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Passengers disembark from Amtrak's San Joaquin train's inaugural "Morning Express" in Sacramento. All photos by Minerva Perez/Streetsblog

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New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital

By Minerva Perez | May 8, 2018 | 3 Comments

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.

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Caltrans District 4 Releases the First Comprehensive District-Level Bike Plan

By Melanie Curry | Apr 19, 2018

The Bay Area region's bike plan focuses on the state highway network, which frequently forms the spine of city main streets throughout the region.

San Joaquin Council of Governments funded 21 projects throughout the county to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including adding bicycle lanes to Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. Photo of Yosemite Avenue Alternative 2 courtesy of City of Manteca.

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San Joaquin County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure

By Minerva Perez | Mar 26, 2018 | 1 Comment

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.

Sparse attendance at the Natural Resources Agency hearing on CEQA updates may reflect the wonky quality of the changes. Image: Screengrab from Cal-span.org

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Public Weighs in on Proposed CEQA VMT/LOS Changes

By Melanie Curry | Mar 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

Not many people attended the hearing, but those who spoke up were pretty consistent in their feedback: don't exempt transportation projects from measuring how many vehicle miles they will encourage.

"San José is a unique place, playing a vital economic and cultural role within North America," says the city's website.

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San Jose Becomes Fourth California City to Adopt VMT as Metric for Traffic Impacts

By Melanie Curry | Mar 6, 2018

The South Bay city joins Pasadena, San Francisco, and Oakland in moving away from a focus on vehicle delay and towards induced car trips to measure of environmental impacts of development.

Researchers found that pollution from highways affected surrounding routes, especially downwind. Image: Boriboonsomsin and Luo

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Measuring the Risk to Bike Riders of Breathing Pollution

By Melanie Curry | Feb 7, 2018

Bike riders are vulnerable road users, exposed to a variety of dangers, but the dangers imposed by pollution are not usually taken into account when planning bike routes.

Earthjustice's Right to Zero campaign is hosting a series of discussions around the state. Tomorrow: Sacramento

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How California Can Move Towards Zero Emissions: Event Tomorrow

By Melanie Curry | Jan 22, 2018

A panel discussion in Sacramento tomorrow afternoon will discuss California's zero energy future.

Map shows Bay Area highways and bridges (in red) vulnerable to a relatively low estimated 1.5-foot sea level rise. From Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Map

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Caltrans Releases Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Bay Area

By Melanie Curry | Jan 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

This first report focuses on Caltrans District 4, which covers the greater Bay Area. It sets out to begin a discussion about what sea level rise and rising temperatures might mean for state highways.

The Gilman Street I-80 Interchange was awarded ATP funds for a bridge that take pedestrians and bicyclists out of the picture. Image: Build alternative from the Gilman/I-80 interchange project website.

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California Transportation Commission Adopts More ATP Projects

By Melanie Curry | Dec 8, 2017 | 6 Comments

24 projects will be awarded at total of $32 million in Active Transportation Program funds.

Fresno is the poster child for how to collaborate on climate initiatives.

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Strategic Growth Council Narrows List of Potential TCC Grants

By Melanie Curry | Nov 2, 2017

The Transformative Climate Communities grant program aims to encourage neighborhood-level plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities. The Strategic Growth Council will award approximately $140 million in TCC grants.

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Governor Vetoes State Agency Bike-Share Bill

By Melanie Curry | Oct 10, 2017 | 3 Comments

Governor Brown continues to work through a pile of bills on his desk, signing some and vetoing others.

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