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You Are Not Stuck in Traffic, You Are Traffic: This Is Up to All of Us, Says Governor
Controlling the pandemic is everyone's individual responsibility, and right now staying away from each other is the one strategy that can help avoid deepening the crisis.
March 24, 2020
Zero Fatalities Task Force Report: Change the Way Speed Limits Are Set
The "85th Percentile Rule" relies on outdated assumptions and needs to be fixed
February 6, 2020
Regional Buses Serving Yosemite Are Going Electric
This is a first step in the transition to a zero-emission fleet by 2040.
January 9, 2020
DMV to Allow Testing of Autonomous “Light-Duty” Trucks on CA Roads
By their reckoning, "light-duty" means anything up to 10,000 pounds. Five tons. No one behind the wheel. Delivering pizza.
December 18, 2019
Air Quality Board Member Rides a Bike to Meeting. Why Is this Newsworthy?
Or, put another way: why don't more public agency directors and staff, especially those working on climate and air quality issues, use - or encourage - active transportation?
December 17, 2019
Air Quality in U.S. – Especially in California – Is Getting Worse
Researchers found evidence that increased use of natural gas and vehicle fuels are contributing to worsening air quality. Wildfires are a factor, but don't explain the increase.
October 22, 2019
CTC Transportation Forum: Resiliency and Transit
The climate crisis is messing with transportation planning and engineering, and transit agencies are learning to adopt electric vehicles while ridership falls
July 31, 2019
Lodi Plans a Road Diet for Safety and Economic Development
The Church Street project “brings Lodi up to par with other major cities.”
March 29, 2019
Report: Cap-and Trade Investments Support Affordable Housing, Fire Prevention, Public Transit
Without the GGRF, many of these programs wouldn't exist
March 27, 2019
Bill Would Make State Highways–Which Are Often City Streets–Accommodate All Users
Senator Wiener's S.B. 127 would shift Caltrans' focus to safety for everyone, not just for car drivers
January 14, 2019
