California, Cars, and the Vision of a More Diverse Transportation Future
| | No Comments
Streetsblog S.F.'s editor does a loop around the state and notes all the progress--and lack thereof--in creating a more equitable transportation system
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Transportation Funding
RAISE Grants Will Support Four California Transportation Projects
| | No Comments
A rural bike plan; a downtown bike, ped, transit improvement project; seismic bridge retrofits; and fixing a highway that will intersect with High Speed Rail.
Advocates Hope ‘Inspired’ RAISE Grants are a Taste of Things To Come
| | No Comments
The U.S. DOT wowed sustainable transportation advocates with its list of grantees for the RAISE grant program, which will funnel $1 billion dollars to transportation capital and planning projects across America — and stoked optimism for how the agency would spend the historic $100 billion in discretionary funding it just won with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Report: Talk of Climate-Focused Transit Is Empty When CA Still Prioritizes Investment in Automobility
| | No Comments
Researchers at the University of California looked at California's progress on climate-focused transit promises and proposals - and find that the state focuses only TWO PERCENT of its funding there. The rest goes towards making driving easier.
SANDAG’s Draft 2021 Transpo Plan Has a Lot to Like – and Some Questionable Plans for Funding
| | No Comments
The Draft Regional Transportation Plan proposes no expansions of highway right-of-way at all, and includes robust transit upgrades and some active transportation projects.
How the New Infrastructure Deal Will Make Transit Better
| | No Comments
...especially if the Build Back Better Act passes through reconciliation later this month.