Gas Tax Repeal Would Be a Disaster, Say Cities
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Cities, counties, and transit agencies say that S.B. 1, for the first time, gives them a reliable funding stream for maintenance and repair.
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about GJEL2
June 2018 Election Round-Up
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Good news on several state measures that impact livability. Bad news on a Southern California recall that could be a proxy for a push to repeal the state's recent gas tax increase
Happy Bike to Work Day (in the Bay Area)
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For your pleasure, photos of bike celebrations
New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital
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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.
Caltrans District 4 Releases the First Comprehensive District-Level Bike Plan
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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 County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure
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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.
Public Weighs in on Proposed CEQA VMT/LOS Changes
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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 Jose Becomes Fourth California City to Adopt VMT as Metric for Traffic Impacts
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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.
Measuring the Risk to Bike Riders of Breathing Pollution
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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.
How California Can Move Towards Zero Emissions: Event Tomorrow
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A panel discussion in Sacramento tomorrow afternoon will discuss California's zero energy future.
Caltrans Releases Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Bay Area
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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.