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A solar charging station at the San Diego airport. Image from Solar PV

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More Bills Signed: Zero-Emission Vehicles Get All the Love

By Melanie Curry | Oct 13, 2017

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.

Google's self-driving car on the Palo Alto campus. Photo by Roman Boed, via Flickr

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15 Days to Comment on DMV Rules for Autonomous Cars

By Melanie Curry | Oct 12, 2017

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.

Pedestrians will now be legally permitted to enter a crosswalk after the countdown has started. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Governor Brown Signs Bill: No More Tickets for Crossing on Countdown

By Melanie Curry | Oct 3, 2017 | 24 Comments

Pedestrians are now legally allowed to enter a crosswalk after a countdown signal has started.

This bike commuter carries a backpack that measures his exposure to pollution. Photo: CARB

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ARB Measures Pollution Exposure Risk of Drivers, Bicyclists, Transit Riders

By Melanie Curry | Sep 1, 2017

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.

Saasy Mujeres Set Out on a Ride. Photo by Julie Leopo

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Las SAASy Mujeres Take Over Santa Ana Streets

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 28, 2017 | 3 Comments

SAASy Mujeres is a bike ride for women-identified folks that want to meet new people, get healthy, and learn about advocacy efforts in Santa Ana. It's for residents and community members who want to ride around the city but don't feel safe or confident doing so by themselves.

Image: Next 10, California Green Innovation Index

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Report: CA Emissions Shrinking—Except for Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Aug 23, 2017 | 10 Comments

Californians need to drive less. Policy makers shy away from regulating driving, so herein: a few suggestions. Discuss.

For timelapse fans, Code for San Jose made a video of the pop-up protected bikeway being constructed. Click here to see it.

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Eyes on the Street: San Jose Tests Out a Two-Way Protected Bikeway

By Melanie Curry | Aug 15, 2017 | 2 Comments

San Jose had a very bikey time last week: The SVBC held its summit, NACTO came to town, and a pop-up protected bikeway showed up in downtown San Jose.

A Metro Express bus crosses the intersection at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Airport Way in Stockton. Photo by Minerva Perez

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Stockton Is Building an All-Electric Bus Rapid Transit Route

By Minerva Perez | Aug 10, 2017 | 6 Comments

San Joaquin Regional Transit District just began construction on an all-electric Bus Rapid Transit route (BRT) that will serve South Stockton and connect with other Metro Express bus routes in the city.

L.A. Metro will be able to expand around USC and the Expo Line with new funding from the Active Transportation Program. Photo by Joe Linton

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L.A., SGV Bike-Share and Bike/Ped Path in S. Lake Tahoe to Get ATP Funds

By Melanie Curry | Aug 1, 2017 | 5 Comments

With a one-time boost of $10 million from cap-and-trade, the ATP will be able to fund more projects. CTC staff recommends a bike and pedestrian pathway in South Lake Tahoe, an expansion of L.A. Metro bike-share near USC and the Expo line, and bike-share in the San Gabriel Valley.

Senator Jim Beall (D-Campbell), Chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. Image: Screengrab from Digital Democracy

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Legislative Update: Equity on the CTC

By Melanie Curry | Jul 21, 2017 | 4 Comments

A.B. 179 tries to ensure that the concerns of people affected by transportation projects—not just those who use them—will be represented on the California Transportation Commission. But the bill has been softened to a statement on the need for diversity.

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Vote on Cap-and-Trade Bills Postponed to “Allow Discussion”

By Melanie Curry | Jul 12, 2017

Governor Brown is pushing hard to pass two bills that would reauthorize California's cap-and-trade system, but proponents of strong climate change policies say that the legislative package could seriously undermine those efforts.

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