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Caltrans Deputy Director’s Ride Shows Potential for California Transportation Investments
The city of Sacramento is rolling out major new bike facilities to make riding there pleasant and safe for all riders, through a combination of funding, clear policies and standards, and a staff on the lookout for opportunities to make quick, simple, inexpensive changes.
May 24, 2018
New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital
The new train service is expected to stimulate ridership in the San Joaquin Valley and offer travelers with business in the capital an alternative to driving.
May 8, 2018
State Funds Meant for “Transformative” Transit Projects Will Go For an Unwanted Parking Lot
BART came up with a less expensive, more environmentally appropriate way to accommodate riders at a terminus station, but the state said: nah, build a parking structure.
May 4, 2018
A Pilot Project Will Explore How to Make Transit Easier for Riders in California
The notion of a “seamless” transit trip—wherein a transit rider can effortlessly travel across regional boundaries among different transit agencies and using various modes—is a vision that has long eluded California. But it is a reality in other places.
May 3, 2018
Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday
Southern California projects will receive plenty of state transportation funding. Metro projects include the Gold Line, Airport connection, West Santa Ana Branch, Green Line, Van Nuys Line, and more.
April 27, 2018
Gas Tax Funding Announced for Transit, Highway, and Local Priority Projects
All kinds of transportation projects will get funding from the gas tax. Both CalSTA and the CTC are ready to make allocations.
April 26, 2018
How to Decide, Fairly, Which Transportation Investments Are the Best Ones
The Greenlining Institute, an Oakland-based nonprofit, released a report today describing a three-step framework that can be used to help communities figure out which transportation investments best serve their needs.
March 28, 2018
San Joaquin County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure
SJCOG awarded funds for 21 projects in San Joaquin County, including off-street bike paths, on-street bike lanes, signaled bike routes, cycletracks, sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian crossing beacons, and several studies.
March 26, 2018
Transit Fares Surprisingly Well in House Spending Bill
With some hard-right House Republicans refusing to support the package, Democrats were able to secure a few spending priorities.
March 23, 2018
TIGER Is Trump’s Program Now: Most Grants Go to Highways
The full list of new TIGER grant awards looks a lot worse than the early announcements suggested.
March 15, 2018
