeles County.
January 20, 2016
California Streetsies: Local Advocacy with the Biggest Statewide Significance
In 2015, Shasta Living Streets worked on a project that, on the face of it, was no different from many other local advocacy efforts in California. But its success is leading to new standards that the entire state will benefit from.
January 13, 2016
New Caltrans Design Bulletin OKs Protected Bike Lanes in CA!
Squeezing up on its statutory deadline, Caltrans issued its "Class IV Bikeway Guidance [PDF]" on the last day of 2015.
January 4, 2016