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Roundup: Grants; Climate Research; New Community Resilience Program
Opportunities to weigh in on climate and community priorities, and money to support Clean Air Day events
July 15, 2022
Breaking Down Caltrans’ Cost Estimate of the Complete Streets Bill
Caltrans won't say what it is basing its cost estimate on.
August 30, 2019
Governor’s New Secretary of California State Transportation Agency Is from the Auto Industry
Governor Newsom's appointee to the state's top transportation post should be prepared to play a key role in guiding the state transportation system towards a sustainable future.
April 25, 2019
Gas Tax Battle Royale
California's new gas tax is either a boondoggle to line the pockets of politicians, or the beginning of a new, pothole-free day for California roads, depending on perspective. But it's necessary, and it's not even enough money anyway.
November 6, 2017
State Government Leading the Way on Employer-Provided Bike-Share
Despite the heat—at 4 p.m. the temperature was reaching 105 degrees—a hardy and enthusiastic group of state assembly reps and senators emerged from the air conditioned Capitol building ready to ride.
August 29, 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
The Worst Bike Lane in the World?
The title of this post may be a bit hyperbolic, but Orinda really deserves attention for this one-of-a-kind bike facility. As seen in the image above, a bike lane on Camino Pablo signals that bicyclists should go straight ahead—between two right-turn lanes that lead to a freeway onramp.
June 25, 2015
CA’s Draft Transportation Plan Says Drive Less, Stop Expanding Hwys
The California Transportation Plan 2040 [PDF], currently in draft form, officially recognizes what many have been saying for a long time: the state cannot keep building highways, and its residents cannot keep driving as much as they do now, if California is going to reach its own climate change goals.
April 7, 2015