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.
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about GJEL2
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.
California Transportation Commission Adopts More ATP Projects
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24 projects will be awarded at total of $32 million in Active Transportation Program funds.
Strategic Growth Council Narrows List of Potential TCC Grants
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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.
Governor Vetoes State Agency Bike-Share Bill
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Governor Brown continues to work through a pile of bills on his desk, signing some and vetoing others.
Governor Signs 15 Bills to Make Building Housing Easier
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Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a package of fifteen bills that will lay the groundwork for increasing housing, affordable housing, and homeless services in California.
Bill to Clarify Pedestrian Countdown Signals Improved and Passed
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A bill to correct the motor vehicle code to allow pedestrians to use countdown signals the way they were intended--as information they could use to decide whether they have time to cross an intersection--has passed both houses of the legislature and is headed for the governor's signature.
Planners, Time to Get to Work: Lots More Bike/Ped Projects to Get Money
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CTC staff have recommended 63 projects that had previously applied for ATP grants, but didn't get them, for funding. Also 21 already-awarded projects will get their money sooner--some as soon as this year.
A Conversation with Caltrans Sustainability Chief Ellen Greenberg
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Greenberg's job is to work across all the different programs within Caltrans to guide and offer resources for meeting the department's sustainability goals, including interior goals--like efficient energy and water use--and external goals relating to the state transportation system.
Legislative Update: CTC Representation, Youth Transit Passes, GHG Emissions
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As Friday’s deadline approaches for bills to either be passed from their legislative house of origin or die, the halls of the capitol in Sacramento are getting hectic. Here is some of what has transpired in relation to sustainable transportation issues: Representation on the California Transportation Commission: A.B. 179, a bill that would require one […]
Caltrans Adopts Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan
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While Caltrans does not have jurisdiction over local transportation planning or policies, it does wield considerable influence over local planning decisions, and it provides expertise and guidance. A statewide plan that provides a cohesive vision for safe, comfortable biking and walking in California communities is an important step.