Montclair, California Declares War on Pedestrians
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What's next? Should Montclair outlaw being blind while walking? Being old and slow? Using a wheelchair? Being short? Being young? Wearing hats with ear flaps?
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Complete Streets Bill Cut Drastically
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As originally written, S.B. 760 would have required Caltrans to consider all users of its streets and roads when building, maintaining, or rehabilitating those facilities—and the bill had some teeth.
Joint Legislative Committee Discusses Future of Cap-and-Trade, Climate Policies
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Cap-and-trade is working, says CARB, but needs to work harder. Meanwhile federal support is disappearing, and the administration may actively undermine the state's work. And disagreement about a definition cloaks a wider point of conflict on cap-and-trade.
Berkeley’s Bancroft Way Gets a Nod on “Best Bikeways of 2017” List
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The first two-way connected parking-protected bikeway in Berkeley is part of a project that includes a bus-only lane. It was supported by the local bus agency, the city, the local business district, the UC Berkeley campus, and local bike advocates.
Air Resources Board Actually Talks About the Importance of Walking, Biking
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There was some traction for the idea that more focus on and investment in the role of active transportation in meeting climate change and health goals would be a good thing.
San Joaquin Regional Transit District Debuts Tactile, “Talking” Maps for Visually Impaired Riders
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San Joaquin Regional Transit District launched a new service that will make it easier for people who are visually impaired and blind to navigate its system using audio and tactile maps of the RTD’s boarding stations.
CTC Hosts First Workshops on New Active Transportation Program Guidelines
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Staff are considering two basic changes to the guidelines: spreading project funding out over four years, instead of two; and creating separate applications for different kinds of projects. But other changes will be entertained.
More Bills Signed: Zero-Emission Vehicles Get All the Love
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A batch of bills signed by Governor Brown this week were related to increasing the number of zero emission vehicles in California, making them available to people who wouldn't be able to afford them, and increasing the number of charging stations available in the public sphere.
15 Days to Comment on DMV Rules for Autonomous Cars
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Until October 25, the public has a chance to weigh in on proposed rules for testing and using self-driving cars on California roads. Because California relies on unfinished and weak federal rules, there is cause for concern.
Governor Brown Signs Bill: No More Tickets for Crossing on Countdown
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Pedestrians are now legally allowed to enter a crosswalk after a countdown signal has started.
ARB Measures Pollution Exposure Risk of Drivers, Bicyclists, Transit Riders
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A recent CARB study found that people traveling by car, bus, and bike are exposed, generally, to similar levels of pollution, while the clear winners—those who breathe in the least black carbon, fine particle matter, and ultrafine particulates—are people traveling by electric-powered light rail.